England - London • Dispute resolution
Clifford Chance LLP
The practice at Clifford Chance LLP is ‘intellectual, outstanding, organisationally superb, and utterly client focused’, with expertise in complex financial products and cross-border matters. The practice consists of a specialist contentious regulatory team, as well as a dedicated in-house forensic accounting team. Many leading banks rely on the expertise of the team, including HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Morgan Stanley. Head of the team Ian Moulding is ’hugely experienced’ and commended for commanding ‘the trust of senior decision makers in major institutions’. ’Phenomenal hard worker’ Helen Carty leads the wider litigation practice at the firm, with experience in defending mis-selling claims and advising on derivatives transactions. Noted practitioners include ‘exceptionally capable’ Chris Yates, with experience litigating in both the London and Hong Kong market, along with ’stand-out partners’ Kelwin Nicholls and Lindsay Bickerton. Matthew Newick acts as the global head of litigation, with vast experience in high-value disputes for the firm’s financial sector clients. At associate level, Ben Jasper, Philip Cox, Michael Gorrie, and Melissa Oppenheim are noted.
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Testimonials
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- ‘What a team: intellectually outstanding; organisationally superb; utterly client focused; top class service from beginning to end.’
- ‘Chris Yates is exceptionally capable and delightful to work with, Chris embodies all that is best about a modern, top class Banking litigation service. Anne Collins isbrilliant, efficient, committed, very easy to get on with. Just superb.’
- 'Senior Associate Ben Jasper provides clear advice and guidance.'
- 'Philip Cox is a great team player and star of the future.’
- ‘Helen Carty is outstanding: she is rightly worshipped by her clients for her command of the field, and her sensitivity to their needs. A phenomenal hard worker, she is vastly experienced, strategically astute and successfully steers her clients to resolution of the most complex disputes.'
- 'Michael Gorrie and Melissa Oppenheim are agile thinkers and accomplished draftsmen.’
- ‘Ian Moulding is senior, wise and hugely experienced. Commands the trust of senior decision-makers in major institutions in their most important cases.'
- 'Kate Scott: rising star junior partner with impressive fintech and IT expertise.'
- ‘Stand out partners include Helen Carty, Kelwin Nicholls and Lindsay Bickerton. Their commitment to the client, clear head, balanced approach and years of experience justify their position as the top banking law outfit.’
Key clients
- BNP Paribas
- Citi
- HSBC
- ICBC Standard Bank
- Standard Chartered
- Morgan Stanley
- RBS
Work highlights
- Defending two financial institution clients in an action brought by the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for 19 closed US banks against a number of USD LIBOR panel banks.
- Advising Link Fund Solutions Limited (LFSL) in relation to group litigation brought by retail investors under s.138D FSMA following the fund's suspension and subsequent winding-up.
- Advised on complex cross-border restructuring litigation, including advising a group of noteholders in respect of potential avenues to challenge a bank's decision to transfer certain notes from one bank to another.
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Practice head
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Ian Moulding