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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‘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.’
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.
Practice head
Joanna Pearson
Other key lawyers
James Russell; Eraldo d’Atri; Hilary Baker; Robert Javin-Fisher