Huw Jenkin

Huw Jenkin

Partner

Huw is a partner in our Dispute Resolution Department and a member of the firm's Regulatory Investigations Group.

His practice covers a broad range of commercial cases, including disputes involving investment banks, corporates and cases involving civil fraud. Much of his work is high value, complex and international.

Huw was recently one of the lead partners on the multi-award-winning Kaupthing case, in which Travers Smith represented Icelandic lawyer Jóhannes Rúnar Jóhannsson in a claim brought by property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz against Mr Jóhannsson and Grant Thornton UK LLP. The team was awarded Litigation Team of the Year (jointly with Simmons & Simmons) at both The Lawyer Awards 2019 and the Legal Business Awards 2019.

Huw is a member of Travers Smith's Diversity & Inclusion Board and the joint-lead of the firm's Gender Balance Group. He has a keen interest in gender equality and in helping to inspire change and in this area for his colleagues as well as for our clients and the wider community.

Huw regularly writes articles and presents seminars to clients on a range of litigation-related topics.  

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

  • Acting for a European truck manufacturer defending multiple damages claims brought before the English courts (both as individual claims and as collective proceedings) arising from the European Commission's decision in relation to Trucks.
  • Representing Kaupthing and Jóhannes Rúnar Jóhannsson in two Commercial court cases in which the Tchenguiz brothers claimed total damages of £3 billion for an alleged unlawful conspiracy to mislead the SFO.
  • Advising (with Lord Grabiner QC) the Oversight Committee of the Bank of England in connection with its investigation into the role of Bank officials in relation to conduct issues in the foreign exchange market.
  • Representing Sebastian Holdings, Inc. in its multi-billion dollar claim in the Commercial Court against Deutsche Bank arising from a series of exotic derivatives transactions.
  • Acting for The Joint Administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE) in relation to a settlement with a leading global custodian in respect of assets valued at over US$2.5 billion held in a number of jurisdictions.
  • Acting for The Joint Administrators of LBIE in relation to a number of other matters involving issues of banking and insolvency law across a range of counterparties and jurisdictions.
  • Acting for individuals and firms in relation to FCA investigations and enforcement actions and other regulatory and internal investigations.

WHAT OTHERS SAY

A pleasure to work with and a careful, thoughtful lawyer.
The Legal 500
A very hands-on partner, who is all over the details of a case.
The Legal 500
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