Thomas W.Besant (Tom)

Tom Besant represents large corporations and individuals in various contentious matters, including contractual, fraud, shareholder/joint venture, and antitrust disputes.

Tom's recent experience includes: representing a large private equity fund in International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration proceedings relating to an investment in the Nigerian pensions sector involving numerous complex regulatory and currency conversion issues; representing Mastercard in proceedings in the High Court, Competition Appeals Tribunal, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court relating to allegations that its interchange fees and certain network rules are anticompetitive; representing a large refiner of precious metals in London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) proceedings relating to the purchase of precious metal involving allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation; representing a manufacturer of passenger transit vehicles in High Court proceedings relating to breach of warranties under a sale and purchase agreement; and representing an ultra high net worth individual in a complex dispute relating to a joint venture for the redevelopment of a Caribbean island involving various litigation (both civil and criminal) and arbitration proceedings across multiple jurisdictions.

In 2018 and 2019, Tom spent seven months seconded to the litigation and regulatory team at Goldman Sachs in London where he advised on a range of matters across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).