Civil Fraud and Shareholder Dispute
Acted for the former CEO of a technology company in shareholder litigation and civil fraud claims brought by the company with a value of over £300 million.
Securities Litigation
Acted for the former Chair of Glencore in securities litigation claims exceeding £300 million arising from Glencore’s IPO.
Warranty & Insurance Claims
Acted for a global infrastructure fund in warranty and indemnity insurance (W&I) claims and W&I insurance claims worth over £100 million arising from the acquisition of a group of software companies.
Enforcement, Insolvency and Restructuring Dispute
Acted for a creditor of an energy company in relation to enforcement of a foreign judgment, and insolvency and restructuring proceedings.
Hostile Takeover and Shareholder Dispute
Acted for a public company in a dispute arising from a $10 billion hostile takeover bid and related actions taken by the board.
Bondholder Dispute
Acted for a borrower in a dispute arising from actions taken by the company under £400 million syndicated loan agreement.
Minority Shareholder Dispute
Acted for the shareholder-director of a manufacturing company on an unfair prejudice petition arising from debt and equity fundraisings.
F1 Dispute
Acted on a dispute between an F1 team and a race driver.
Cryptocurrency Dispute
Acted for the claimant against Bitcoin developers for breaches of tortious and fiduciary duties arising from the alleged theft of private keys to Bitcoin with a value of over £4 billion.
FCA Investigation
Acted for a global asset manager in responding to an FCA investigation concerning insider trading. Ben has also acted on other confidential investigations involving other UK regulators.
* Includes matters handled prior to joining Pallas Partners LLP.
