Harry McGowan > Stewarts Law LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Stewarts Law LLP Offices
5 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
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Harry McGowan
Work Department
Securities Litigation
Position
Partner
Harry specialises in securities litigation and has particular expertise in statutory claims (s90 and s90A Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA)), bondholder and derivative disputes, as well as an interest in digital asset disputes. Harry had a 20-year career in investment banking, trading credit and credit derivatives before requalifying as a lawyer after a career break
Career
Harry’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms and public and private pension funds.
His experience covers complicated multiparty cases (including group litigation) in relation to mis-selling of financial products, misstatements in prospectuses (s90 FSMA), misleading statements to the markets (s90A) and bondholder and derivative disputes. Harry has experience acting for and against banks, and his work often involves multi-jurisdictional issues.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
A leading firm in securities claims and group litigation stemming from the misselling of financial products, Stewarts Law LLP has a successful track record acting for claimants against financial institutions, investment banks and major corporations. Fraud and professional negligence claims are particular areas of expertise, as well as tax disputes and competition litigation. ‘Excellent strategist’ David Pickstone and ‘superb lawyer and litigator’ Kate Pollock lead the firm’s group actions offering, alongside Keith Thomas, who also heads the securities litigation practice. Harry McGowan also specialises in securities claims, while Stuart Carson focuses his practice on competition litigation. Aaron Le Marquer spearheads claims related to COVID-19 business interruption insurance. Alex Lerner boasts particular expertise in group litigation arising from the mis-selling of financial products. Further key names to note include Elaina Bailes, Lorraine Lanceley and Elisa Wahnon.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Transport > Travel
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Senior executives
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax