Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP is commended for its ‘excellent legal knowledge across all sectors’, representing leading retail and wholesale banks on high-end disputes. The team is particularly skilled at handling multijurisdictional matters. David Flack heads the team, and is a ’quintessential all-rounder, able to combine excellent technical ability with genuine commercial acumen’. Also key to the team that is a ‘dominant force in the London litigation market’ are Kari McCormick and Jennifer Miles.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The Eversheds team are very responsive and fully involved in assisting us with a major, multi-faceted issue. We value their ability to bring in colleagues from various other departments in the firms when needed.’
‘Excellent legal knowledge across all sectors.'
‘Jennifer Miles. She’s an outstanding banking litigation solicitor. She’s terrifically clever; she’s immensely hard-working; she gets on brilliantly with clients; she runs a big team with total charm and command. She’s as good as it gets.’
‘Excellent cases, strong team, clever, good sense of strategy.’
‘David Flack - extremely intelligent, excellent with clients, good tactical sense, a pleasure to work with.’
‘Eversheds is a dominant force in the London litigation market. It is regularly entrusted with the most significant banking dispute of the day and has an excellent range of technical and commercial knowledge.’
‘David Flack is a first-rate banking litigator. He is the quintessential all-rounder, able to combine excellent technical ability with genuine commercial acumen.’
'As a national firm with substantial offices around the country, it is able to offer much more efficient solutions to the dispute/litigation needs of major financial institutions without any compromise on the quality. It can also create excellent multi-jurisdictional teams from its offices - for example banking in London, supported by insolvency from the midlands.'
'Kari McCormick: top rate in Financial Services Disputes with a particular expertise in regulatory aspects.'
'Really client friendly, willing to go that extra mile. Smart lawyers who get the job done and understand our business.'
Key clients
- HSBC
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Citigroup
- BNP Paribas
- Deutsche Bank
- Nationwide
- Tesco Bank
- TSB
- Metro Bank
- One Savings Bank
- The Co-operative Bank
- FirstRand Bank Limited t/a MotoNovo Finance (and Aldermore Bank plc and MotoNovo Finance Limited)
- Dubai Islamic Bank
- Global Payments
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme
- Doha Bank
- Global Energy Horizons Corporation
- JB Drax Honore (DIFC) Limited
- Revolut Limited
- Arbuthnot Latham
Work highlights
Acting for FirstRank Bank Limited, a leading lender in the motor finance market, on a landmark Supreme Court appeal, with implications both for the motor finance and legal sectors.
Acting for Doha Bank, a major Qatari bank, in relation to several high-profile group claims in the English High Court brought by, in combination, approximately 400 unnamed Syrian citizens who now reside in Europe and the USA around allegations of terrorist financing.
Acting for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on cross-border recoveries actions following failures of firms, for example in respect of pensions losses and recoveries sought from a Turkish property developer.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
David Flack
Other key lawyers
Kari McCormick; Jennifer Miles