Travers Smith LLP boasts a ‘highly recommended team with top quality across the board’, acting for both claimants and defendants in disputes involving a wide range of financial institutions. Members of the team work closely with the finance and derivatives and structured products teams of the firm, to offer a comprehensive disputes offering to clients. International mandates are a stalwart of the team, commended for its ’high level of intellectual ability with excellent attention to detail’. Heather Gagen heads the practice notably including Rob Fell, who is recognised for his ‘long experience and commercial acumen’. Caroline Edwards and Jan-Jaap Baer are key to the team that is ’consistently helpful, courteous, tenacious and a delight to work alongside’. Stephanie Lee and Alice Childs are noted.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The banking litigation team at Travers Smith bring us high profile and quality work. They enjoy strong international links with other international firms.'
- ‘It was always a pleasure to work with the Travers team - they were always helpful, always produced documents on time and of excellent quality, always 'put up their hand' to help and take the initiative. It was a genuine pleasure to work with them - Alice, in particular, took the lead most of the time - and she was not only excellent at her work, but also someone who was very skilled at building a team.’
Key clients
- Nomura International Plc
- Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.)
Work highlights
Advising leading international investment bank Nomura on its application to the EU General Court for annulment of the European Commission's Decision finding of anti-competitive behaviour in the primary and secondary European Government Bond ("EGB") markets.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Stephanie Lee
Practice head
Heather Gagen
Other key lawyers
Rob Fell; Caroline Edwards; Jan-Jaap Baer; Stephanie Lee; Alice Childs; John Lee; Natalie Puddicombe