Banking and finance litigation

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Our banking and finance litigation practice enjoys a reputation for blending financial and litigation expertise with a keen eye for detail.

Our commercially focused and commonsense approach has earned us regular case referrals from other leading international and City firms, plus coveted places on the panels of a number of international banks.

Featuring leading litigation lawyers with Legal 500 and Chambers recognition, our team often deals with many of the largest disputes of the day. From routine lending, syndicated loans, investments, capital markets and derivatives to international trade financing and sovereign debt problems, we have the experience to assist you.

We are a past winner of the Legal Business award for Dispute Resolution team of the Year and have been shortlisted for The Lawyer's 2009 award for Litigation Team of the Year.

We can help you with:

  • Investment disputes
  • Capital markets disputes
  • Disputes involving the full range of financial products and structures including: securitisations, investment funds, hedge funds and trusts, CDOs, ABCP, swaps, derivatives and options, repos and forward sale transactions, TEPs, TIPPs, GDRs, ADRs, Islamic finance structures, loan notes, promissory notes and bonds 
  • Private and retail banking disputes
  • Trade finance disputes including: letters of credit, performance bonds, guarantees and bills of exchange 
  • Recovery strategies
  • Banker-customer disputes 
  • Commodity claims
  • Asset finance disputes 
  • Fraud and asset tracing 
  • Regulation

Outstanding track record

Chambers UK 2008

"The kind of top client service that is hard to find"

Chambers UK 2009

"The sheer commitment of Stephenson Harwood is key to its success"

Chambers UK 2010

"Total dedication"

Asia Pacific Legal 500 2009/2010

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