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David Flack
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David is a partner in our Financial Services Disputes and Investigations group. He is a specialist banking litigator advising on all aspects of banking disputes as well as on internal/regulatory investigations with a particular focus on wholesale financial institutions. Prior to joining Eversheds LLP in April 2014, David spent 8 years as in-house litigation counsel at UBS AG in London where he was responsible for managing litigation and regulatory investigations for the investment bank in EMEA.
David’s recent experience includes:
- defending a financial institution in relation to possible claims arising from the fallout from a large-scale internal Ponzi scheme;
- leading a significant internal investigation into unauthorised trading at a investment bank;
- investigating and advising in relation to mis-selling of investment products to a bank’s international wealth customers;
- conducting a sensitive internal investigation into possible misconduct of a control function within a high-profile financial institution and related whistleblowing allegations; and
- advising on high-value costs litigation for a Canadian Energy company in relation to a dispute with the client’s former legal advisers.
David has written articles on disclosure and the financial list for Journal of International Banking and Finance Law. He also co-leads Eversheds LLP’s Overseas Banks Legal and Compliance forum and heads up the FSDI court orders and injunctions team. He has been individually recognised in 2015’s Legal 500 for banking litigation where is described as “very effective”.
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
(Leading individuals)The London banking litigation team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, which is led by David Flack, acts for an impressive roster of clients including Barclays, Julius Baer, Santander and Citigroup, as well as challenger banks such as Tesco Bank, the Co-operative Bank and Metro. Flack is able to draw on his previous experience as in-house litigation counsel at UBS, while fellow partner Gregory Brandman is a former manager in the FCA’s enforcement and financial crime division.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Banking litigation: investment and retail London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital