Lawyers
Tom Hibbert
- Phone020 3060 6445
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Financial disputes.
Position
Tom Hibbert is Global Head of RPC's Commercial Disputes practice and a senior Partner in the firm's Financial Disputes team. He specialises in investment banking litigation with an emphasis on capital markets, fund management related matters and disputes arising from insolvencies and restructurings. Tom has acted in numerous disputes, principally for institutional investors, including numerous banks, hedge funds, asset managers, insolvency professionals, Family Offices, and non-UK banks and corporations.
Career
Publications
Tom is co-author of ‘Banking Litigation’ published by Sweet & Maxwell.
Work highlights
Siam Commercial Bank – multi-jurisdictional conspiracy claim
Ingenious Media - defending a large group action in relation to complex financial products
JPMorgan Chase v Springwell Navigation Corporation, acting for the investor in a $500m claim involving allegations of mis-selling, negligent advice and misrepresentation relating to emerging markets securities.
Acting for CF Partners in its breach of confidence claim against Barclays Bank and Tricorona arising from Barclays’ purchase of Tricorona.
Advising one of the largest financial institutions in Germany in claims arising from the ratings downgrade of a Swap Counterparty and contractual interpretation in relation to a synthetic CDO.
Advising one of Europe’s largest insurers in relation to claims for rectification of documentation for a synthetic CDO.
Acting for Bank St Petersburg in its successful proceedings against Vitaly Arkhangelsky.
Acting for the Federal Republic of Nigeria in actions against JP Morgan, Shell and ENI arising from the corrupt allocation of the OPL 245 oil block.
Federal Republic of Nigeria v JP Morgan - leading a case on Quincecare duty, with proceedings in numerous jurisdictions.