Dispute resolution
Slaughter and May's client base of global corporates, financial institutions, and governments look to its civil fraud litigators, housed within the disputes and investigations group, for assistance with cross-border matters and cases with both civil and criminal elements. Richard Swallow heads the group, and he is supported by Jonathan Cotton, who excels in investigations. Further practitioners to note include Efstathios Michael, Damian Taylor, and Megan Sandler.
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Profile
Work Department
Arbitration
Disputes
Global Investigations
Cyber
Restructuring and Insolvency
Position
Partner; Jonny is Co-Head of our Global Investigations Group. For over 25 years he has helped many clients investigate and defend allegations of wrongdoing in civil, criminal and regulatory cases across sectors from telecoms to fast-moving consumer goods to financial services.
On the criminal/regulatory side, Jonny regularly acts on investigations, criminal prosecutions and regulatory cases concerning the Bribery Act, the Proceeds of Crime Act, the Fraud Act, FSMA, export controls and sanctions, as well as Companies Act offences.
On the civil side, Jonny advises on fraud cases involving extractive frauds, accounting frauds, misrepresentations, the ‘theft’ of confidential information by employees and competitors and conspiracy.
Jonny is also often involved in contractual disputes, competition disputes and restructuring/insolvency matters. He also often advises on contentious aspects of corporate transactions, including takeovers.
Career
Joined firm 1994. Partner since 2004.
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Key clients
- Credit Suisse AG Credit Suisse International Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Airborne Capital Limited Airwayy Partnership LLP
Work highlights
Acted for Credit Suisse in High Court litigation relating to bribery and corruption allegations arising out of the $2bn financing of state tuna fishery and maritime surveillance projects in the Republic of Mozambique between 2013 and 2016, known colloquially as the tuna bond scandal.