Drawing on its global reach, Baker McKenzie represents financial institutions from various jurisdictions in high-profile litigation. It also advises its international clientele on regulatory investigations. Hugh Lyons and Jonathan Peddie lead the ‘commercially savvy’ team. Marc Florent demonstrates prowess in multi-party litigation, particularly in relation to structured products and financial derivatives, while Marc Thorley specialises in financial services litigation. Praised by clients for his ’excellent regulatory insights’ and ‘great judgement’, Philip Annett boasts an active cross-border disputes practice. Mark Banks is an active member of the team., and Pete Chapman left the firm in July 2024.
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Testimonials
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‘Very experienced litigation team that are also a pleasure to deal with. They work collaboratively with us as the client, the counsel team and also other law firms involved in current litigation.'
'Innovative use of technology includes setting up a multi-lingual meeting between many stakeholders with simultaneous translation, all of which worked very smoothly.’
‘Philip Annett - excellent regulatory insights, drawing on previous secondment experience, and great judgement.'
'Hugh Lyons - brings gravitas and depth of experience.’
‘The team at Baker McKenzie are truly excellent. They are commercially savvy and completely on top of the details and the challenging legal issues. Their judgement is spot on. A real pleasure to work with.’
‘Marc Thorley is a really excellent partner. He is not only extremely amiable but also a strong leader, managing the team very well. He sees the strengths and weaknesses of difficult points immediately and has sound judgement. A delight to work with.'
Key clients
- Bank of Baroda
- Barclays
- BNP Paribas Polska SA
- BNP Paribas Trust Corporation
- Citi
- Metro Bank
- Monex Europe Markets Limited
- Official Receiver of the Bangkok Bank of Commerce Public Company Limited
- RS Fund II
- TBC Bank
Work highlights
- Acting for the Bank of Baroda in respect of claims relating to a massive alleged fraud, which is said to have resulted in the collapse of the NMC healthcare group of companies.
- Acted for Citibank in its capacity of Note Security Trustee (on instruction from Credit Suisse as majority noteholder) for several billion dollars of finance provided to the now collapsed Greensill group.
- Acting for BNP Paribas Trust Corporation in connection with a complex bond claim against Uro.
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Hugh Lyons, Jonathan Peddie