Drawing on its global reach, Baker McKenzie represents financial institutions from various jurisdictions in high-profile litigation. It also advises its international clientele on regulatory investigations. Hugh Lyons and Jonathan Peddie lead the ‘commercially savvy’ team. Marc Florent demonstrates prowess in multi-party litigation, particularly in relation to structured products and financial derivatives. Praised by clients for his ’excellent regulatory insights’ and ‘great judgement’, Philip Annett boasts an active cross-border disputes practice. Mark Banks is an active member of the team., and Pete Chapman left the firm in July 2024.
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Témoignages
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‘Very experienced litigation team that are also a pleasure to deal with. They work collaboratively with us as the client, the counsel team and also other law firms involved in current litigation.'
'Innovative use of technology includes setting up a multi-lingual meeting between many stakeholders with simultaneous translation, all of which worked very smoothly.’
‘Philip Annett - excellent regulatory insights, drawing on previous secondment experience, and great judgement.'
'Hugh Lyons - brings gravitas and depth of experience.’
‘The team at Baker McKenzie are truly excellent. They are commercially savvy and completely on top of the details and the challenging legal issues. Their judgement is spot on. A real pleasure to work with.’
Clients clés
- Bank of Baroda
- Barclays
- BNP Paribas Polska SA
- BNP Paribas Trust Corporation
- Citi
- Metro Bank
- Monex Europe Markets Limited
- Official Receiver of the Bangkok Bank of Commerce Public Company Limited
- RS Fund II
- TBC Bank
Points forts
Acting for the Bank of Baroda in respect of claims relating to a massive alleged fraud, which is said to have resulted in the collapse of the NMC healthcare group of companies.
Acted for Citibank in its capacity of Note Security Trustee (on instruction from Credit Suisse as majority noteholder) for several billion dollars of finance provided to the now collapsed Greensill group.
Acting for BNP Paribas Trust Corporation in connection with a complex bond claim against Uro.
Avocats
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Responsable de la pratique
Hugh Lyons; Jonathan Peddie
Autres avocats clés
Marc Florent; Philip Annett; Mark Banks; Jo Redmond