Addleshaw Goddard boasts a ‘first-rate banking litigation practice’, commended for combining ’excellent legal skills with approachability’. Members of the practice have expertise handling high-value mandates across a range of sectors, and are skilled at acting on novel cases linked to Fintech and digital assets. Team head Richard Clayton is ‘a superb litigator’, and acts for leading asset managers and hedge funds, with expertise spanning complex finance, investment, asset management, and fraud disputes. James Herring is ’a first-rate litigator who is an excellent strategic thinker’, and noted alongside Sivan Daniels and Alex Unger.
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‘Alex Unger has great knowledge of the industry, extremely commercial and responsive. ’
‘First rate banking litigation practice, with quality throughout the team, led by some stellar partners.’
Key clients
- Unitel S.A.
- British International Investment plc (formerly CDC Group Plc) and Michael Turner
Work highlights
Acting for Unitel S.A. in its £580m+ claims for repayment of funds and enforcement of security and/or damages followings a series of events of default against a Dutch company owned by Isabel dos Santos (whose business empire and fortune were exposed by the so-called "Luanda Leaks").
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Sivan Daniels
Alex Unger
Practice head
Richard Clayton
Other key lawyers
James Herring; Sivan Daniels; Alex Unger