In January 2022, the firm welcomed 'top-class lawyer' Richard Viegas from Collyer Bristow LLP, where he headed up the commercial litigation department.
Richard is widely recognised as one of London's leading litigators, having successfully acted in a wide range of banking, fraud, insolvency and commercial disputes as well as international arbitrations.
He has advised on numerous high value corporate disputes, acting for clients in a diverse range of sectors including technology, fintech, life sciences, real estate, private wealth, data protection, media, licensing, defamation, mining and energy.
His banking and financial disputes expertise involves claims for both investment and retail banks, VCs, hedge funds, investment funds, asset managers, private equity, accountancy firms, family offices and individual bankers.
He is recognised as a leading lawyer for insolvency disputes, acting on some of the market's most high profile matters, both for office holders and for those facing insolvency.
Richard is the Co-Head of Litigation Funding at Taylor Wessing and has unparalleled experience in matters relating to litigation funding, having succeeded at trial on some of the market's largest funded matters. His track record of winning at trial means that he is regularly instructed to take cases over from other firms. He also acts for and advises a number of litigation funders on issues unique to the litigation funding market.
In January 2022, the firm welcomed 'top-class lawyer' Richard Viegas from Collyer Bristow LLP, where he headed up the commercial litigation department.
‘Richard Viegas is a top-class lawyer whose in-depth experience and knowledge consistently produces excellent results – a real pleasure to work with.’
"Richard Viegas has established himself as a person clients can go to if they want to change representations."
"Technical and tactical expertise and a great ethic of client communication, which is regular and clear. Richard Viegas is excellent in his clear and incisive thinking and superb at presenting relevant information to the client in a clear and digestible manner. It is clear to us Richard Viegas has created a litigation practice that is a cut above the rest in London”
“The recommended names for … disputes regarding complex products and financial structures”.
Banking & Finance Disputes Lawyer of the Year (England)
Acted for MUSST Holdings in its successful claims for breach of contract against leading hedge fund Astra Asset Management.
Acting for a breach of contract claim which was successful at trial
Acting for the claimant in successfully bringing multiple complex fraud claims arising from a large MBO.
Acting successfully to resolve a high-profile dispute for breach of contract involving a mainstay of the FTSE 250.
Being instructed in the Court of Appeal on a crucial and far reaching point of law underpinning the entire litigation funding industry
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