
Honourary Fellow
Eric Lewis practices in the areas of international litigation and arbitration, serious fraud, banking, international insolvency and complex securities litigation. He has had a central role in disputes arising out of virtually all of the major international fraud and financial collapses of the last quarter century, including serving as counsel to the liquidators of Bank of Credit and Commerce International, Laker Airways, Carlyle Capital, Madoff International, China Medical, Akai Electronics, and Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi Brothers. He has served as lead counsel in numerous cases involving collateralized debt obligations and other complex asset backed securities. He has advised sovereign governments with respect to recovery of the proceeds of corruption as well as defense of ICSID proceedings and attachment of sovereign assets. He has also represented clients in major class action litigation, including Enron, WorldCom, TFT-LCD Flat Panel Litigation and Visa/MasterCard Payment Card Interchange Fee Litigation. He advises and litigates on behalf of international banks and their owners facing regulatory and sanctions challenges, banking resolution entities in Europe, as well as hedge funds and large family-owned conglomerates. He has advised major international clients in the automobile, energy, aviation, hospitality and beverage industries. He has served as an expert on international extradition and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards. He has represented financial institutions and international charities in major public international law disputes.