James Southworth > Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP‘s ‘outstanding’ banking litigation practice spans the range of financial services disputes, from mis-selling and Quincecare claims to asset recovery and insolvency matters, to derivatives and structured products disputes. Chris Busby leads the firm’s UK practice, while David Flack heads the banking litigation team in London, representing financial institutions in wholesale and financial instrument disputes. James Southworth represents investment, corporate, and retail banks in the London team, while also leading the financial services litigation, investigations, and contentious regulatory team in the North of England. Martin Ward leads the West Midlands practice, Sarah Langham the East Midlands team, and Gareth Vowles the Cardiff group. Kari McCormick is regularly called on by accountancy firms, while Mark Cooper boasts extensive experience advising private banks and wealth managers.

Providing ‘excellent partner availability and engagement’, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP’s multi-jurisdictional civil fraud practice routinely assists multinational clients with high-stakes claims in a range of sectors. At the head of the financial services litigation, investigations and contentious regulatory team for the North of England, James Southworth (in Manchester) is ‘a seasoned litigator in the banking/fraud crossover space’, and Richard Little and Tim Browning both regularly act in major fraud litigation.

With a diverse roster of large corporates and financial institutions on its books, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP handles a range of matters, spanning retail finance, investment misselling, asset finance, professional negligence and invoice finance. Practice head James Southworth is noted for expertise in complex litigation and regulatory investigations, where he regularly advises major investment, corporate and retail banks.