About
Emma is a member of our Dispute Resolution group. She advises clients in complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial and financial services litigation, as well as international corporate and regulatory investigations.
Emma joined Freshfields in 2011 and is a member of the firm's financial institutions disputes group. Emma specialises in contentious matters in the financial services sector, advising on litigation and enforcement matters. Emma has particular experience handling large scale multi-party disputes, including shareholder litigation and follow-on competition litigation.
Emma has also spent time on secondment to a major client in the banking sector.
Additional Information
- Advising Indivior PLC in its defence of claims brought on behalf of over 100 institutional shareholders under s.90 and s.90A FSMA. The team successfully struck out an attempt to bring the claim as a representative action under CPR 19.1.
- Advising a FTSE 100 retailer in its defence of claims brought by institutional shareholders under s.90A FSMA, as well as related employment claims. The claim was the first mass claim brought under s.90A FSMA.
- Defending a global truck manufacturer in its defence of multi-jurisdictional claims arising out of the trucks-infringement.
- Advising numerous listed companies in relation to internal investigations and regulatory investigations arising out of their regulatory obligations.
- Advising a global financial bank in relation to a cross-border investigation into allegations of trader misconduct in the FX market.
- Acting for a cryptocurrency exchange in High Court proceedings concerning the recovery of digital assets.
- Advising a digital asset provider in relation to a dispute with a contractual counterparty over the development and issuance of a new token.
Emma Probyn
Partner
London Office
100 Bishopsgate
EC2P 2SR London