Contentious Rankings
across Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 globally.
Qualified Solicitors
across 10 international
offices.
Specialist Areas Covered
across the full spectrum of dispute resolution.
Ranked Individuals
across Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 globally.
In today’s fast-moving global markets, resolving complex disputes efficiently is essential to protecting a business's interests and its reputation. High-stakes litigation, regulatory challenges, and cross-border risks require strategic, commercially focused solutions.
Clients come to us for our ability to take on bet-the-company disputes. We have strength and depth to advise on all manner of disputes and have long been recognised as having one of the largest and most active leading disputes practices in the markets in which we operate.
We act for FTSE 100 and 250 companies, multinational corporations, financial institutions, States and state-owned entities, and high-net-worth individuals.
We have vast experience in High Court litigation, international and domestic arbitration, and advising and assisting clients outside proceedings, on negotiated dispute resolution (NDR), pre‑litigation counselling, and risk mitigation. Clients benefit from the combination of our procedural expertise and sector insight, to help them navigate risk, protect assets, and achieve the best possible outcome.
A quality commercial litigation team, with strength in depth and key individuals with genuine expertise.’
The Legal 500 UK 2025
We also manage complex proceedings in other jurisdictions and co-ordinate proceedings in multi‑forum litigation.
Our Services
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Aviation Disputes
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Commercial Litigation
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Competition Litigation
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Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure Disputes
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Contentious Tax
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Fraud & Asset Recovery
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Greenwashing Risk
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Group Actions
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Insurance
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International Arbitration
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IP Litigation
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Maritime & Offshore Disputes
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Pensions Disputes
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Private Wealth Disputes
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Property Litigation
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Rail & Bus Disputes
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Regulatory Disputes
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Restructuring & Insolvency
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Sanctions
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Technology, Cyber & Data Disputes
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Trade & Commodities Disputes
Awards and Recognition
Our People
Tal Goldsmith
Partner – Global Co-Head of Commercial Litigation
London
Justin McClelland
Partner - Global Co-Head of Commercial Litigation
London
Ian Childs
Partner - Head of Litigation, Greater China
Hong Kong
Nicolas Demigneux
Paris Managing Partner & Head of Commercial Litigation – Avocat au Barreau de Paris
Paris
John Lewis
Partner - Head of Commercial Litigation, Middle East
Dubai
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