Funds Litigation
Allen & Overy boasts deep experience of advising alternative lenders and investment fund managers on a broad range of litigation.
Our litigators around the world take a practical and commercial approach to resolving disputes as efficiently and effectively as possible, working for funds on disputes involving acquisitions and sales, commercial contracts, mis-selling and insolvency.
Examples of our fund litigation work include advising:
- Over 30 international investors (including many private equity funds) in ten different claims under the Energy Charter Treaty against the Kingdom of Spain, relating to investments in renewable energy plants in Spain.
- A major international hedge fund in relation to the theft of highly valuable information and trading strategies by a former UK employee. The case involves civil and criminal proceedings and injunctions in a number of jurisdictions including England, Hong Kong and the U.S.
- A global private equity fund in relation to a EUR350m claim against it concerning the amount of additional consideration payable following the acquisition and subsequent disposal of a major brewing business.
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Publications: 06 March 2024
Shifting Strategies in U.S. Intellectual Property Disputes: Lessons from 2023
For Taiwanese corporates developing critical technologies in the face of shifting global supply chains, the need to protect intellectual property assets has never been more pressing. The biggest…
Publications: 05 March 2024
Changes in the global patent litigation landscape: The impact of the UPC
The global patent landscape shifted very significantly in June last year, with the opening of the long-awaited European Unified Patent Court (the UPC). This single, one-stop judicial framework…
Publications: 20 February 2024
FCA and PRA enforcement themes and trends 2023: a shake-up
A shake-up is underway at the UK financial services regulators. For the first time, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed co-Directors of its Enforcement and Market Oversight Division,…
Blog Post: 20 December 2023
D&I as a non-financial risk: considerations for control functions
Proposals from the UK financial regulators aimed at improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the UK financial services sector include an explicit expectation for all in-scope firms to consider a…