Cross-border mandates constitute a core part of King & Spalding LLP’s offering, notably at the intersection of US and UK contentious regulatory mandates, where the team works in conjunction with its US office. Praised for its ‘heavy-hitting financial services litigation practice’, the firm is well-equipped to support individuals, executives, and corporates. Practice head Aaron Stephens draws on his US/UK dual qualification to advise clients on the full spectrum of criminal and regulatory investigations, including fraud, regulatory breaches, and cryptocurrency disputes.
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  • ‘Heavy-hitting financial services litigation practice; leading insurance regulatory practice.'

Key clients

  • Deutsche Bank

Work highlights

Acting as global counsel for Deutsche Bank in various class and direct-action litigation matters that are/were proceeding in the UK High Court, UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, the Southern District of New York, Canada, Israel and Brazil. All the matters relate to the previous criminal and regulatory investigations into alleged manipulation of the global foreign exchange market by traders at various FX dealer banks.

Practice head

Aaron Stephens