REFERENCES
Financial Institutions
Case 1> Arrangement of long term Advising Bank Facility for the successive placement of Syndicated SLCs issued for JV of major oil companies.
Value: OM 9
Lead advisor to the beneficiary
Case 2> Insolvency of global broker based in the USA. Strategic advice to executive board member (UK national) in relation to class actions and regulatory liability,.
Trials and Appeals (Financial List)
Leading reported market abuse cases>
Davidson (placement IPO, derivatives, cost against FCA), FSMT,
Lead counsel for director of spread betting firm.
Swift (derivatives trader, DMA ,CFD layering) UT CA
Da Vinci (asset manager, DMA spoofing, first civil action) HC CA
Lead Cousel for the institutions
Trial and Appeals (Administrative & EU law)
International Roth> Landmark case on legality of financial administrative penalties (UK border control, road transport) CA HC.
Counsel (lead by Lord Lyell, Lord Lester) for UK & European road transport firms
Oil & Gas Decommissiong Planning Regulation M&A
Case1> Creation of 20 year term, innovative Decommissisoning Security Arrangements relating to mature onshore/offshore hybrid oil field development. (Wytch Farm)
Lead Counsle for the Regulator.
Case 2>Russia/CH takeover
Angaro-Lenskoy NG Field
Reserves O.M. 12 cbm
Deal structure and strategic advice to the investor.
Aviation Restructuring
Advising on resolution of strategic and legal issues in relation to long term design and production contracts avoiding ICC arbitration.
Aircraft A380
Lead advisor to N.N.
Trial &Appeals X Border Crime
Acted a amicus curiea on foreign evidence/itelligence.
Multiple successful and reported sentencing appeals in importation and facilitation cases,