A&O Shearman
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A&O Shearman is recognised for its ‘excellent banking litigation team with a deep bench’, with significant expertise representing leading global banks and financial institutions on the gamut of high profile disputes. The team is particularly noted for the scale of its market knowledge, leveraging the expertise of the pure finance, capital markets, and regulatory practices of the firm. The practice commended for its ’strength in depth’ is led by Mahmood Lone, adept at advising global institutions on cases with allegations of fraud or misselling. Lone is skilled at handling derivatives and structured finance litigation. Also with derivatives and structures finance expertise is Andrew Denny, further noted for his syndicated lending knowledge. Michael Godden is experienced at handling debt capital markets, commodities, and trade finance disputes, while Arnondo Chakrabarti is noted for his work on many of the firm’s leading mandates. Susanna Charlwood is the ‘real deal’, and is key to the team that includes Juliet de Pencier and Rosie Hoskins.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- ‘Mahmood Lone - very clever, very detailed. Susanna Charlwood - always willing to fight extremely hard for her clients.’
- ‘Excellent banking litigation team with a deep bench.’
Key clients
- Citi Commerzbank MGT Tesside Limited Cantor Fitzgerald ING Floreat Fixed Income SA Revolut
Work highlights
Acting for Citi in long-running and highly publicised litigation based on the EC’s decision that Citi and certain other banks infringed competition law in relation to conduct in the spot foreign exchange markets.