England - London • Dispute resolution
Gowling WLG
Gowling WLG’s banking litigation expertise extends to regulatory, structure finance, restructuring, and fraud, acting on many high-profile regulatory matters linked to Libor and FX. The team notably acts for JP Morgan on many of its banking disputes. James Sidwell is the head of the practice. He has experience across all aspects of corporate and financial services litigation, including fraud and asset tracing. Further noted practitioners include Catherine Naylor and Sean Adams.
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Key clients
- J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg SA – London Branch
- Grant Thornton LLP
- The liquidator of Transworld Payment Solutions U.K. Limited (in Liquidation)
- The liquidators of Durant International Corp and Kildare Finance Limited and MacDoel Investment Limited
- RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP
Work highlights
- Acting for JP Morgan in a dispute arising from financing in the region of US$50m provided to a company registered in the Cayman Islands.
- Instructed by the liquidators of Durant International Corp, Kildare Finance Limited and MacDoel Investment Limited to recover assets misappropriated as part of a c. $200m fraud.
- Advising the liquidator of Transworld Payment Solutions UK in a £200m contribution claim against the First Curacao International Bank N.V. in relation to missing trader intra-community fraud committed against HMRC.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James Sidwell