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RPC Offices
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England
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Alan Williams
Work Department
Commercial and Banking Disputes
Position
Commercial disputes partner with a particular focus on banking and finance disputes. He also handles wide-ranging commercial disputes across a variety of different sectors.
Alan has experience in English Court of Appeal, High Court and tax tribunal proceedings, as well as in international arbitrations on matters as diverse as oil and gas joint venture disputes, outsourcing disputes involving global corporates, multi-jurisdictional shareholder disputes, claims arising from insolvencies and banking litigation arising from the global financial crisis. He also has a particular interest in civil fraud and corruption claims. Alan’s clients include hedge funds, large multinational corporates, private equity houses, liquidators of insolvent companies and banks.
Recent experience includes:
- Acting for the Federal Republic of Nigeria in a claim for $875 million against JP Morgan (one of The Lawyer magazine’s Top 20 Cases of 2019).
- Acting for the general partner of a fund in a €160m claim brought on behalf of the fund’s limited partner investors against the manager of the fund for gross
negligence, following the making of a catastrophic German real estate investment. - Acting on behalf of an AIM-listed Isle of Man incorporated investment company in a shareholder dispute arising from the shareholder’s purchase of $60 million convertible preference shares issued by the company.
- Defending a big four accountancy firm in a £40 million claim brought by former clients. The dispute arose from allegedly negligent tax advice.
- Representing a listed German real estate company in a claim against an international investment bank arising from a disputed make-whole payment, allegedly paid under duress on the early repayment of a €205 million term loan.
- Acting for a retail bank in relation to various warranty and indemnity claims arising from complex and inter-related IT issues.
- CF Partners- acting on its successful claim for breach of confidence against Barclays Bank and Tricorona AB (one of The Lawyer magazine’s Top 20 Cases of 2013).
Career
Trained at Slaughter and May, and qualified in 2008; joined RPC in 2012 and made partner in 2019.
Memberships
Member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association and the Financial Services Lawyers Association.
Education
Exeter School 1991-1999; Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, MA Social and Political Sciences; BPP Law School.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
Comprising a large specialist team, RPC is well-equipped to take on complex and multi-jurisdictional cases. With notable experience in Russian/FSU fraud disputes, the firm is developing innovative approaches to crypto fraud and asset recovery. The team is led by Tom Hibbert , a noted expert in African jurisdictions, large-scale corruption and unlawful asset-stripping cases and bolstered by the knowledge and experience of Jonathan Cary , a specialist in banking and finance disputes. Chris Ross represents several high-net-worth individuals in multi-jurisdictional cases, and Parham Kouchikali leverages his experience in the banking sector acting for several high-profile corporate clients and financial institutions. In addition, Alan Williams draws upon his considerable knowledge of asset recovery, cross-border disputes and international arbitration.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans