Daniel May

Of Counsel

London

Daniel is an Of Counsel specialising in banking disputes and class actions.

Daniel has substantial experience of high-value commercial disputes in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Competition Appeal Tribunal. These include some of the most complex and high-profile banking disputes, securities class actions and competition damages claims in recent years. Daniel is listed as a Key Lawyer in the firm's Tier 1 Banking Litigation practice in The Legal 500 UK.

He is a solicitor-advocate and spent a number of years in the firm’s in house advocacy group, acting as junior counsel (with Tom Leech QC) in two High Court trials and as sole advocate in a number of other hearings.

Background

Daniel read Classics at Oxford University. He trained at Herbert Smith Freehills and qualified in 2010.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

BNP Paribas in relation to high profile High Court proceedings issued by Vestia, the Dutch social housing authority, in connection with certain historic derivatives transactions. Vestia seeks restitution and/or damages in excess of €300 million
Iveco in its defence of follow-on damages claims arising from the European Commission's settlement decision in Trucks, one of the most high profile competition follow-on damages cases in Europe
JPMorgan in a claim brought by The Libyan Investment Authority in connection with a $200 million derivative transaction
RBS in defending actions brought by shareholder and investor groups claiming approximately £4 billion in connection with the group’s 2008 rights issue, the first major securities class action to be brought in this jurisdiction
Credit Suisse in its successful High Court proceedings against Vestia for the recovery of €83 million payable under various interest rate derivatives