John specialises in advising financial institutions, private capital and high net worth individuals on a range of disputes, including litigation, arbitration, mediation, investigations and advisory work.
John has a particular specialism in advising the wealth management arms of large banks, as well as private banks on a variety of issues including sanctions, insolvency issues, contractual disputes, trust disputes and significant class actions. He also regularly advises private capital clients, particularly on joint venture disputes. John also has a growing practice in the fintech space advising cryptocurrency exchanges. He also has a keen interest on the impact of generative artificial intelligence on financial institutions from a disputes perspective.
John has spent time on secondment at the in-house EMEA litigation department of UBS and was also on secondment to HSF's property litigation team. He is able to utilise his cross departmental expertise to provide clients with holistic advice in a commercial and practical manner.
John is also part of the firm's India Group.
He has been recognised by Legal 500 as a Key Lawyer and is quoted as an "expert in wealth management matters", "a rising star who is thoughtful and effective" (2025), "a rising associate", "an excellent senior associate, definitely one to watch for the future", and "very intelligent, experienced and personable" (2024). It also states that his "ability to horizon scan complex problems and pre-empt potential pitfalls and problems in litigation is a skill to admire and hugely beneficial to his clients" (2025).
Background
John did a law degree at King's College London. He was admitted as a solicitor in September 2015 and was granted higher rights of audience in 2017.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- a leading investment bank in relation to a large class action dispute relating to potential mis-selling of tax related schemes
- a leading investment bank in relation to mortgage repossession proceedings and associated regulatory and bankruptcy issues
- a consortium of lenders in relation to enforcement of their security for a infrastructure project in Ghana
- a leading investment bank in relation to claims relating to the alleged breaches of duties as mortgagee in possession of shares
- Marathon Asset Management in relation to a high court and related claims against its former employees for the theft of confidential documents (The Lawyer, Top 20 case, 2016)
- a family office in relation to various claims fraud claims with a multi-jurisdiction aspect
- a major property development and infrastructure company in relation to a corporate restructuring, in particular regarding trust issues
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