Squire Patton Boggs is regularly involved in investment disputes and excels in issues related to financial services regulation. The ‘responsive’ team has developed particular prowess in crypto and blockchain litigation, from trading, shareholder, and director disputes, to blockchain tracing and fraud recovery matters. Disputes related to private equity funds and payment services are other areas of expertise. Chris Webber heads the practice and is experienced in high-value financial services disputes. Christian Toms strengthens the team’s multi-jurisdictional capabilities, advising on cross-border financial arrangements and investments disputes and fraud claims.
Testimonials
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‘Chris Webber is first rate - he knows FS inside out.’
‘Excellent level of partner involvement - clients are really getting the partner, rather than the partner just being a rainmaker who gets the work through the door and funnels it to others to do.’
Key clients
- LMAX Limited
- Manchester Building Society
Work highlights
- Acting for Gallium Fund Solutions Limited in relation to the collapse of the mini-bond issuer Basset & Gold, causing losses of around £36m to investors.
- Advising a Japanese family-owned conglomerate, the owner of Bulgarian bank Tokuda, on an abortive sale of the bank to Eastern European buyers.