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Banking litigation: investment and retail

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Humphries Kerstetter LLP

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Domestic and international corporates and banks, as well as high-value funds, all turn to the practice at Humphries Kerstetter LLP, a ‘very efficient team with a lot of hands-on litigation experience’. Team head Joanna Pearson is skilled at handling complex financial services litigation and regulatory investigations, with a wealth of experience acting for investors, private equity businesses, and asset managers. James Russell is key to the team, and is ’extremely good at keeping the overarching strategy in view’. Eraldo d’Atri joined the practice from Clifford Chance LLP in September 2024.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very efficient team with a lot of hands-on litigation experience.’

  • ‘Jo Pearson - very good dealing with the detail of a dispute. James Russell - extremely good at keeping the overarching strategy in view.’

  • ‘Punches well above its weight.’

  • ‘Joanna Pearson is a pleasure to deal with. Hillary Baker is always responsive and easy to deal with.’

  • ‘As HK is a disputes boutique, the hands-on experience is immediately seen from the very first iteration. Be it email or a call, the team is always available, including partners.’

  • ‘I have worked with Robert Javin-Fisher who put all the required time and effort towards our matter. With an approach of making sure that business keeps running while litigation is ongoing, Robert has provided us with exceptional real life advice on how to carry out operations, while at the same time was down to earth in settlement negotiations.’

Key clients

  • Uro Property Holdings S.A.(Santander)
  • Series 1 bondholders of Blackmore Bond plc

Work highlights

Acted for Uro Property Holdings S.A. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Banco Santander) in a dispute with BNP Paribas relating to the acceleration of a substantial securitised loan.
Acting for Series 1 bondholders in Blackmore Bond plc in obtaining redress for the collapse of the property investment company.
Acting for a private equity investor defending claims of unlawful means conspiracy in the Commercial Court brought by the existing fund manager of a private equity fund in Luxembourg.

Practice head

Joanna Pearson

Other key lawyers

James Russell; Eraldo d’Atri; Hilary Baker; Robert Javin-Fisher