Securities Derivatives Financial Analysis
To resolve the complex challenges that global financial, energy and commodities markets face, markets participants need innovative, analytical and strategic solutions. Our testifying experts have worked in trading and risk management functions in major financial institutions and energy companies. They have advised clients on high-profile transactions, restructurings/reorganisations, disputes and investigations. Our expertise covers all asset classes and investment products, including fixed income, equities, credit, foreign exchanges, cryptocurrencies, energy, commodities, derivatives and structured products, securitisation and alternative investments.
Securities, derivatives and bespoke financial instruments: Global financial markets are increasingly complex, creating ever more complex challenges. To resolve the complex challenges that global financial, energy and commodity markets face, markets participants need innovative, analytical and strategic solutions. Our testifying experts have worked in trading and risk management functions in major financial institutions and energy companies. We have advised clients on high-profile transactions, disputes and investigations involving global capital markets, energy and commodity industries. Our expertise covers all asset classes and investment products, including fixed income, equities, credit, foreign exchanges, cryptocurrencies, energy, commodities, derivatives and structured products, securitisation and alternative investments.
How We Help
Our experts have traded global markets across all asset classes, built and managed leading trading businesses, and advised on a broad range of transactions, disputes and litigation involving global capital markets, energy and commodity industries. We continually invest in intellectual capital and proprietary methods and technology.
Securities, Commodities & Derivatives Disputes, Litigation and Arbitration
Clients rely on our deep expertise and experience with financial and physical commodities and derivatives...
Clients rely on our deep expertise and experience with financial and physical commodities and derivatives across asset classes to deliver comprehensive and objective evidence with impact. By leveraging our valuation, trading, investment management, transactional, risk management and regulatory insights, we are able to provide sophisticated, rigorous and transparent analysis to support our independent, expert testimony across all major asset classes and products, such as:
- Market abuse and manipulation, such as spoofing
- Competition litigation (e.g., LIBOR, FX, SSAs, ISDA fix, CDS)
- Secured financing (GMRA, GMSLA) transactions
- Early termination of derivatives (ISDA)
- Commercial arbitration of energy commodity supply contracts (e.g. price review arbitration for natural gas supply contracts)
- Structured products (e.g., exotic derivatives, hybrid derivatives), structured finance and securities litigations
- Investment suitability (e.g., misrepresentations, mismanagement, broker-dealer disputes involving suitability)
- Investor protection (best execution, negligence, front-running, minority shareholder squeeze-outs)
- LIBOR transition pre-litigation advisory
Our experts advise parties and assist courts, arbitral tribunals and mediations internationally by providing expert evidence on complex systemic or specific issues facing the industry.
Financial Markets Investigations
Financial institutions, regulatory bodies, competition authorities, and law firms often engage us when they...
Financial institutions, regulatory bodies, competition authorities, and law firms often engage us when they need support to conduct independent investigations in various contexts, such as:
- Competition investigations (e.g., alleged anticompetition behaviour involving interest-rate benchmarks, FX, CDS, SSAs)
- Regulatory monitorships
- Market disruption and market abuse (e.g., spoofing, frontrunning, pump and dump)
- Sales practice matters
- Algorithm trading
- Rogue or insider trading
- High-profile financial scandals
- Internal disciplinary and compliance investigations
- Fraud investigations (e.g., accounting fraud, misreporting/hidden losses, mis-valuation, fraudulent commissions, etc.)
- International tax controversies (e.g., Cum-EX, transfer pricing)
With our experience with trading systems, market environments and prevailing practices, our experts are well-positioned to assist institutions with (i) sourcing and extracting the information necessary to respond to internal or regulatory requests and (ii) analysing the information in light of the investigated activities to form a view on the merits of the allegations they are subject to.
Our industry experience, integrity and investigative independence often lead our team of experts to be selected and serve in some of the world’s most complex corporate monitor engagements.
Digital Assets & Cryptocurrencies
Our blockchain and cryptocurrency experts are uniquely positioned to provide valuable insights into various...
Our blockchain and cryptocurrency experts are uniquely positioned to provide valuable insights into various aspects of cryptocurrencies, including anti-money laundering (AML) issues. We draw upon our knowledge of the economics and valuation of digital tokens, their trading patterns, and the evolving regulatory environment. The solutions we offer in the context of AML investigations, regulatory probes and private litigations are leveraged and enhanced through our partnerships with top blockchain/cryptocurrency researchers, long experience working with regulators, and our advanced data analytics platform. Our areas of expertise include:
- Economics of blockchain, tokens, smart contracts and Apps
- Token intrinsic valuation, liquidity and decentralisation analysis
- Token event studies, market manipulation, loss causation and damages analysis
- Digital asset transaction reviews, monitoring and tracing
- Assessment and development of AML/KYC compliance programs
- Cybersecurity and computer forensics
- Crypto-asset identification and recovery
