Partner; Richard is Head of our Disputes and Investigations Group. Areas of particular expertise include corporate crime and sanctions investigations, group/class action litigation (competition, mass tort and securities claims), and banking litigation and investigations. With over 25 years of experience of a wide range of complex and substantial disputes and investigations, Richard has represented clients in high-value, multi-jurisdictional, proceedings and significant global regulatory and criminal investigations. Richard spent three years working in our Hong Kong office advising on a range of commercial disputes throughout the South East Asia region. He is admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and as a Solicitor of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
England - London • Dispute resolution
Slaughter and May
Slaughter and May houses a practice which displays ‘enormous strength and depth’ across the full spectrum of contentious competition law work. Regularly acting in appeals against decisions made by regulatory authorities, the team acts for a number of notable clients, including Google, Vodafone, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. in both standalone, and follow-on cases. Dubbed the ‘doyen’ of the team by clients, practice head Richard Swallow has broad knowledge of cross-border class actions; senior counsel Elizabeth Jordan is noteworthy for her action on large group claims and opt-out collective proceedings. Camilla Sanger is particularly adept at handling follow-on damages cases before the CAT and the High Court. Praised for her ’impeccable judgment and sangfroid‘, Holly Ware regularly represents clients before the European Court of Justice in cases concerning the clarification of regulations. Having a great deal of expertise in bribery and corruption, Tim Blanchard frequently assists financial institutions with investigations.
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- 'A team with enormous strength and depth across all areas, a true Rolls Royce service.'
- 'Richard Swallow is the doyen of Slaughter and May's competition litigation practice, a great person to take high command of any major action.'
- 'Damian Taylor is a great negotiator and tactician who fights hard for his clients.'
- 'Holly Ware stands out for her impeccable judgment and sangfroid, a deadly opponent.'
- 'Jonathan Clarke is also a superb lawyer.'
Key clients
- Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
- First MTR South Western Trains Limited
- MAN
- Louis Dreyfus Company Brasil SA
- Volkswagen AG
- Illumina
- Vodafone
- Northern Powergrid
- Banco Santander Totta
- Meta
- Barratt Developments
Work highlights
- Advising Koninklijke Philips N.V. on a number of follow-on damages claims arising out of the CRT cartel, and the smart card chip cartel.
- Advising JPMorgan on a competition claim in the UK CAT brought by more than 150 major investment funds, hedge funds and pension funds against several international banks.
- Advising First MTR South Western Trains Limited on proposed collective proceedings brought before the CAT, which are being case managed with a related set of proceedings.
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Partner; Camilla has a wide experience of handling complex and substantial disputes which often span multiple jurisdictions. Her practice covers commercial, banking and competition litigation and contentious regulatory investigations, as well as internal reviews. She has acted for a number of major corporates, banks and other financial services institutions. A particular focus of her practice is on class and group action claims; she has acted on many significant class action proceedings, including some of the highest profile competition-litigation claims before the English courts.
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Partner; Tim has a broad investigations and contentious regulatory practice, which spans a wide range of authorities, including the UK Financial Conduct Authority, the Serious Fraud Office, the European Commission and the UK Competition and Markets Authority. Tim’s particular expertise includes advising major corporations and financial institutions in respect of bribery and corruption, regulatory and antitrust investigations. He also has extensive experience of related competition litigation matters.
Partner; Holly has a broad practice including commercial, competition and banking litigation and contentious regulatory and criminal investigations. Holly advises clients including major corporate entities and financial institutions across a range of sectors. Holly has cross-jurisdictional investigation experience involving both regulatory and prosecuting authorities, including those relating to bribery and corruption, market abuse and money laundering. In addition to her commercial litigation work, Holly has experience of competition litigation in the High Court, Competition Appeal Tribunal and before the European Court of Justice. Holly’s competition litigation practice includes follow-on damages claims, standalone claims and judicial review proceedings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Swallow