England - London • Dispute resolution
A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman ‘provides the premier banking litigation service’, with the team recommended for their exceptional industry knowledge. The considerable bench strength of the team provides it with a wealth of experience advising many international leading banks and financial institutions on high-profile disputes and regulatory investigations. Arnondo Chakrabarti ’runs an impressive team’ alongside Calum Burnett, that has ‘outstanding talent from the most junior associates to the most senior partners’. Noted practitioners within the team include Andrew Denny, who has a ’first-class legal mind’, Mahmood Lone, described as a ‘great litigator’ by one client, and Michael Godden, who has a wealth of experience in cross-border litigation, ranging from derivatives and debt capital markets to Islamic finance disputes and syndicated lending. The team continues to expand, with Michael Godden and Andy McGregor both having joined the team in 2022 from Norton Rose Fulbright and RPC, respectively.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Experience, strength in depth, all round ability.’
‘Mahmood Lone: excellent. thoughtful, very hands on, fully committed. Arno Chakrabarti: good superviser, runs an impressive team.’
‘Exceptional industry knowledge; outstanding talent from the most junior associates to the most senior partners; and ability to handle the most complex, multi-jurisdiction cases at the forefront of developments in banking litigation.’
‘Andrew Denny heads an exceptional team which specialises in acting for participants in complex securitisation and other financing disputes. He has a first-class legal mind and an acute appreciation of the interaction between legal argument and the client's commercial needs.’
‘A&O provides the premier banking litigation service. They understand all aspects of a bank's business and know what commercial result a client is seeking to achieve. They know when to litigate, and when to step back.’
‘Mahmood Lone is a great litigator. He thinks carefully about the case and he's tenacious.'
Key clients
- Citibank
- Cassini SAS
Lawyers
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Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Arnondo Chakrabarti, Calum Burnett