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.’
‘The team is very responsive, and they do a great job of providing a seamless service across a number of disciplines. Client focused advice is given - lawyers who are not afraid to give valuable advice and guidance rather than hiding behind instructions.’
‘Chris Webber also has a very good working knowledge of financial regulatory matters. Chris provides a responsive and commercially focused service. John Alderton, in the restructuring team is another really good performer and is considered by our board to be a "trusted adviser" on a range of matters.’
‘Very experienced attorneys. Team approach with different specialisations as appropriate. Always available and responsive. Great attention to detail.’
‘The primary partner for over ten years has been Paul Lewis. I particularly value the clear views from both a legal and a business perspective. Seamless working with other attorneys inside the firm and with my other attorneys in various other countries.’
‘Squire Patton Boggs provide a practical service and are always very solution oriented. Their attention to detail and pragmatic advice has always been greatly appreciated.’
‘The team we work with from their financial services practice have always provided excellent client service, very professional and easy to work with.’
Key clients
- LMAX Limited
- Manchester Building Society
- Administrators of Duet Capital (Holdings) Limited
- Gallium Fund Solutions Limited
- Independent Wealth Planners UK Ltd
- Tokushukai Inc
- Brooks MacDonald
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Georgi Shulev
- Pavel Khiznyak
- Trade Exact Inc
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.
- Acting for Georgi Shulev, a co-founder of the crypto lending business Nexo, who was removed from the business in 2019 and is pursuing recognition and recovery of his substantial shareholding in the business and a share of native NEXO cryptocurrency.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Stephen Sampson, Chris Webber