“一位杰出的律师，提供合理的商业法律建议，帮助客户迅速有效地制定战略方案和法律补救措施”
《法律500强》2017年

概述

Alistair Graham是一名讼辩律师，曾代表客户处理高等法院、上诉法院、上议院枢密院和最高法院的诉讼以及国际仲裁案件。他在替代争议解决方式领域也很有经验，且是一名经过认证的调解员。

Alistair擅长处理金融服务行业的争议案件，特别是直接向企业和个人就白领领域的事宜提供法律意见。他还经常就监管和欺诈调查以及国际资产追踪提供咨询。他是广受欢迎的演讲者和顾问，精通2010年《反贿赂法》下的合规事宜，近期的客户包括投资银行和上市公司。

Alistair曾处理许多国际清算案件，以及涉及合同、疏忽、违反信托、机密信息和担保索赔的争议。他协调并管理了许多复杂的跨境争议事宜。

Alistair处理过一些备受瞩目的案件。他向MGN Pension Trustees Ltd提供法律意见，该公司的资金被Robert Maxwell挪用。他就BCCI、Barings、Enron以及一级方程式赛车运动的控制权争夺战提供法律服务。他代表Morgan Crucible的前首席执行官Ian Norris对抗美国政府将其引渡的开创性企图。他近期协助多家银行处理诉讼案件，涉及在信贷紧缩之前的那段时间买卖的复杂金融产品。

他目前正领导一个英国/美国的跨办事处团队，向某英国上市公司就一项内部调查提供法律服务，并协助该公司回应英国严重欺诈办公室和美国司法部发起的刑事调查。

Alistair曾被借调到英国金融服务管理局（FSA）担任执法顾问，参与了在2000年《金融服务市场法》下引入调查纪律和执法制度的前期准备工作，期间代表FSA处理了一些引人注目的案件。
 

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Acted for:

  • Listed client eOne, the leading Canada-based global mass media and entertainment company now part of the Hasbro toy conglomerate. Originally instructed to support an internal investigation into allegations of fraud arising out of currency trading, we were then instructed to act on the subsequent multi-million pound fraud claim in the High Court, which includes allegations of bribery, dishonesty, deceit, conspiracy and corruption. The value of the claim was in excess of £18 million. The Defendants were Monex Europe, a Foreign Exchange trading company, Prince Marwaha, eOne’s former treasurer, Inderjit Bhatti, eOne’s former assistant treasurer, and companies that Mr Bhatti incorporated. The Claimants settled the claims as against Mr Bhatti and the companies he incorporated in July 2020 and settled the claims against Monex and Mr Marwaha in January 2021, shortly after the exchange of witness statements and service of expert reports, and shortly before the five week trial was due to start.
  • Siemens VAI (SVAI) in a confidential information dispute against a Luxembourg-based competitor, obtaining a springboard injunction to prevent the competitor from continuing recruitment activities (parts of the case are reported at Paul Wurth Limited and Ors v Siemens VAI Metals Technologies Ltd.

 Advised:

  • Ian Norris, the former CEO of FTSE 250 industrial company, Morgan Crucible, in relation to the US Government's attempts to extradite him to the United States under the US/UK extradition arrangements to face criminal charges of price-fixing and obstruction of justice. We secured a significant victory when the House of Lords ruled on extradition and competition law issues in March 2008, defeating the US Government's attempt to re-characterise price-fixing as a conspiracy to defraud in order to make it an extraditable offence. In November 2009 the new UK Supreme Court heard arguments on whether obstruction of justice charges represented sufficient grounds for Mr Norris' extradition.
  • An executive of a major investment bank in relation to the regulatory impact of criminal charges brought against the Bank and the executive in connection with the Parmalat collapse.
  • An international professional services firm on issues of privilege and state immunity, both in the UK and the US.
  • An aviation company facing criminal charges by the US Department of Justice.
  • On the UK aspects of a highly sensitive US/UK investigation in the aviation sector.
  • A global telecoms company in relation to worldwide bribery investigations.
  • A global construction company in relation to Bribery and Bid Rigging investigations.
  • A major oil company in relation to Bribery issues in various emerging markets.
  • An employee of a major trading company facing bribery allegations.

