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Tom Gentleman
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UK Bar
Company - London (Bar)
Band 2
Tom Gentleman specialises in shareholder disputes and directors' disqualification matters, and regularly appears in High Court disputes as well as arbitrations, often acting unled. He is also experienced in cross-border and international disputes, particularly those with proceedings in the Cayman Islands, the BVI and Bermuda.
Strengths: "Tom is fantastic in plotting a route through a case. Tactically he's very astute."
Recent work: Appeared in High Court proceedings in Simply Owners v Gallagher, a dispute involving issues of directors' duties and diversion of corporate opportunity.
Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)
Band 2
Strengths: "A real dispute resolver who is excellent at plotting a route through cases."
Recent work: Acted for the founder and former CEO of Autonomy Corporation Plc with regard to a USD5 billion accounting fraud claim arising out of Hewlett-Packard’s acquisition of Autonomy in 2011.
Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)
Band 3
Strengths: "Tactically very astute, he's great at plotting a route through the most dense of cases."
Recent work: Acted for Credit Suisse in the claim brought against it by the Republic of Mozambique to set aside guarantees for loans of over USD1 billion, and in related claims brought by Banco Internacional de Moçambique.
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Practice Areas
Specialist in commercial litigation, company law, financial services and insolvency. Recommended as a leading junior in the major directories.
Recent cases include the Hewlett Packard / Autonomy litigation, a $5bn claim about an alleged accounting fraud; and the Tchenguiz v Grant Thornton litigation, arising out of the collapse of the Icelandic bank Kaupthing.
Full details available on the chambers website at 4stonebuildings.com/barrister/tom-gentleman
Career
Called in 2005 (Lincoln’s Inn), joined 4 Stone Buildings in 2005.
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR
Personal
Christ Church, University of Oxford (MA Modern History, Scholar); City University, London (GDL); Lord Brougham Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn.
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