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Partner, London
Career
John focuses on banking and cross-border disputes.
He offers insight into in-house legal operations, having been seconded to a number of major banks both in the UK and abroad in recent years, where he worked on various high-profile national and cross-border contentious issues.
John advises banks on substantial pieces of litigation. He has worked extensively on a portfolio of High Court claims, defending a major UK bank from allegations of mis-selling interest rate hedging products. He has also advised on a series of large-scale banking disputes, including a £400 million claim against a major bank, involving allegations of fraud.
John has worked in our Moscow office and has experience of Russian and offshore litigation including working with a global bank’s Russian desk on the enforcement of security, and with another bank defending a multimillion-dollar claim in the Russian courts.
John graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2001 and completed a masters in 2002 from the University of Cambridge.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
'Nic Patmore exemplifies the ideal senior associate: sharp, proficient, and diligent. He efficiently handles urgent instructions, promptly providing exactly what is needed.’
‘Rupert Lewis: the ideal partner. Fully engaged and a pleasure to work with. Julian Copeman: very experienced.’
‘Real expertise in banking and finance practice areas with experience of some of the most high-profile cases in this sphere. The firm has stand out individuals who impress from associate level right up to partner.’
‘Excellent knowledge of the law and commercial nous, coupled with great client-management skills.’
‘Probably the best banking litigation team in London. Real strength in depth. Genuine expertise with real market knowledge.’
‘The stand-out partners are Rupert Lewis, Simon Clarke and Ajay Malhotra. I would rate Simon Clarke in particular as one of the very best litigators I have ever worked with. A star associate who is a name to watch is Nic Patmore.’
‘The banking litigation team at Herbert Smith Freehills (Kramer) LLP continue to bring us top quality work. They are worthy of their top rankings. The super impressive and experienced Rupert Lewis heads the banking litigation with aplomb.
‘Ajay Malhotra - in my opinion, Ajay should be recognised as a leading partner in banking litigation, as evidenced by the calibre of work he is involved in. Chris Bushell deserves to maintain the ranking of a leading partner in Banking Litigation. He has established himself as a lead partner in a range of commercial disputes & banking disputes.’
‘Rupert Lewis is, for this area, directly relevant and is a standout litigator.
I have worked extensively in this area with Emma Deas, John Corrie and Damien Byrne Hill. Briefly: Emma: very thoughtful, very calm, very efficient - a really safe pair of hands for a difficult case; John - very clever and sees straight to the point; Damien - another veteran litigator who has seen it all before and brings real experience to bear on any problem you may encounter.’
Key clients
- National Australia Bank Société Générale Standard Chartered plc Aux Cayes Fintech Co Ltd (OKX) Binance Holdings Limited UBS