Norton Rose Fulbright‘s banking litigation practice ’combines experienced and dynamic litigation lawyers with partners who have expertise and extensive experience in the regulatory aspects of financial services’. Members of the team act for leading investment and retail banks, as well as fintech companies and wealth management companies. Patrick Bourke leads the ‘highly professional, knowledgeable and well resourced team’, with ’first class banking litigator’ Harriet Jones-Fenleigh specialising in cross border finance litigation. ‘Utterly first-rate’ James Lockwood focuses on civil fraud, debt capital markets, and derivatives work.
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‘NRF have a strong bank-side practice with significant mandates in the Commercial Court, Chancery Division and Financial List.’
‘James Lockwood: James is outstanding and, although a fairly recent partner, has the qualities of the most seasoned of litigators. He’s extremely bright, and an excellent lawyer; he has a vice-like grip on the details of the case while never losing sight of the big-picture; he’s tactically astute; and he’s a delight to work with.'
- 'Katie Stephen: She’s a doyen of the FS regulatory arena, with a well-deserved reputation for excellence. She knows the regulatory landscape as well as anyone, and strikes fear into opponents, including regulators. A top choice for any tough regulatory fight.'
‘NRF's banking litigation practice combines experienced and dynamic litigation lawyers with partners who have expertise and extensive experience in the regulatory aspects of financial services.’
‘A very strong team that can work on a wide range of matters for banks. Excellent strength in depth. I have worked extensively with them on fraud cases in the banking sector, and they were superb throughout.’
‘James Lockwood, a relatively junior partner, is a real standout - an absolute star of the future. Katie Stephen is very senior and has superb experience, especially in financial services related matters. Aditya Badami is an excellent associate who can run big-ticket litigation.’
Key clients
- HSBC
- Citicorp Trustee Company Ltd
- Liberty Industries France Pte Limited
- Liberty France Aluminium HoldCo
- ING
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- Saxo Bank
- Emirates NBD Bank
- PayPal
- IG Group
- EJF Capital LLC
Work highlights
Acted for HSBC in successfully defending two related complex group action fraud claims seeking damages of around £1.7 billion.
Represented Liberty France as part of a battle for ownership and control of one of Europe’s largest aluminium smelters.
Represent HSBC in the collective proceedings brought by Philip Evans in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, in relation to the European Commission decisions which found that the defendant banking groups each participated in one or more of three foreign exchange spot trading cartels.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Samson Spanier
Practice head
Patrick Bourke
Other key lawyers
Harriet Jones-Fenleigh; James Lockwood; Katie Stephen