Robert Chang, Head of Fideres’s Securities Litigation practice, is a financial market expert with extensive and broad-ranging experience in the areas of securities, commodities, derivatives and structured finance.
Since joining Fideres in 2014, Robert has been instrumental in helping institutional and retail investors to recover billions for his consulting and expert testifying work in over 30 landmark financial market investigations and litigations. His most recent successes include a $508 million partial settlement in the ISDAfix interest rate benchmark class action and a €1.4 billion settlement of securities fraud claims against Steinhoff International Holdings NV (second largest against a European issuer accused of securities fraud).
Robert’s team help law firms, regulators and investors across the globe in litigations and other disputes, from the initial claim filing, through dismissal, discovery, expert testimony and settlement. On his team, Robert is often the main architect for groundbreaking analyses and models used in key filings and testimonies.
Robert completed his MSc in Risk Management and Financial Engineering at Imperial College with distinction. Prior to this, he obtained a BSc Economics degree with distinction from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
Libor-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation, 1:11-md-02262
Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, 4:18-cv-02518
Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates Antitrust Litigation, 1:13-cv-07789
Alaska Electrical Pension Fund v. Bank Of America Corporation, 1:14-cv-07126-JMF
Commodity Exchange, Inc., Gold Futures and Options Trading Litigation, 1:14-md-02548-VEC
Sonterra Capital Master Fund Ltd. v. Credit Suisse Group AG, 1:15-cv-00871-SHS
Treasury Securities Auction Antitrust Litigation, 1:15-md-02673
Apr 2020 – to date
Fideres USA Inc., Director
Dec 2014 – Mar 2020
Fideres Partners LLP, Director
Feb 2012 – May 2012
Ping An Securities, Shenzhen, China, Intern (Investment Bank Department)
Jul 2012 – Sep 2012
Southern Fund Management, Shenzen, China, Macro-Policy Researcher
Jan 2011 – Mar 2011
Citibank, Shenzhen & Shanghai, China, Trainee
2011 – 2014, Imperial College London, MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering, graduated with Distinction
2009 – 2013, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, BSc Economics
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