About
James is a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution team in London, with a focus on commercial disputes, group litigation, and contentious risk management across several sectors including life sciences, manufacturing, technology and extractives.
James joined the firm in 2017 and has worked in our London and Berlin offices.
Additional Information
- Advising a global mining group on threatened litigation in the English High Court concerning human rights and environmental issues in a foreign jurisdiction.
- Acting for a major automotive group in the Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation and the VW NOx Emissions Group Litigation over several years.
- Advising a global pharmaceutical group on litigation and investigations management issues arising from a series of interlinked M&A transactions.
- Advising a global pharmaceutical company on a contractual dispute concerning the allocation of liability for a significant foreign judgment.
- Advising several global extractives company on the management of various environmental and human rights risks in their supply chains.
- Advising a global pharmaceutical group on the separation and spin-off of its generics and biosimilars division.
- Advising clients how to engage effectively with and, where necessary, challenge regulators responsible for overseeing a variety of sectors.
- Advising a global mining group on supply chain litigation risks in the English Courts.
- Advising a global pharmaceutical group on the management of legacy litigation and investigations ahead of winding down various entities.
- Acting for a leading homelessness charity on an intervention in judicial review proceedings in the High Court concerning gender discrimination in housing policy.
James Smith
Senior Associate
London Office
100 Bishopsgate
London EC2P 2SR