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Group Litigation - All Circuits

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

One Essex Court has a strong practice in group litigation and is instructed to handle both the defendant and claimant sides of some of the biggest cases taking place. Members of the set have experience in traditional groups, collective actions and multiparty litigation arising in a wide range of areas including data protection, environment, competition and financial services. This year, members of the set have appeared in such high-profile actions as the Fundão Dam litigation, the securities litigation case against Glencore and the Dieselgate emissions litigation. As one source describes them, they are a set of "specialised barristers with supreme expertise".

Darren Burrows is the senior clerk.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Laurence Rabinowitz
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Laurence Rabinowitz
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Band 1

Laurence Rabinowitz KC is a highly sought-after commercial silk with impressive experience in large-scale litigation. His group litigation practice sees him handling claims arising from a wide array of areas including banking and finance, energy, fraud, competition and professional liability.

He is the guy - so amazing. The sort of gravitas he has in court, it feels like judges look up to him.

Laurence is one of the biggest names. An absolutely top-of-his-game advocate.

He's the top of the tree. He is incredibly incisive. He sees things others don't; he is able to cut through things in a way few others can do. He would be the go-to guy if I was in a tight spot.

Daniel Toledano
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Daniel Toledano
2
Band 2

Daniel Toledano KC has an impressive commercial practice and is regularly engaged in high-value group litigation matters. He has been instructed in a broad range of cases, ranging from automotive industry claims to actions concerning human rights abuses.

Daniel was very strategic and thoughtful in his approach and we got to the right outcome.

Daniel is very bright and has a brilliant advocacy style. He's calm and effective, judges listen to him and he's very respected.

Daniel is a standout person. He has the skill of taking the judge with him and watching as he delivers his advocacy and tailoring his approach based on the reception he's getting.

Maximilian Schlote
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Maximilian Schlote
2
Band 2

Maximilian Schlote possesses notable experience in the group litigation field. He acted in the RBS Rights Issue Litigation and has more recently represented defendants in major human rights cases such as Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group.

He is excellent.

He is absolutely outstanding. We call him Max the Machine because of the astonishing amount of work he gets through. He will go a long way.

Max is very bright and works through the weeds to find a clear and coherent strategy.

Richard Mott
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Richard Mott
2
Band 2

Richard Mott is a well-regarded commercial barrister and leading junior who is increasingly sought out for his expertise on group litigation. He has been instructed in major cases in recent years, including the Glencore securities litigation.

Richard is doing a really good job as leader on the case and giving us his high-level experience on how the court might respond to various strategic points, while helping on the nitty-gritty work too.

Richard is a really good junior, gets on with things independently and knows his stuff.

Richard has a great advocacy approach and is very effective.

Sonia Tolaney
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Sonia Tolaney
2
Band 2

Sonia Tolaney KC is a highly sought-after commercial silk who frequently appears in high-profile collective actions. She is particularly adept in the representation of banks and other financial institutions.

A leading silk in the banking space and she has real stature.

Sonia is brilliant. A superstar at the Bar. She strikes fear without even being there. She is very incisive and can do the big picture and the little picture.

She is fabulous, extremely commercial and clever and a very, very good advocate. She is very respected by judges and she knows what points to lean on. You really want her on your side.

Sonia is a masterclass in action. Her advocacy style is like butter and she is second to none in breaking down complex concepts in a clear and persuasive way. She's at the top of her game.

Sonia is brilliant as an oral advocate. She has the ear of the court. She is robust but measured, with a very strong but charming way of making her points.

Nicholas Sloboda
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Nicholas Sloboda
4
Band 4

Nicholas Sloboda KC has experience in group litigation arising from an impressively broad spread of practice areas. His work highlights in the field include instructions in vehicle emissions and the Fundão Dam litigation.

He is excellent: one of the next-generation future stars to my mind.

He has real expertise on quantum issues. He's very hands-on and very academically bright.

He is very technically minded and on top of the detail. He is pragmatic and easy to work with.

He is very collegial, good with technology and a very good modern barrister - I would recognise Nicholas as one of the specialists in group litigation.

Nick is a great asset to the team, bringing a clear vision and strategy, excellent written and oral advocacy, as well as being calm, level-headed and lovely to work with.

Veena Srirangam
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Veena Srirangam
4
Band 4

Veena Srirangam has appeared in some of the highest-profile and most novel group claims taking place in recent times. She has in-depth knowledge of jurisdiction issues that can arise and has experience acting at many levels of court including the Court of Appeal.

Veena is a pleasure to work with as she understands well both client and solicitor needs and works very well within a large team. She has an eye for the detail.

Veena is superb. She's so clever and so thorough about the way she approaches a case and really thinks through how to present an argument. Her advice is deceptively simple and yet correct.

Ranked Barristers at
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Silks (KC)

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Group Litigation

Laurence Rabinowitz KC
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Laurence Rabinowitz KC
1
Band 1
Daniel Toledano KC
2
Daniel Toledano KC
2
Band 2
Sonia Tolaney KC
2
Sonia Tolaney KC
2
Band 2
Nicholas Sloboda KC
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Nicholas Sloboda KC
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Band 4

Juniors

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Group Litigation

Maximilian Schlote
2
Maximilian Schlote
2
Band 2
Richard Mott
2
Richard Mott
2
Band 2
Veena Srirangam
4
Veena Srirangam
4
Band 4