Resolving disputes by litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution is a vital part of corporate risk management and strategy. The globalisation of business and the expansion of the European single market are resulting in more cross-border disputes requiring high quality, co-ordinated advice. In addition, the increasing complexity of regulation at both national and European levels has given rise to a need for solutions not only in a commercial context but also in the regulatory sphere.

We offer clients an unrivalled array of services in litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. We are leaders in:

  • domestic commercial litigation;
  • large-scale multijurisdictional litigation;
  • European and international law disputes;
  • international and domestic arbitration;
  • mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution; and
  • negotiation with, and advocacy concerning, regulatory and government agencies.

We have more than 300 legal professionals, 83 of whom are partners, across Europe, Benelux, Russia, Asia and the US, the dispute resolution group offers a genuinely international service, used to working on complex multijurisdictional cases.

Our work includes a broad range of commercial disputes and work in specialist areas such as banking, financial services and securities, construction and engineering, energy, EU and antitrust, environmental, planning and regulatory, fraud, human rights, insurance and reinsurance law, intellectual property and information technology, international arbitration, product liability, professional negligence, property, public international law, and restructuring and insolvency.

For more information on our dispute resolution practice please contact Rhiannon Pugh, business development executive.

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Commercial Arbitration Law Firm of the Year - Who's Who Legal (2008)

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