Financial Services Litigation

Financial Services Litigation

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Address your legal challenges alongside professionals who have the experience and the industry know-how to address effectively the toughest issues our banking and financial services industry clients face, and to navigate the markets and arenas in which they operate.

Confront your toughest problems with confidence. Leverage strategic and commercially sound advice to defuse a difficult dispute at an early stage. Where litigation is inevitable, we possess the skills to guide you through the legal and strategic challenges of litigation.

Dentons represents a wide variety of industry clients in disputes involving complex financial products, capital markets, financial services transactions and instruments, as well as securities and financial fraud disputes and investigations, in all forums in which these disputes arise.

Drawing upon the industry knowledge and strength of our transactional and regulatory practices in all major financial centers around the globe, you obtain an unparalleled advantage from our interdisciplinary approach. We stand together ready to represent your interests.

Experience

Banque Palatine: Representing the defendant in a lawsuit against Banque Delubac arising out of the termination of an IPO mandate.
Genworth Financial: Lead counsel defending in a federal securities fraud action in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued on behalf of a putative nationwide class of investment clients of Genworth’s Private Client Group, alleging that Genworth Financial Wealth Management misrepresented material facts to them regarding its mutual fund portfolios and their asset allocation strategies, and challenging revenue-sharing arrangements through administrative service fees. The lawsuit claims violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5. Plaintiffs' claims of breach of fiduciary duty have been dismissed by the court.
Individual investor groups: Defending groups of individual investors and banks worldwide from litigation brought by representatives of the estates of Bernard Madoff, Bayou Group and related entities to recover multimillions in transfers or repaid investments. The Madoff case is the first to employ bankruptcy fraudulent transfer litigation against investors for recovery of ordinary withdrawals from their brokerage accounts that are insured under the Securities Investor Protection Act.
Proprietary trader: Securing an important win in federal district court for a proprietary trader and trading firm that were defendants in an action for injunctive relief by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Defeated the CFTC's motion for a preliminary injunction which sought to ban our client from trading in the futures markets while awaiting trial for engaging in the market disruptive practice of "spoofing" (bidding or offering with intent to cancel the bid or offer before execution). The judge deemed the injunction request moot because our client had already imposed voluntary limitations on the size and speed of their trading. The case was closely watched, as it was one of the first times the spoofing law, enacted as part of Dodd-Frank, was challenged in court. After the government's preliminary injunction motion was defeated, a beneficial settlement was reached.
Various Lessors: Advising in the insolvency of Canada 3000 in a case that was litigated up to the Supreme Court of Canada concerning statutory joint and several liability and priority issues in relation to statutory aircraft seizure and detention rights of Canada’s navigation and airport authorities.

Recognition

Dentons Joins Fearsome Foursome

September 20, 2016

Dentons has earned top honors in seven categories and has been selected as a member of an exclusive group of just four law firms in the most recent survey on litigation trends by BTI Consulting. For the first time, Dentons has been included among the "Fearsome Foursome," an honor bestowed upon four elite law firms for their intense approach and fierce tactics in today’s competitive legal market.

Insights

Civil Justice Council publishes final report and recommends "light-touch" statutory regulation of litigation funding

June 6, 2025

United Kingdom: On 2 June 2025, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) published its final report (including recommendations) (the Final Report) on the third-party litigation funding market in England and Wales.

Real Time Gross Settlement a step forward for payment services

May 14, 2025

United Kingdom: In April 2025, the Bank of England published its response to its discussion paper on reviewing access to real time gross settlement (RTGS). Alongside this, it published updated rules on RTGS, an updated access policy and a guide for non-bank payment service providers seeking access to UK payment systems.

What is a determinate period of time – section 459R(2) Corporations Act

May 6, 2025

Australia: The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd v Bryant [2024] FCAFC 167 recently clarified that an extension of time under section 459R(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) does not need to specify a date to be effective.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises FCA on successful defence of judicial review into redress scheme relating to sale of Interest Rate Hedging Products

March 14, 2025

On 7 March 2025 the High Court dismissed a judicial review claim brought by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking (APPG) against the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The case was listed in The Lawyer's Top 20 cases for 2024.

Dentons expands litigation and dispute resolution team in Calgary with new partner Matthew Epp

May 22, 2024

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Matthew Epp as a partner in the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group in Calgary. Matthew is a highly skilled litigator with more than 25 years of experience with complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, class actions and white-collar crime matters.

Dentons Canada expands insurance capabilities with addition of new partner Nathalie Durocher

December 19, 2022

Dentons is pleased to welcome Nathalie Durocher as a partner in the Firm’s Insurance group. An experienced lawyer with deep expertise in insurance law, professional liability and regulatory compliance, Nathalie is a trusted advisor to insurance companies, insurance brokers and financial institutions.

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Recognition

Dentons Joins Fearsome Foursome

Insights

Civil Justice Council publishes final report and recommends "light-touch" statutory regulation of litigation funding

Real Time Gross Settlement a step forward for payment services

What is a determinate period of time – section 459R(2) Corporations Act

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Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises FCA on successful defence of judicial review into redress scheme relating to sale of Interest Rate Hedging Products

Dentons expands litigation and dispute resolution team in Calgary with new partner Matthew Epp

Dentons Canada expands insurance capabilities with addition of new partner Nathalie Durocher

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Recognition

Dentons Joins Fearsome Foursome

Insights

Civil Justice Council publishes final report and recommends "light-touch" statutory regulation of litigation funding

Real Time Gross Settlement a step forward for payment services

What is a determinate period of time – section 459R(2) Corporations Act

News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises FCA on successful defence of judicial review into redress scheme relating to sale of Interest Rate Hedging Products

Dentons expands litigation and dispute resolution team in Calgary with new partner Matthew Epp

Dentons Canada expands insurance capabilities with addition of new partner Nathalie Durocher

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