Sam Bodle

Associate

Emailsam.bodle@us.dlapiper.com

About

Areas of FocusLitigation Arbitration and Investigations Financial Services Financial Services Regulatory Technology Energy and Natural Resources

Bar admissionsCaliforniaEngland and Wales

EXPERIENCE

Representing a large national bank in a high-profile California State Court action brought against it by its former customer
Representing a prominent European bank in relation to a highly complex fraud claim (valued at over $1.5 billion) against its former director and his associates. This involved multi-jurisdictional international arbitration proceedings, insolvency proceedings, as well as interim relief, tracing, and enforcement proceedings in England, Cyprus, the Cayman Islands, Switzerland and Lichtenstein
Representing one of the world's largest banks in a multibillion-dollar ICC international arbitration arising out of the 2008 financial crisis and collapse of ABN Amro. This case was brought against a consortium of the world's largest banks and a state actor
Representing one of the world's largest banks in a dispute with a leading financial services firm over the operation of a portfolio of securitized mortgage loans and specifically, the interested rate hedging products incorporated into that structure
Successfully representing a prominent US payments provider in a number of disputes brought against it by customers and providing regulatory advice on related know your customer (KYC) issues
Representing a leading international bank in defending against a series of swaps mis-selling claims
Representing a foreign exchange and commodities trading house in a brokerage account dispute
Representing a US corporate in relation to Securites and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations launched into potential insider trading by its former CEO and current GC. Successfully resolving the investigation without any further agency action against the client
Representing one of the world's largest tech firms in an internal investigation relating to the causes and response to a high-profile cyber attack on its organization, including advising on an extensive set of remedial measures
Successfully representing an international retailer in defending against enforcement of an arbitral award and enforcing an arbitral award in California State Court, including acting as lead advocate at the merits hearing
Representing one of the world's largest ports and logistics providers in a series of international shareholder disputes and insolvency disputes, including multiple London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) arbitrations and litigation proceedings in Cyprus, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and in the London High Court. At the center of all these proceedings was the allegation that the client had been defrauded of its business interests
Successfully defending the world's largest supplier of natural gas in global enforcement proceedings brought against it in respect of a multibillion-dollar arbitral award
Successfully defending a prominent US biotech company in an LCIA arbitration brought against them by a former sales agent
Representing a US retail giant in its defense of various claims brought by a former supplier arising out of COVID-19
Providing pre-arbitration advice to an international hotel chain in respect of various hotel properties located in Africa and the Middle East