Counsel
Ruth Malone
Banking & Finance Litigation, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement
"Ruth Malone displays determined focus. She is attentive, knowledgeable and always thorough. She tirelessly works to execute to our needs whilst continuously improving regular business processes. She strives to foster close relationships with her business colleagues. Ruth’s range and depth of financial crime risk knowledge are second to none."
Overview
Clients turn to Ruth Malone for her extensive experience advising on disputes and contentious regulatory investigations. She is a knowledgeable litigator who advises financial institutions, and she has deep institutional knowledge as a result of secondments to two leading international investment banks.
Ruth has represented clients on a wide range of multi-party matters, many with cross-jurisdictional elements, including fraud, mis-selling and misrepresentation claims and professional negligence. Ruth advises on disputes involving credit default swaps, CDOs (structuring and portfolio management), bond issuances, Public Private Partnerships, structured investment vehicles and investment trusts.
Experience
- Conducting an internal investigation on behalf of a multinational company into potential breaches of risk and compliance controls and allegations of impropriety.
- Secondment to UBS Investment Bank, working with the EMEA Litigation department, advising stakeholders at the bank on a broad range of legal issues.
- Advising an international bank in-house in relation to a global investigation arising from a deferred prosecution agreement regarding financial crime risk and compliance. The role involved advising and supporting the bank on a broad range of issues arising from the multi-jurisdictional reviews conducted by independent monitors appointed by various regulators (both UK and foreign).
- Advising an investment bank and an asset manager on a complex cross-border dispute arising out of credit default swap transactions, raising issues of jurisdiction (with related proceedings in Germany), misrepresentation, abuse of authority to enter into transactions, agency and portfolio management.
UBS AG (London Branch) & Anor v Kommunale Wasserwerke Leipzig GmbH [2014] and [2010] (Commercial Court).
Recognition
- Listed as a rising star and as a key lawyer for Banking Litigation. "Ruth Malone displays determined focus. She is attentive, knowledgeable and always thorough. She tirelessly works to execute to our needs whilst continuously improving regular business processes. She strives to foster close relationships with her business colleagues. Ruth’s range and depth of financial crime risk knowledge are second to none". "Ruth is a counsel to note" - Legal 500
Education
- The College of Law, Guildford, Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
- University of Leeds, LLB (Hons)
Admissions
- England and Wales
Courts
- Solicitor Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience (Civil)