Dispute resolution
Baker McKenzie’s London offering works with the support of its international network to cater to a broad range of prestigious clients, advising on high profile and global litigation mandates. The group demonstrates aptitude handling regulatory investigations for financial institutions, with a foundation of expertise in compliance. Hugh Lyons leads the team, and is particularly adept in litigation arising from financing transactions, as well as restructurings and insolvency. Core team members include Marc Florent, who is strong in structured finance disputes, Philip Annett, whose practice covers investigations and compliance matters, and Mark Banks.
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Profile
Work Department
Banking & Finance; Dispute Resolution
Position
Hugh Lyons is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Dispute Resolution department, based in London. He has extensive experience of high-profile and high-value commercial and financial disputes. His clients include major corporates, financial institutions and leading insolvency practitioners. Much of his work arises from disputed financing transactions, restructuring and insolvency, fraud and financial misconduct. He is also actively involved in the Firm's pro bono offering.
Hugh is recognised for his practice by Legal 500, while Super Lawyers ranks him a “Top Rated Attorney in London” in the categories of commercial litigation, fraud and insolvency & bankruptcy.
Hugh is a member of the Insolvency Lawyers Association and a fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals.
Hugh regularly advises clients on litigation and investigations arising from financing transactions, restructuring and insolvency, fraud and financial misconduct. In such cases, Hugh helps clients both to formulate a strategic response to their issues and to decide how best to engage with regulators and prosecuting authorities.
Hugh has extensive experience representing clients involved in disputes in the Middle East, where he is admitted as an advocate before the DIFC Courts, as well as in other jurisdictions including the Caribbean, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore and the US.
Languages
English
Memberships
- Association of Business Recovery Professionals - Fellow
- Insolvency Lawyers Association
- Commercial Litigators' Forum - Committee Member
- London Commercial Court Users - Former Committee Member
- Law Society of England & Wales
- Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Courts Civil Advocacy, England and Wales)
- Advocate (DIFC Courts)
Education
- College of Law (L.P.C.)
- University of Bristol (LLM)
- University of Bristol (LLB)
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Testimonials
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- 'Responsive team that consistently delivers high-quality input.' 'Baker McKenzie has exceptionally strong team of very experienced individuals who provide advice which is always insightful, commercially-minded and exactly on-point. The main partner in my cases is Philip Annett (who is excellent).' 'Philip Annett is a masterful lawyer with a wealth of experience in this area. He keeps his head when everyone else is losing theirs! Having previously worked at the Financial Conduct Authority, he possesses an unrivalled depth of experience, insight and skills in the financial services world. He knows every inch of the financial services world and brings that hugely valuable experience to the fore when issues arise in cases.'
Key clients
- Bank of Baroda Barclays BNP Paribas Polska SA BNP Paribas Trust Corporation Citi Metro Bank Monex Europe Markets Limited Official Receiver of the Bangkok Bank of Commerce Public Company Limited RS Fund II TBC Bank
Work highlights
Acting for the Bank of Baroda. The Bank of Baroda is an Indian state-owned bank that is India's second largest public sector bank and which serves over 160 million customers across 8200 branches in 17 countries.
Acting for BNPP in connection with a complex bond claim against Uro, a Spanish property holding company which owns essentially all of Santander’s bank branches in Spain.
Acting for senior executives, who have been subject to FCA and PRA investigations into the circumstances and events that led to a widely publicised risk-weighted assets adjustment (or material accounting adjustment) for the bank in January 2019 and subsequent enforcement actions.