Masoud Zabeti > Greenberg Traurig, LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Offices
THE SHARD, LEVEL 8
32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET
LONDON
SE1 9SG
England
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Masoud Zabeti
Work Department
Financial Services Litigation
Position
Shareholder
Career
Masoud Zabeti represents clients in complex litigation and arbitration, as well as regulatory matters. Masoud handles multijurisdictional matters with a particular focus on Russia/CIS, the Middle East, and major offshore financial centers. He acts on disputes arising from complex investment products and funds and advises in trade finance disputes.
Masoud also has a great deal of trial and appellate court experience, having taken many cases to trial, as well as numerous cases to the Court of Appeal and also the Supreme Court.
Masoud represents financial sponsors and creditors as well as debt and equity investors on a range of disputes and restructurings involving corporate and property acquisition finance. In the field of retail banking, his practice has centered on developing strategies for clients to deal with mass consumer mobilization. He also possesses deep experience on matters involving payment systems. Another major concentration of Masoud’s practice is the use of effective civil powers granted by courts across many jurisdictions to trace and freeze assets and secure evidence. Additionally, Masoud advises clients on major investigations across the world, including those arising from fraud and data compromise.
Masoud has been recognized by publications, including the Legal 500, as a Leading Individual in the field Banking Litigation. Legal 500 has praised Masoud for being a “master tactician,” “determined,” “bright, focused, experienced and a committed street-fighter,” and for generating “superb client feedback.”
Concentrations
Financial services litigation
Commercial litigation
Securities and shareholder litigation
Civil fraud and investigations
Data security and incident response
Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Capabilities
Blackchain & Digital Assets
Financial Regulatory & Compliance
Commercial Litigation
Securities Litigation
White Collar Defense & Special Investigations
Litigation
Admission to Practice
England and Wales
Languages
English
Farsi, Fluent
Education
- B.A. (Hons), Law, Brunel University London
- Legal Practice Course, College of Law, London
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
(Leading partners)The ‘hardworking, tenacious, and immediately responsive’ department at Greenberg Traurig, LLP boasts a diverse breadth of experience in finance and banking disputes, advising private equity houses, hedge funds, asset managers, and banks. Corporate acquisition finance disputes and trade finance disputes are strengths of the firm. Masoud Zabeti is a ‘master of strategy’ and leads a team that includes Mohammed Khamisa KC, a practitioner with experience in multi-jurisdictional cases with a fraud element.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
The litigation practice at Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expertise across financial services, civil fraud, asset recovery, and contentious regulatory work. The team, which is headed by European litigation chair Masoud Zabeti , regularly advises on multijurisdictional matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Banking litigation: investment and retail London > Dispute resolution
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Transport > Rail
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory