Graham Huntley > Signature Litigation LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Signature Litigation LLP Offices
138 FETTER LANE
LONDON
EC4A 1BT
England
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Graham Huntley
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Graham is a Founding Partner of Signature Litigation and a senior specialist commercial and banking litigator. With his time at Signature and previously as a partner in a major international law firm, Graham has over 35 years’ experience in commercial litigation.
Graham has been consistently ranked as one of the UK’s highest ranked commercial and banking litigators and has been involved in some of the most significant cases of recent years.
Graham acts for banks, fund managers and life assurers in relation to M&A disputes, regulatory disputes and private investigations, shareholder and joint venture disputes, as well as a range of economic tort claims. Graham also has extensive experience of warranty claims and professional indemnity work for a range of corporate and financial institutions as well as for professionals. His experience of ADR includes three of the UK’s most significant mediations involving financial institutions.
Graham is a past Trustee and President of the London Solicitors Litigation Association and has served as a member of several judicial and professional working parties. He has rights of audience in the Higher Courts in England and Wales.
He also has a long-standing commitment to pro-bono work, having served as International Pro-Bono Partner for ten years at his previous firm. He is currently a Director of the London Legal Support Trust as well as Chairman of the Capital Cases Charitable Trust.
Career
Trained, Lovell, White and King 1984; qualified, 1986; Partner Lovells 1993; Founding Partner, Signature Litigation 2012.
Memberships
Trustee and Director of the London Legal Support Trust and of the Royal Courts of Justice Advice Bureau; Chairman of the Capital Cases Charitable Trust; Member and past President of London Solicitors Litigation Association; Former Member of the Commercial Court Users Group.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
(Leading individuals)Signature Litigation LLP is often engaged on matters spanning multiple jurisdictions, with the recent caseload showcasing matters across Australia, Greece, France and China, in addition to a plethora within Eastern Europe. The practice is spearheaded by Graham Huntley
, a lawyer with a particularly formidable reputation within the banking sector, and is also home to acclaimed names such as Ioannis Alexopoulos and Kate Gee.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
(Hall of Fame)The ‘cohesive, experienced, and effective team’ at Signature Litigation LLP acts for multi-party, multi-jurisdictional disputes, benefitting from support provided by a Paris office of the firm. The ‘hard-working, diligent and able’ team is led by ‘leading player’ Graham Huntley, who regularly acts for banks, fund managers, and life assurers. ‘Intelligent and skilled lawyer’ Daniel Spendlove is key to the team, alongside ‘stand-out individual’ Abdulali Jiwaji and ‘bright and careful litigator’ Simon Fawell.
London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
(Hall of Fame)Signature Litigation LLP boasts a high-quality banking litigation practice, with one client describing members of the team as ‘litigation heavyweights in small firm clothing’. Mandates exceeding $1bn are frequently undertaken, with complex and business critical cases a mainstay of the department’s work. Graham Huntley leads a team that has a ‘great balance of assertiveness and tact’ and includes the ‘highly regarded’ Abdulali Jiwaji, the ‘extremely experienced litigator’ Josh Wong, and Becca Hogan, who is a ‘calm, composed and confidence-inspiring presence in a team.’
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Hall of Fame London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Leading individuals London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Fraud: civil London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Banking litigation: investment and retail London > Dispute resolution
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution