England - London • Dispute resolution
Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs offers a banking litigation practice that is ‘friendly, professional, and time efficient’, with vast experience in financial services, investment mis-selling litigation, complex finance litigation, and private equity disputes. The ’very experienced professional’ Chris Webber leads the team. He has two decades of experience in financial service litigation. Further key contacts include Stephen Sampson, the national head of litigation, as well as Christian Toms and Hannah Laming.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is friendly, professional and time-efficient.'
- 'We have worked with Chris Webber who comes across as a very experienced professional. He proposed the right strategy to be followed in terms of cost and likelihood of a successful outcome.'
Key clients
- LMAX Limited
- Manchester Building Society
- Administrators of Duet Capital (Holdings) Limited
- Robin Forster (owner of the Qualia Care group of companies)
- Gallium Fund Solutions Limited
- Independent Wealth Planners UK Ltd
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Close Brothers Asset Finance
- Mortgage Express
Work highlights
- Acting for the founder and owner of the Qualia Care care homes group, in defence of proceedings brought by the FCA relating to allegations of operating unauthorised collective investment schemes.
- Acting for the administrators of Duet Capital to secure the recovery of assets in various locations worldwide following the discovery of a multi-million pound fraud.
- Acting for Gallium Fund Solutions Limited in relation to the collapse of the mini-bond issuer Basset & Gold, causing losses of c.£36m to investors.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Chris Webber