Leveraging a ‘winning combination of experience, ability and client engagement’, Travers Smith LLP’s cross-practice group, which fuses together its financial services and markets and commercial litigation offerings, provides ‘commercial advice’ to banks, brokers and fund managers, inter alia. Rob Fell has, over the years, been involved in many high-profile internal and regulatory investigations. Toby Robinson is a ’tough and respected litigator with excellent judgement’, which endears him to banking clients facing enforcement action brought by the FCA, including with regard to market abuse. Stephanie Lee is also recommended. Heather Gagen heads the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘A state-of-the-art law firm providing commercial advice within financial services.’
- 'A winning combination of experience, ability and client engagement. They know their stuff, but also make working with them an enjoyable and collegiate experience.’
‘Danny Riding and Phil Bartram are both exceptionally good at providing hands-on, commercial advice. They know our business very well and have for a very long time and is therefore very good at putting the question into context. ’
‘Toby Robinson is smart, pragmatic and engaging and has great client management skills.'
'Toby Robinson is a tremendously experienced, clever, tough and respected litigator with excellent judgement.'
'Excellent, high-quality team that superbly conducts difficult, complex, international investigations with care, thought, determination and commercial nous.'
Key clients
- NatWest Group
- Sadeq Sayeed
- Nomura International plc
Work highlights
- Commissioned by the NatWest Group to produce three separate reports into bank account closures by Coutts.
- Advising the former CEO of Nomura International plc in relation to (i) criminal proceedings brought in Italy against him, the Italian Bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Nomura, Deutsche Bank, and certain other individuals from the three banks for false accounting, market manipulation and obstruction of a regulator in respect of complex derivative trades entered into between Nomura International plc and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena in 2009; and (ii) regulatory proceedings that have been brought in Italy in relation to the same derivative trades.
- Advising Nomura on its application to the EU General Court for annulment of the European Commission's decision finding anti-competitive behaviour in the primary and secondary European Government Bond markets.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Heather Gagen