Experience

Quillon Law

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Michael Barnett is one of the UK’s leading financial markets litigators. He is a commercial litigator with almost 30 years’ experience, the last seven of which he spent as head of litigation at a leading international law firm, which experienced substantial growth during his leadership. Michael is a specialist in high-stakes financial markets disputes. He also has considerable experience in complex fraud and international commercial litigation. He led teams on some of the highest profile cases arising out of the 2008 global financial crisis, including industry-wide banking scandals. Michael acts for the full spectrum of financial markets participants, corporate and high-net-worth investors in securities and structured financial investments and state-owned entities, seeking and resisting recovery of assets. Michael’s reputation for strategic acuity, leading successful teams in high profile cases and strong client management skills has been recognised by his clients and the legal media. He has fought and won major international and domestic cases for his clients in the UK High Court, up to the Court of Appeal, the UK Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice. Show less



Addleshaw Goddard

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Partner and Head of Litigation

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2021

  Michael joined Addleshaw Goddard in 2005 with a brief to build a Finance Litigation practice in London. He proceeded to do so and over the next 10 years built a market-leading finance litigation team, rising to band 2 in the directories, and along the way fighting and winning some of the highest profile banking cases in the UK Courts. He went on to become Head of Litigation at the firm, a role he held for seven years before founding Quillon Law, during which time he oversaw a period of unprecedented growth in the Disputes practice. Show less



SNR Denton

• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• senior solicitor

  • Sep 1992 - Sep 2005