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Signature Litigation Signature Litigation is a specialist law firm handling major and complex litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations.

Messages on this profile are not routinely checked and any enquires should be sent to the [email protected]. Signature Litigation is a London-based law firm with offices in Paris and Gibraltar, specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration. Established in April 2012, the practice handles complex multi-jurisdictional disputes for clients, typically in the banking and financial services sector. We have an impressive track record as a leading litigation law firm led by partners who have strong commercial litigation expertise and consistently deliver outstanding results. We ensure that clients are at the heart of everything we do, whilst avoiding the constraints of potential conflict issues. We have also taken advantage of the developments in technology and outsourcing to ensure we are dynamic, efficient and deliver the very best service and legal outcomes for our clients.

Counsel Pietro Grassi will be speaking at the 9th Edition of the São Paulo Arbitration Week, taking place on 19-23 Octob...
16/10/2026

Counsel Pietro Grassi will be speaking at the 9th Edition of the São Paulo Arbitration Week, taking place on 19-23 October.

Pietro is a panelist during the "50 years of S.A.: Corporate disputes, data, AI and the new arbitration market" session on 21 October at 09:30, hosted by Veirano Advogados.

Pietro will be joined by Bianca Longo Campos, Executive Director at Jus Mundi in Brazil, Julio Eduardo Meletti Pereira, Legal Executive | Head of Legal at Sherwin-Williams in Brazil, and Gustavo Ramos, Senior Associate at Veirano Advogados. Partner Priscilla Villa Nova at Veirano Advogados will be moderating the panel.

Register to attend the panel here: https://shorturl.at/I5Bzq

Read more about São Paulo Arbitration Week here: https://www.sparbitrationweek.com.br/

-CCBC - Centro de Arbitragem e Mediação

We are grateful to our clients and professional colleagues for helping us to achieve top rankings in the Chambers UK 202...
15/10/2026

We are grateful to our clients and professional colleagues for helping us to achieve top rankings in the Chambers UK 2027 Guide across an unprecedented nine dispute resolution practice areas, increasing from five in the previous Guide, and supplemented by significant growth in individual rankings.

We have performed strongly across each of our three pillars of dispute work:

- Commercial and Corporate Litigation – promoted to Band 2, a significant milestone for the firm.

- International Arbitration – a new ranking in Investor-State Arbitration (Band 4), alongside our continued ranking in Commercial Arbitration (Band 5).

- Investigations and White Collar – two new rankings in Financial Crime: Individuals (Band 4) and Corporate Crime and Investigations (Band 5).

Our strength in Banking Litigation: Claimant (Band 2) has supported a new ranking in Banking Litigation (Band 4) and Fraud: Civil (Band 3).

We have also retained our Band 1 ranking as a Dispute Resolution Specialist Firm.

Each of our lawyers ranked last year has retained or improved their ranking Ioannis Alexopoulos, Mark Beardsworth, Kate Gee, Tom Snelling, Daniel Spendlove. Congratulations to Duncan Grieve, Tsegaye Laurendeau, Neil Newing and Rory Spillman on their first individual rankings, and to our longstanding ranked partners now recognised in additional categories Graham Huntley, Abdulali Jiwaji.

What the Guide says: “Thoughtfulness and creativity are the most outstanding features of Signature's lawyers. They also have very good judgment and a calm and multifaceted approach to each problem. They are extremely thoughtful, detail driven, hard working and very, very creative.”

Read the full results here: https://signaturelitigation.com/signature-top-ranked-in-the-chambers-uk-2027-guide/

On 20 October in Hong Kong, Partner Tsegaye Laurendeau will debate the motion: 'This House believes that, in a DCF, risk...
13/10/2026

On 20 October in Hong Kong, Partner Tsegaye Laurendeau will debate the motion: 'This House believes that, in a DCF, risk should be accounted for in the cash flows rather than the discount rate' in Delos Dispute Resolution's De Damnis series.

Which approach provides a more accurate and economically sound valuation of a damages claim? Defending the motion with Tsegaye will be Ronnie Barnes, Vice President and Co-Head of International Litigation and Arbitration Practice at Cornerstone Research. Arguing against it will be Lucas Bastin KC, Barrister at Duxton Hill Chambers, and Braden Billiet, Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting.

Alastair Henderson, Independent Arbitrator at Henderson Arbitration, Tang Hanjie Helen, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, and Edward M Taylor, International Arbitration Partner at A&O Shearman, will issue the final verdict.

Access the full programme and register ahead of the event next week here: https://lnkd.in/dY6QMQjg

This week, Partner Tom Snelling will be speaking at Thought Leaders 4’s 6th Annual Class Actions Forum, at Saddlers’ Hal...
12/10/2026

This week, Partner Tom Snelling will be speaking at Thought Leaders 4’s 6th Annual Class Actions Forum, at Saddlers’ Hall, London, from 14 - 15 October.

On Wednesday 14 October at 12.50pm, Tom will join fellow panellists Tim Maltin of Maltin PR, Emma Birch of KP Law and Jeremy Sher of DLA Piper to discuss ‘Effective Communications Strategies in Group Actions’.