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教育背景

College of Law, Guildford University of Surrey

St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, 文学硕士

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  • 香港
  • 英格兰和威尔斯
  • "'Alistair Graham is an extremely intelligent and knowledgeable partner who is also commercially aware.' 'He is commercial and practical.'" Chambers UK
  • "'Alistair Graham – one of the best partners there is. Masses of experience and never takes his eye off the ultimate question of what is in the best interests of the client.' 'Under Alistair Graham’s dignified leadership, this is a very well run team, all very comfortable in their positions and excelling in their tasks.' 'Alistair Graham is extremely impressive. He is highly intelligent, has boundless energy and is determined to win. Of particular note is his ability to think through future scenarios and prepare thoroughly for them. As a result, he is unflappable and able to pour all of his enormous energy and talent into the job in hand. He is also excellent at dealing with people, whoever they are, and for that reason gets far further with the opposition and concessions they might make than almost any other practitioner.' 'I have worked with Alistair Graham who is excellent. He has wide knowledge of regulatory matters, having worked many years ago at the FCA and run many important cases in this area'. 'One of the leading players in this market. Superbly resourced with real strength in depth and unrivalled knowledge of this area of law.'" – Legal 500
  • Listed in the Hall of Fame and as a key lawyer for Banking Litigation and Commercial Litigation – Legal 500
  • "'Alistair Graham – top of the tree in terms of civil fraud/commercial partners. So experienced, with the ability to cut straight to the issue and focus on what really matters. Absolutely focused on the client’s interests at all times – never loses sight of those. Also great fun to work with.'"  – Legal 500 Fraud
  • "'He is an extremely knowledgeable litigator.'" – Chambers UK
  • "'Alistair Graham is one of the best partners I have worked with, a big beast of the commercial/FS litigation world who has huge experience. Excellent judgement, and very good at driving the case forward.'"– Legal 500
  • A 'Leading Individual' – Chambers UK Financial Crime
  • "'He has long experience, great judgement and is completely dedicated.'" – Chambers UK Financial Crime
  • "A 'very strong commercial litigator with a wealth of knowledge in the contentious financial services field' gleaned through years of private practice in addition to a previous tenure on secondment as Enforcement Counsel to the FSA." – Legal 500 Financial Services
  • "'Dedicated … excellent judgement and a wealth of experience in civil fraud.'"– Legal 500 Fraud
  • "One of the best commercial litigators around" – Legal 500 Commercial Litigation
  • "Noted for regulatory and fraud investigations, white-collar work and international asset tracing" – Legal 500 Banking Litigation
  • "'An outstanding lawyer who provides sound commercial legal advice and helps clients to strategise options and legal remedies promptly and efficiently’ (Banking Litigation). He 'understands clients’ business’ (Commercial Litigation). He is also praised for his ‘ability to understand the client’s business and provide sound legal advice'" (Fraud). – Legal 500
  • "Alistair Graham has deep understanding of white-collar crime issues as well as general commercial litigation. Sources say: ‘He is a very collaborative individual who is easy to work with and brings a sensible, level-headed approach.'" – Chambers UK
  • "Sees the bigger picture … [he's] first-rate" – Legal 500
  • "Alistair Graham of Mayer Brown International LLP has deep white-collar crime experience and a familiarity with the workings of domestic and overseas enforcement agencies such as the SFO and DOJ. Commentators enthuse that he is 'very intelligent with a real sense of strategy and cross-jurisdictional expertise at his fingertips.' He is 'massively experienced and good at managing large-scale litigation.' He is a solicitor advocate with experience in a range of venues including the Court of Appeal and Privy Council in London." – Chambers UK
  • "The 'extremely highly rated' and 'effective' Alistair Graham heads the 'firstrate' practice [corporate crime]." – Legal 500
  • "A 'good problem solver' and 'excellent communicator' who is 'devoted to his clients.' He has experience of advising corporations on anti-bribery compliance and internal investigations." – Chambers UK
  • "An 'excellent lawyer' who 'goes the extra mile for his clients.' He has a strong grounding in financial services disputes and is able to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional cases." – Chambers UK
  • "The 'statesman like' Alistair Graham is a solicitor advocate who often manages complex cross-border disputes." – Chambers Global
  • "The 'highly responsive' Alistair Graham is a 'very good litigator, with the necessary gravitas when representing the client.'" – Legal 500 UK
  • "Alistair Graham boasts particular experience in financial services disputes, banking litigation, regulatory and fraud investigations, and international asset tracing." – Chambers UK
  • "A clear, direct and approachable communicator who has good working relationships with the right barristers" – Chambers UK
  • "Extremely impressive in his client relations" – Chambers UK
  • Alistair and his team's work on the Norris case was singled out by the judges who awarded the team "Litigation Team of the Year" at The Lawyer Awards
  • "Entrepreneurial, problem-solving and reliable" – Legal 500 UK
  • A leading individual for Dispute Resolution and Banking Litigation in Chambers UK, for UK Dispute Resolution in Chambers Europe, for Commercial Litigation in UK Legal 500 and for Dispute Resolution in PLC Which Lawyer?