John is a partner in Travers Smith's Dispute Resolution Department.
John’s practice encompasses a broad range of complex and high-value commercial disputes, with a focus on financial markets and investment disputes. He is described by clients as "an exceptional partner - highly intelligent, hard-working, calm, measured and practical, with excellent client-handling skills, even with the most difficult clients". He is also one of London’s leading practitioners in the field of cryptoassets, smart contracts and blockchain technology, having acted on Tulip Trading — the leading English case on the legal status of cryptoassets and the duties owed by blockchain developers — and is recognised by The Legal 500 as “a first-rate lawyer in the crypto area”.
John acts for investment banks and other financial institutions, alternative asset managers, corporates and UHNW individuals in high-value, cross-border litigation before the English courts, with particular depth of expertise in banking and finance, capital markets, private capital, securitisations, and derivatives and structured products disputes. In the fintech space, he acts for both crypto-native and traditional financial institutions on trading, asset recovery and governance matters. His articles are regularly published in journals, including Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, and he is frequently invited to speak at leading industry conferences.
John's broader practice spans post-M&A and shareholder disputes, civil fraud, and professional negligence claims.