The panel will examine how parties can best protect their reputations in high-profile group proceedings, exploring strategies for managing media scrutiny, aligning legal and communications approaches, and engaging effectively with key stakeholders. Discussions will also address the challenges posed by social media, misinformation and crisis communications.

Signature Litigation Partner Becca Hogan will also be attending the Forum.

Signature’s group action litigation practice has extensive experience representing clients in complex, high-value class actions. The team regularly acts in major cross-border disputes, with particular expertise across the financial services, manufacturing and industrial sectors.

Read more about the Forum and register to attend here: https://thoughtleaders4.com/tl4-disputes/event/the-uk-class-actions-forum-the-6th-annual/agenda

We are pleased that our Frankfurt office has been ranked in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyer’s Best Law Firms Germany and...
12/10/2026

We are pleased that our Frankfurt office has been ranked in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyer’s Best Law Firms Germany and in Handelsblatt’s ‘Germany’s Best Law Firms’, recognised for our construction disputes practice.

The Best Law Firms rankings recognise leading firms for their professional excellence and reputation across key practice areas, drawing on client feedback, peer evaluations and industry insights.

Signature's ranking reflects the strength and standing of our Frankfurt office’s construction and infrastructure disputes practice nationally.

Read more here: https://signaturelitigation.com/signature-litigation-frankfurt-recognised-in-best-lawyers-best-law-firms-germany-2027-edition/

In his recent article for the Law Society Gazette, Counsel Alasdair Glass discusses the private credit sector’s liquidit...
09/10/2026

In his recent article for the Law Society Gazette, Counsel Alasdair Glass discusses the private credit sector’s liquidity crunch, and the disputes that may follow.

Against a backdrop of rising investor redemptions and banks restricting the leverage available to private credit funds, Alasdair considers where disputes are likely to arise, from challenges over gating mechanisms and asset valuations to mis-selling and misrepresentation claims and disputes between funds and their lenders.

Alasdair also outlines the key considerations for legal practitioners advising fund managers, banks and investors, as market conditions become more challenging and the sector’s disclosure and governance frameworks come under greater scrutiny.

Read Alasdair's article here: https://signaturelitigation.com/alasdair-glass-discusses-the-private-credit-sectors-liquidity-crunch-and-the-disputes-that-may-follow-in-the-law-society-gazette/

Partners Mark Beardsworth and Duncan Grieve, and associates Sharon Takhar and Nikara Rangesh discuss OFSI's largest Russ...
09/10/2026

Partners Mark Beardsworth and Duncan Grieve, and associates Sharon Takhar and Nikara Rangesh discuss OFSI's largest Russian sanctions penalty to date. This was a fine of £4.7m on Citibank for 970 payments worth approximately £19.7m.

Mark, Duncan, Sharon and Nikara's article was published in Global Relay Intelligence & Practice, and can be read in full here: https://signaturelitigation.com/mark-beardsworth-duncan-grieve-nikara-rangesh-and-sharon-takhar-discuss-ofsis-largest-russian-sanctions-penalty-in-global-relay-intelligence-practice/

We are delighted that Signature Litigation has been shortlisted in two categories at the Citywealth IFC Awards 2027:Law ...
08/10/2026

We are delighted that Signature Litigation has been shortlisted in two categories at the Citywealth IFC Awards 2027:

Law Firm of the Year – Litigation
Law Firm of the Year – Gibraltar

The Citywealth IFC Awards highlight leading professionals, advisers and wealth managers for HNW individuals, as voted for by peers and clients across the industry. These shortlistings reflect the strength and standing of Signature Litigation’s leading disputes practice in Gibraltar.

Read the shortlist in full and vote here: https://www.citywealthmag.com/ifc-awards-shortlist-2027/

More than a decade after the 1MDB scandal, Partner Simon Fawell comments on the scandal's reputational impact and its wi...
07/10/2026

More than a decade after the 1MDB scandal, Partner Simon Fawell comments on the scandal's reputational impact and its wider implications across the global financial sector in Professional Wealth Management.

In the article, Simon said: “The 1MDB scandal has given the banks involved a major reputational hit.”

He continued: “But it has also had a huge impact across the sector, given how many financial institutions have become embroiled in allegations and because the failings have largely been found to be institutional rather than banks being able to pass them off as one or two bad actors within huge organisations.”

Read Simon's full comments here: https://shorturl.at/khHb2

Partner Emmanuèle Lutfalla and Associate Louis Fer explore why AI losses have no natural insurer in Actuarial Post. As ...
06/10/2026

Partner Emmanuèle Lutfalla and Associate Louis Fer explore why AI losses have no natural insurer in Actuarial Post.

As businesses increasingly integrate AI into decision-making, Emmanuèle and Louis argue that greater transparency around AI development will be essential if the insurance market is to develop sustainable solutions. They also note that the legal and insurance frameworks governing accountability will need to evolve alongside AI technology.

Read their article by following the link here: https://shorturl.at/e9WP3

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