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Travers Smith LLP
At Travers Smith LLP, the regulatory investigations offering comprises specialists from the financial services and markets team, and the dispute resolution department, which is helmed by ‘terrific strategist’ Rob Fell. The cross-departmental team utilises its various strengths to handle all relevant issues pertaining to regulatory investigations, enforcement actions and disciplinary proceedings, with a particular focus on litigation, due to the contentious expertise of many of the practitioners; Caroline Edwards, Toby Robinson, Huw Jenkin and Stephanie Lee are all key names in this regard.
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Testimonials
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‘Rob Fell is absolutely superb, and runs a team on a big case beautifully. He's incredibly clever, is one of most experienced financial services litigators in the market, and has a detailed knowledge of both the industry and the law in this area.'
'Rob Fell is a terrific strategist, and a brilliant negotiator. He’s perfect for any really tough financial services dispute.'
‘They have a lot of experience in high-value and high-profile contentious financial work, including sensitive internal investigation work.’
‘Rob Fell - very reassuring hand at the tiller.'
- 'Huw Jenkin - exceptionally good at mastering the detail of a case.’
Key clients
- Nomura International plc
Work highlights
- Representing the former CEO of Nomura International in criminal proceedings which have been 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 and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena in 2009; as well as in regulatory proceedings that have been brought in Italy in relation to the same derivative trades.
- Defending Nomura in a consolidated class action complaint related to anti-competitive behaviour in the primary and secondary European Government Bond market.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rob Fell