England - London • Dispute resolution
Wallace LLP
The banking litigation practice at Wallace LLP consists of ‘exceptional thinkers who are detailed, thoughtful, and pragmatic with a focus on their clients’. The team regularly acts on complex, multi-jurisdictional banking and financial service disputes, and has impressive group litigation capabilities. The ’tactically astute’ Alexander Weinberg leads the team, and is commended for his ‘excellent knowledge of procedure, including of litigation funding’. Also of note are Oli Goldman, and at associate level, Philip Blyghton, who is ’extremely efficient and industrious’.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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‘A team that punches well above its weight, with good prioritisation of resources and excellent at keeping across multiple workstreams.’
‘Alexander and Phil are not only capable lawyers but excellent team players who have astute commercial judgment and the client's interests firmly in mind.’
‘Alexander Weinberg is an outstanding partner who is laser-focused on the strategic aspect of litigation and achieving a desirable outcome for his clients. He had an excellent understanding of procedure, including litigation funding.'
- 'Philip Blyghton is an extremely efficient and industrious associate who can almost single-handedly manage large-scale litigation, including group litigation.’
‘Alexander Weinberg is very clever, creative on strategy, tenacious, excellent judgment, personable. One of the brightest, most tactically astute London commercial litigation partners I have worked with. Leaves in the dust most of his counterparts at the top firms.'
‘The banking litigation team at Wallace is getting stronger by the year.'
‘Philip Blyghton and Alexander Weinberg have an unfaltering attention to detail whilst remaining commercial and pragmatic.’
‘Exceptional thinkers, detailed, thoughtful, pragmatic with a focus on their clients.’
Key clients
- Retail investors in the LF Woodford Equity Income Fund
- RGL Management Limited
- Mothercare UK Limited (in liquidation)
- Viking Office UK Limited
- DS Remco UK Limited (in liquidation)
- Signet Trading Limited
- The Ambassadors Theatre Group Limited
- Maplin Electronics Limited (in administration)
- BSCL Realisations Limited (in liquidation)
- The Caravan Club Limited
- Encore Tickets Limited
Work highlights
- Acting for a claimant group comprising thousands of retail investors in the LF Woodford Equity Income Fund who have issued High Court claims against Hargreaves Lansdown and Link Fund Solutions.
- Acting for a prominent claimant group, including a number of well-known high street retailers, in claims against MasterCard and Visa in relation to the unlawful fixing of interchange fees valued in excess of £100m.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alexander Weinberg