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Banking Litigation - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins demonstrates impressive capability in relation to complex, high-value banking disputes, including those featuring parallel proceedings in other jurisdictions. It calls upon wider skills in the firm's international arbitration, financial regulation and fraud practices to offer a well-rounded service. Latham & Watkins' impressive bench of litigators boast the ability to take on highly sophisticated disputes on behalf of major banks and financial institutions.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins represented UniCredit Bank at all stages in its successful application for a final mandatory anti-suit injunction to restrain proceedings commenced by RusChemAlliance in the Russian courts.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrea Monks
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Andrea Monks
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Band 1
Andrea Monks has an excellent reputation for her banking litigation practice, representing financial institutions in a broad range of high-profile disputes. She has considerable experience in matters concerning market abuse, insolvency and trade credit, among other kinds of financial litigation.

Andrea is a super litigator who has really good judgement and understands banking law inside out.

She is very energetic, smart and client-focused.

Martin Davies
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Martin Davies
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Band 4
Martin Davies is a deeply experienced litigator who frequently tackles multi-jurisdictional disputes on behalf of clients in the banking sector. He has notable experience acting in litigation, including large group actions, concerning commercial banking activities and alleged financial misconduct.

Martin Davies is a big name in the market – he is hugely experienced and highly regarded.

Nell Perks
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Nell Perks
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Up and Coming

Nell Perks brings her talents to bear on a wide range of financial disputes and contentious regulatory investigations.

Nell is very clever and thoughtful.

Oliver Middleton
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Oliver Middleton
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Up and Coming

Oliver Middleton is chair of Latham & Watkins' London litigation and trial department. His practice includes acting for international banks on complex cross-border litigation matters.

He is a very highly regarded litigator with excellent clients and good litigation nous.

Oliver is excellent on all levels and has great strategy and legal judgement.

Alex Cox
Alex Cox
Associates to watch

Alex Cox is an associate with experience acting on a variety of high-value disputes within the financial services sector. He is recognised within the industry as one to watch for the future.

Alex is very impressive and very bright.

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Banking Litigation

Andrea Monks
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Andrea Monks
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Band 1
Martin Davies
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Martin Davies
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Band 4
Nell Perks
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Nell Perks
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Up and Coming
Oliver Middleton
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Oliver Middleton
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Up and Coming
Alex Cox
Alex Cox
Associates to watch