Dan Lavender > Macfarlanes LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The ‘exceptional’ team at Macfarlanes LLP boasts expertise across the banking and financial services sector, as well as providing an established contentious regulatory offering. Cross-border litigation is a cornerstone of the practice, which often acts for international banks, and it handles global litigation, investigations, regulatory disputes, and prosecutions. Matt McCahearty leads the team and plays a key role in sector-significant disputes, including LIBOR litigation, foreign exchange cases, and money laundering claims. Barry Donnelly excels in international financial litigation, often on a cross-border or even transatlantic basis. Financial services litigator Dan Lavender demonstrates prowess in multi-jurisdictional disputes. Helen Carter focuses her practice on contentious regulatory matters and investigations, along with Laura Bridgewater.

Macfarlanes LLP works in a highly collaborative fashion with the broader firmwide litigation offering and other key practice groups to provide a ‘very efficient service’ to an eclectic mix of financial services entities facing international regulatory disputes, enforcement actions and investigations. The ‘very strong and reliable’ Matt McCahearty has developed a market-leading reputation over the years, including in relation to high-profile market manipulation matters. His expertise, which includes work on UK/US cross-border matters, is also recognised by the FCA itself, with the regulator having instructed him as a “skilled person” to independently conduct investigations and prepare reports into regulated firms. Dan Lavender co-heads the team alongside McCahearty and is noted for the ‘practical and sensible‘ advice he provides in the context of potentially reputation threatening disputes and investigations.