LALIVE has a dedicated focus on banking litigation. This specialisation in contentious work is provided to a wide breadth of clients, including banks and financial institutions, corporates, insurance companies, funds and high-net-worth individuals. Nicolas Ollivier oversees the department and is regularly involved in cases involving bank bankruptcy and structured products. He leads the team alongside fellow head Benoît A. Mauron. Sandrine Giroud focuses on financial disputes, fraud and asset recovery.
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Work highlights
Represented an ultra-high net worth individual in a claim against Credit Suisse.
Represented institutional AT1 investors and asset managers.
Represented an international commodities trading house in a dispute regarding the financing of a company using international sales of goods and letters of credit, which were in turn allegedly used by third parties to defraud the bank guaranteeing the transactions.
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Practice head
Benoît A. Mauron; Nicolas Ollivier
Other key lawyers
Sandrine Giroud