Financial Litigation

An Introduction
to our Financial
Litigation Practice

Our unique strength and experience in handling complex, cross-border and transatlantic financial litigation matters is a highly-valued asset for clients. We are able to bring innovative strategies and lawyers for the benefit of clients around the world.

As a team, we have acted on some of the highest-profile and most challenging financial litigations in recent years and we continue to win repeat work from market-leading clients.

Clients of our team have access to some of the foremost thought leaders in financial litigation in Europe, with our partners frequently leading panel discussions at some of the most prominent conferences in the industry. Our lawyers are consistently top-ranked in Chambers UK, Legal 500 and beyond.

Representative Experience

“The team knows the law and provides creative solutions in light of complex situations that lead to outstanding results.”

Chambers UK 2023

*Some of the matters listed above are matters on which members of our team were involved at previous firms.

Acting for large group of institutional investors in prospectus liability claim against Glencore plc, for amounts in excess of £2bn.
Advising holders of interests in the supply chain finance funds invested in Greensill to seek to recover shortfall amounts from Credit Suisse.
Acting for Madison Pacific as trustee in complex litigation (and related arbitration) proceedings relating to the bail-in of the Ukrainian bank PrivatBank, and the resultant failure to repay €500m of notes.
Acting in complex English court proceedings against the Republic of Mozambique and Credit Suisse with respect to the “tuna bond scandal”, where amounts in dispute are over £500m.
Acting for Parsdome Holdings in English litigation concerning misrepresentations made in the context of negotiations to settle a convertible note.
Representing ad hoc group of senior noteholders to obtain a successful judgment and settlement, to defeat arguments to avoid make-whole (Spens) payable under the senior notes.
Acting for a leading financial institution in complex proceedings before the English Courts to assert and retain rights to distributions and valuable statutory interest from the Lehman estates.
Acting for over 70 institutions to bring complex legal proceedings arising out of the failure of the three major Icelandic banks (Landsbanki, Glitnir, Kaupthing).
Advised the shareholders on claims against an aggressive loan-to-own enforcement strategy by a commercial competitor.

Major S90 FSMA Claim

Acting for large group of institutional investors in prospectus liability claim against Glencore plc, for amounts in excess of £2bn.
Madison Pacific Trust

Acting for Madison Pacific as trustee in complex litigation (and related arbitration) proceedings relating to the bail-in of the Ukrainian bank PrivatBank, and the resultant failure to repay €500m of notes.
Claimant in Misrepresentation Proceedings

Acting for Parsdome Holdings in English litigation concerning misrepresentations made in the context of negotiations to settle a convertible note.
Leading Financial Institution

Acting for a leading financial institution in complex proceedings before the English Courts to assert and retain rights to distributions and valuable statutory interest from the Lehman estates.
Shareholder Claims

Advised the shareholders on claims against an aggressive loan-to-own enforcement strategy by a commercial competitor.

A Group of Investors in Greensill’s Supply Chain Finance Funds

Advising holders of interests in the supply chain finance funds invested in Greensill to seek to recover shortfall amounts from Credit Suisse.
Tuna Bond Litigation

Acting in complex English court proceedings against the Republic of Mozambique and Credit Suisse with respect to the “tuna bond scandal”, where amounts in dispute are over £500m.
Group of Senior Noteholders

Representing ad hoc group of senior noteholders to obtain a successful judgment and settlement, to defeat arguments to avoid make-whole (Spens) payable under the senior notes.
Large Group of Institutional Investors

Acting for over 70 institutions to bring complex legal proceedings arising out of the failure of the three major Icelandic banks (Landsbanki, Glitnir, Kaupthing).

“The team knows the law and provides creative solutions in light of complex situations that lead to outstanding results.”

Chambers UK 2023

*Some of the matters listed above are matters on which members of our team were involved at previous firms.

Key Contacts

Natasha Harrison

Founder & Managing Partner

Founding partner and legal powerhouse, Natasha is a barrister and solicitor who focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration disputes.
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Tracey Dovaston

Partner

Tracey is an experienced solicitor whose practice focuses on regulatory and internal investigations, white collar defence, regulatory compliance and complex banking and commercial litigation.
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Fiona Huntriss

Partner

Focusing on litigation and broader disputes strategies, Fiona’s portfolio encompasses high-profile finance litigation, restructuring and insolvency-related litigation, commercial litigation, shareholder disputes and sovereign debt disputes.
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Duane L. Loft

Partner

Duane leads Pallas’s New York practice. He represents clients in complex commercial litigation, with a particular focus on restructuring disputes, contested issues in bankruptcy, and cross-border litigation.
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Neil Pigott

Partner

Neil advises financial institutions and corporates on a broad range of domestic and international disputes involving debt or equity investments with a particular focus on special situations, restructuring and insolvency.
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