Overview
Billy advises on complex commercial, banking, and civil fraud disputes, often involving jurisdictional, conflict of laws, and sanctions issues. Many of the cases that Billy works on also involve the coordination of parallel proceedings in foreign courts.
He has extensive trial experience and has worked on several billion dollar disputes, including: a complex shareholder dispute between three Ukrainian businessmen including total claims and counterclaims valued at over US$1.5 billion*; an LCIA arbitration concerning alleged breaches of contract and disclosure obligations under a JVA relating to a multinational oil and gas exploration and production company*; and an expedited ICC arbitration concerning a licence agreement for the development and commercialisation of a critical medical treatment.*
Most recently, Billy acted for the defendant bond issuer in Commercial Court proceedings concerning a dispute over Loan Participation Notes, successfully obtaining an order setting aside the claim form, which the claimants had sought to amend to include claims exceeding US$250 million and €50 million. He also acted successfully in an expedited Commercial Court trial concerning the purported removal and appointment of the trustee of two US$50 million series of Loan Participation Notes.
Billy also has experience obtaining and resisting urgent interim relief, including worldwide freezing orders and anti-suit injunctions.
*Indicates a matter from a previous firm.
