Dispute resolution
Its pre-eminence in multi-jurisdictional transactions sees Stephenson Harwood advise an international clientele on mis-selling and professional negligence claims, as well as regulatory investigations and restructurings and insolvencies. An expert in financial sanctions, Sue Millar leads the ‘well-respected’ team. Richard Garcia is called upon by a diverse roster of clients, from banks and asset managers, to investors and stakeholders, to sovereign states. Donna Newman boasts an active cross-border litigation practice, advising on disputes involving various financial markets and products. Genevieve Quierin focuses on private equity and payments disputes and Ben Sigler handles fraud and insolvency claims. Alina Neal and Chris Pettett are names to note. Former co-lead Edward Davis has moved to Jenner & Block LLP.
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Profile
Work Department
Commercial litigation
Position
Genevieve acts for corporate and individual clients in a broad range of commercial disputes. She frequently represents companies in the banking and finance, private equity, hospitality and leisure, retail, media and telecoms sectors. Her expertise spans pre-action strategic advice to directors, shareholders and company founders through to high value, multi-jurisdictional High Court litigation.
Genevieve has a leading banking and finance litigation practice as well as a specialism in competition private enforcement actions, and is currently representing over 1,000 companies in group claims against Visa and MasterCard. She is equally at ease acting for claimants and defendants, and frequently works with third party litigation funders.
Recent work includes: strategic advice to founder of high profile media business involving breach of directors’ duties and unfair prejudice to minority shareholders; defending a £50m+ breach of warranty claim; breach of contract and rectification action acting for PE fund; advising US hedge fund in relation to material adverse effect clause; acting for a major global trust company in several multi-jurisdictional actions involving allegations of fraud; advising corporate director in relation to round tripping allegations; providing advice on potential liabilities arising from the Grenfell Tower Fire to global bank.
Genevieve is co-chair of the Cambridge Forum on European Collective Redress, a member of the International Bar Association and a frequent conference speaker.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is responsive and practical, with very good strategic judgement.'
- 'Ayo Oketunji and Donna Newman are both exceptional litigators who know their stuff, work brilliantly in the team and have great judgement.'
- 'SH is a deservedly well-respected litigation team, with seriously impressive banking litigation specialists.'
- 'Sue Millar is one of the best.'
Key clients
- WorldRemit
- BMW Financial Services
- Benaulim BV
- Henderson & Jones,
- Bet365
- RCI Financial Services Limited
- Gordian Holdings Limited
- Mauritius Commercial Bank
- Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd
- Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited
- Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co Ltd
- Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank Limited (Taiwan)
- Natixis
Work highlights
Rrepresenting over 1,800 corporate claimants within the hospitality, leisure, retail, arts, ticketing, online betting, financial services, and several other sectors in group claims brought against Mastercard and Visa, seeking to recover losses incurred as a result of unlawful Multilateral Interchange Fees set by the card schemes on every Visa and Mastercard card transaction processed by our clients in the UK and Europe.
Acting for Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank Limited (Taiwan) (SCSB) in its defence of a claim brought against it by Vegesentials Limited and Fibre Water Limited for vicarious liability arising out of a fraudulent misrepresentation, in respect of acts allegedly committed by SCSB's former employee in Taiwan, which allegedly resulted in loss of chance and associated damages.
Advising a number of Cypriot banks on a large number of claims based on alleged 'mis-selling' brought in the UK and Cyprus, in group actions involving hundreds of parties.