Max Mallin
Call: 1993
Education: MA (Cantab)
Languages: Italian, Spanish
Email: mallin@11sb.com
Tel: 020 7831 6381 (440#)
Max's Clerks
Gary Collins
Max Mallin Profile
Before coming to the Bar Max Mallin spent a number of years working in international investment banking, both on Wall Street and in the City. He worked in international capital markets first as a trader and ultimately as head of international bond trading in London. This experience gives him significant expertise in financial markets litigation and cases in this area have included disputes in commodity and foreign exchange markets; claims for negligent advice in relation to financial investments and (particularly recently) cases concerning spread-betting in financial instruments.
Max's practice covers all aspects of general commercial and company-related litigation with a particular focus on:
- Contract disputes
- Commercial fraud (including claims by liquidators)
- Financial markets disputes
- Partnership disputes
- Conflicts of laws and jurisdictional issues
- Shareholder disputes (including minority shareholder petitions)
- Claims against directors (including such claims by liquidators)
- Arbitration claims
- Professional negligence
Max is recommended by the directories as a leading barrister in commercial litigation and civil fraud
Max Mallin is "quick on his feet, bullish and forthright." (Chamber & Partners 2010)
"Few understand finance-related litigation and commercial fraud better than Max Mallin. A man with Wall Street and City banking experience, he is ‘utterly au fait with the world of high finance." (Chambers & Partners 2009)
"Down to earth" Max Mallin of 11 Stone Buildings puts his banking background to good use and has impressed clients in a number of high-profile travel fraud cases." (Chambers & Partners 2009)
Max Mallin is "strikingly good, thorough, hard working and staright." (Legal 500 2009)