Alan Williams

Commercial and Banking Disputes

Commercial disputes partner with a particular focus on banking and finance disputes. He also handles wide-ranging commercial disputes across a variety of different sectors.　

Alan has experience in English Court of Appeal, High Court and tax tribunal proceedings, as well as in international arbitrations on matters as diverse as oil and gas joint venture disputes, outsourcing disputes involving global corporates, multi-jurisdictional shareholder disputes, claims arising from insolvencies and banking litigation arising from the global financial crisis. He also has a particular interest in civil fraud and corruption claims. Alan's clients include hedge funds, large multinational corporates, private equity houses, liquidators of insolvent companies and banks.

Recent experience includes:

Acting for the Federal Republic of Nigeria in a claim for $875 million against JP Morgan (one of The Lawyer magazine's Top 20 Cases of 2019). Acting for the general partner of a fund in a €160m claim brought on behalf of the fund's limited partner investors against the manager of the fund for gross negligence, following the making of a catastrophic German real estate investment. Acting on behalf of an AIM-listed Isle of Man incorporated investment company in a shareholder dispute arising from the shareholder's purchase of $60 million convertible preference shares issued by the company. Defending a big four accountancy firm in a £40 million claim brought by former clients. The dispute arose from allegedly negligent tax advice. Representing a listed German real estate company in a claim against an international investment bank arising from a disputed make-whole payment, allegedly paid under duress on the early repayment of a €205 million term loan. Acting for a retail bank in relation to various warranty and indemnity claims arising from complex and inter-related IT issues. CF Partners- acting on its successful claim for breach of confidence against Barclays Bank and Tricorona AB (one of The Lawyer magazine's Top 20 Cases of 2013).

Exeter School 1991-1999; Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, MA Social and Political Sciences; BPP Law School.