Leveraging ‘tremendous strength-in-depth’ at a partner and associate level, Slaughter and May has the resources and expertise to handle large-scale domestic and multi-jurisdictional regulatory enforcement actions and pursuant civil litigation. Appreciated for her ’deft strategic instincts’, Gayathri Kamalanathan exemplifies this ability to guide banking clients through multi-headed disputes. The ‘very clever’ Ewan Brown also excels at representing banks in various regulatory and governmental investigations, including into allegations of attempts to manipulate FX rates. Jonathan Clark is a ’great litigator’ whose recent work has focused on large-scale market manipulation matters for banks. Other recommended practitioners include Holly Ware, who excels at handling bribery and corruption, market abuse and money laundering cases; Ross Francis-Pike, who provides ‘detailed and forensic’ advice to retail banks, among others; and Deborah Finkler, who has vast experience in the field. Richard Swallow heads up the overarching disputes and investigations group.
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Testimonials
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- 'The contentious financial services practice is extremely strong. They often act in the biggest disputes in this field in London and are well-resourced to handle large-scale litigation.'
- 'They have tremendous strength-in-depth and handle lots of high-profile work.'
- 'Gayathri Kamalanathan is rightly renowned as a banking litigator, with great knowledge of the industry and understanding of banking clients.'
- 'Gayathri Kamalanathan: deft strategic instincts and exceptional ability to steer a course through complex multi-headed disputes spanning multiple forums and legal regimes. Ross Francis-Pike: detailed and forensic, masters the materials to craft compelling factual narratives time and again, leaves no stone unturned to unearth the winning points.'
- 'Ewan Brown is an all-round helpful and very clever partner.'
- 'Jonathan Clark is a great litigator - extremely sensible, switched on and great with clients.'
- 'Market leaders in high-value, high-profile contentious FS disputes.'
- 'Top of the tree. Huge strength in depth. Lots of high-profile work - finger on the pulse.'
Key clients
- Credit Suisse
- JP Morgan
Work highlights
- Acting for Credit Suisse in multiple claims arising from $2bn “tuna bond scandal”.
- Represented JPMorgan Chase Bank on cross-border investigations conducted by the FCA, DOJ, and other regulators worldwide in relation to alleged misconduct in the G10 spot FX market, and on the subsequent settlements.
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Richard Swallow