Stephen Moi

Clients also engage Stephen in internal investigations and contentious regulatory matters. During his two-year secondment to the firm’s Hong Kong office, he acted for a leading international bank in a group-wide investigation and monitorship concerning financial crime, compliance, and corporate governance related matters.

Stephen serves as a partner in charge of Pro Bono for the London office, and is the client relationship partner for Save the Children and The Royal Ballet & Opera (The Royal Opera House).

• A number of leading casinos in multi-jurisdictional litigation in connection with asset recovery enforcement actions, involving cross-border issues concerning jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, proprietary remedies, and bankruptcy and insolvency petitions.
• UBS in English Commercial Court proceedings concerning single-tranche CDOs and credit default swaps entered into with a municipal water company: UBS v. Kommunale Wasserwerke Leipzig GmbH and others [2014] EWHC 3615 (Comm).
• A bank in a Commercial Court trial against a claim brought by a pension fund in respect of investments made in a structured investment vehicle under a securities lending programme: Första AP-Fonden v. Bank of New York Mellon and others [2013] EWHC 3127 (Comm).
• Various Private Equity clients in post-completion disputes, including claims involving breach of warranty, contractual interpretation, expert determination, and other issues arising from acquisition and dispositions.
• Various clients in contentious restructuring matters, both on the creditor side and debtor side, and for insolvency practitioners, restructuring advisors, and company directors.
• Various clients in joint venture, shareholder, and corporate governance disputes, including unfair prejudice petitions.
• Various clients on cross-border issues in support of litigation and arbitration, including on multi-jurisdictional document production and on compelling witnesses to give depositions and other evidence pursuant to the Hague Evidence Convention or for section 1782 applications.

Arbitration

Acted for:

• An Indian energy company in an ICC arbitration regarding a contractual dispute arising from an LNG infrastructure project.
• An international bank in a multi-party arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules concerning disputed payment calculations in relation to a cross-border oil pipeline.
• An oil refinery in LCIA arbitration proceedings concerning the supply of crude oil.
• An oil company in LMAA arbitration proceedings arising out of exploration and production activities offshore Brazil.
• Various corporates in ICC and LCIA arbitrations regarding disputed derivative contracts under ISDA Master Agreements, including in relation to allegations concerning invalidity, misselling, fraud, negligence, and foreign exchange controls.

Investigations

• Advising the Independent Reviewer of the Connaught Review concerning the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) supervision of the collapsed Connaught Income Fund Series 1, including conduct of the investigation and preparation of the public report. Identified lessons to be learned by the FCA, all of which were publicly accepted.
• Acting for a global financial institution in an enterprise-wide compliance investigation into its financial crime risk controls arising out of a deferred prosecution agreement.
• Advising the Liquidators of a manufacturing company on investigations into, and litigation arising out of, suspicious and potentially fraudulent transactions, following a pre-packaged administration.
• Investigation into alleged corrupt practices in the Brazilian and Canadian operations of a European company. Conducted remediation measures, including advising on related litigation, termination of third-party contracts, and dismissal of employees, and engagement with internal stakeholders and the client’s key customers.
• Investigation into whistleblowing allegations concerning an oil and gas client, including advising on communications with regulators.
• Investigation into conduct-related whistleblowing allegations within a financial institution.