Described as ‘extremely high quality’ and ’very pragmatic’, Jones Day‘s multidisciplinary approach to financial services litigation brings together attorneys with backgrounds in financial markets and regulations, appellate litigation, and regulatory enforcement to counsel banks, holding companies, credit unions, and consumer finance groups. Practice group head Jayant Tambe’s broad disputes purview includes domestic and cross-jurisdictional cases relating to securities disputes, antitrust class action litigation, and financial crime allegations. With a deep team of litigators, key names include Howard Sidman, who represents RMBS trustees and servicers in contractual disputes, Lauri Sawyer is a putative antitrust class action specialist, and Kelly Carrero and Amanda Dollinger act on cross-jurisdictional banking litigation. All mentioned attorneys are based in New York.
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- 'They are extremely high quality, very pragmatic, and make an effort to know our people and our needs.'
Key clients
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
- JPMorgan Chase & Co
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
- Deutsche Bank
- Community Financial Services Association of America
- American Bankers Association
- Illinois Bankers Association
- America's Credit Unions
- Illinois Credit Union League
- Trane Technologies
Work highlights
Representing Wells Fargo in a series of lawsuits filed by institutional investors in dozens of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trusts for nearly 10 years.
Representing Deutsche Bank in defeating class certification in a interest rate swaps antitrust litigation matter in the Southern District of New York.
Represented Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and three of its affiliates against claims brought by non-US investors of an offshore fund commenced in their individual capacity, on a class basis, and derivatively on behalf of the fund.
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Practice head
Jayant Tambe
Other key lawyers
Howard Sidman; Lauri Sawyer; Kelly Carrero; Amanda Dollinger