Julian Stait > Milbank > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The ‘high-powered, well integrated, and slick team’ at Milbank is particularly experienced in technology disputes. Julian Stait leads the team and is a key port of call for TMT entities on complaint resolution, international arbitration, and litigious matters. Another key member of the team is Tom Canning who counts financial institutions, satellite operators, as well as IT and telecommunication companies on his client roster.

Its transatlantic capabilities see Milbank advise on banking litigation and investigations in both the UK and the US. The team advises banks and lenders on competition and fraud claims, criminal investigations and enforcement actions. Practice head Julian Stait is at the forefront of high-profile litigation in the sector, as well as regulatory disputes and investigations. Mona Vaswani boasts a ‘legendary’ contentious financial services practice, representing international banks, financial institutions and private lenders. Tom Canning is another name to note, along with William Charles. Rosy Villar advises on disputes related to distressed loan and bond transactions. Mark Padley and Emma Hogwood are also active members of the team.

The principal figure in Milbank‘s civil fraud practice is Mona Vaswani, an expert in high-profile civil fraud and asset tracing matters. ‘One of the best in the business’, Vaswani’s experience includes acting in High Court claims in the financial sector, including cases involving allegations of fraud. She additionally conducts internal inquiries and investigations for corporate and banking clients. Conrad Marinkovic also acts in international civil fraud matters, while Julian Stait heads the firm’s London litigation and arbitration team.

Milbank provides an ‘excellent client service’ to institutions and individuals facing domestic regulatory scrutiny, while the firm’s transatlantic operations uniquely position it to effectively manage tasks that have implications in both the UK and the US. William Charles is ‘especially skilled at instilling a sense of confidence in people making decisions in complex and tense circumstances’. His workflow includes regulatory and internal investigations for institutions and employees spanning a wide range of issues, including allegations of “spoofing” and misuse of price-sensitive information. In his role as head of the London litigation and arbitration team, Julian Stait regularly handles banking disputes.

Milbank is noted for its high levels of activity in the financial services sector, where the team is leading on a number of complex competition law disputes and investigations. The firm’s trial experience ranges from appeals in the Supreme Court to class action litigation. Julian Stait is noted for his continued role in high-profile interchange fee and LIBOR manipulation litigation. Clients regularly call upon Andrea Hamilton to appeal CMA and European Commission decisions, while Emma Hogwood is adept in matters involving concerning evidential and procedural requirements.

Experienced in cross-border litigation, Milbank counts major corporates and financial institutions among its international clientele. Practice head Julian Stait is praised as an ‘extremely experienced and commercially savvy partner’. ‘Excellent litigator’ Mona Vaswani is an expert in breach of fiduciary duty, unfair prejudice and joint venture disputes, while Tom Canning specialises in dispute resolution in the Middle East. Emma Hogwood and Mark Padley are also contacts in the team.

Milbank‘s London practice routinely acts in heavyweight disputes. The firm’s international arbitration offering is led by Tom Canning, whose track record includes arbitrations conducted under the major arbitral rules, including ICC, LCIA, SIAC, DIAC, SCC, and UNCITRAL. The wide-ranging workload of disputes head Julian Stait includes international arbitrations. The department further includes Peter Edworthy, who ‘does whatever is needed in the advancement of his client’s cause’, and Vasiliki Katsarou, who works on several of the firm’s arbitration cases.