Rhys Corbett

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Rhys Corbett

Rhys Corbett

Partner

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Rhys Corbett

Rhys Corbett

Partner

Rhys Corbett

Partner

London

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Biography

Rhys is a Partner in our Financial Services Disputes and Investigations practice group. He is experienced in advising large financial institutions and corporates on a wide range of complex litigation and regulatory proceedings.

Rhys regularly advises clients in relation to banking litigation matters in both the retail and investment banking spheres. He also has significant experience of multi-party litigation, including in bringing and defending shareholder proceedings pursuant to s.90/90A FSMA.

In the contentious regulatory field, Rhys has acted for clients on a number of substantial FCA investigations and has spent time on secondment to the in-house global investigations team of a major international bank. In addition, he has advised clients in relation to the set up and operation of various high profile regulator-backed compensation schemes.

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