Commercial Litigation

An Introduction
to our Commercial
Litigation Practice

We have particularly deep experience in commercial litigation, financial disputes, contentious restructurings and insolvencies, private equity disputes, fraud / white-collar adjacent disputes, corporate governance and cross-border litigation.

We advise on litigation at the very top end of the market, often involving multiple jurisdictions and parties.

Our litigators are consistently top-ranked by Chambers and Legal 500 and are named as leading lawyers by Law360, New York Law Journal, Who’s Who Legal, and beyond, recognised for their robust and dynamic approach to their market-leading cases.

Representative Experience

“They are brilliant and creative fighters who care for their clients.”

Chambers UK 2023

*Some of the matters listed above are matters on which members of our team were involved at previous firms.

Acting for large group of institutional investors in prospectus liability claim against Glencore plc, for amounts in excess of £2bn.
Acting in complex English court proceedings against the Republic of Mozambique and Credit Suisse with respect to the “tuna bond scandal”, where amounts in dispute are over £500m.
Acting as trustee in complex litigation (and related arbitration) proceedings relating to the bail-in of the Ukrainian bank PrivatBank, and the resultant failure to repay €500m of notes
Advising holders of interests in the supply chain finance funds invested in Greensill to seek to recover shortfall amounts from Credit Suisse.
Acting for senior secured noteholders to resist the attempts of the Mclaren group to “trap-door” out assets in breach of the terms of the finance documents.
Acting for the group of senior noteholders (all institutional investors) in respect of a dispute regarding the payment of “Spens” following partial early redemption of the notes.
Acting in respect of the Taberna CDOs, crafting and implementing a litigation strategy that involved a novel use of a summary judgment to secure early victories.
Acting in complex proceedings before the English Courts to assert and retain rights to distributions and valuable statutory interest from the Lehman estates.
Acting in multi-jurisdictional proceedings against Qualcomm, breaking new ground in jurisdictional arguments in the competition/IP space.
Advised a minority shareholder group on s. 90A FSMA, unfair prejudice and other claims against an AIM listed company and its majority shareholder.
Section 1782 discovery proceedings for dissenting shareholders pursuing billions of dollars in offshore shareholder appraisal claims, including in connection with the take-private mergers of 58.com, Jardine, LINE Corp., 51Jobs.com, and New Frontier Health.
Representing creditors of Bombardier Inc. in litigation alleging covenant breaches and abuse of bondholder rights.
Representing creditor group of investment funds in prosecuting claims to recover backstop fee owed in connection with restructuring of multinational car rental company.

Major S90 FSMA Claim

Acting for large group of institutional investors in prospectus liability claim against Glencore plc, for amounts in excess of £2bn.
Madison Pacific

Acting as trustee in complex litigation (and related arbitration) proceedings relating to the bail-in of the Ukrainian bank PrivatBank, and the resultant failure to repay €500m of notes
McLaren

Acting for senior secured noteholders to resist the attempts of the Mclaren group to “trap-door” out assets in breach of the terms of the finance documents.
Leading Financial Institution

Acting in respect of the Taberna CDOs, crafting and implementing a litigation strategy that involved a novel use of a summary judgment to secure early victories.
Apple

Acting in multi-jurisdictional proceedings against Qualcomm, breaking new ground in jurisdictional arguments in the competition/IP space.
Section 1782 Discovery Proceedings

Section 1782 discovery proceedings for dissenting shareholders pursuing billions of dollars in offshore shareholder appraisal claims, including in connection with the take-private mergers of 58.com, Jardine, LINE Corp., 51Jobs.com, and New Frontier Health.
Hertz

Representing creditor group of investment funds in prosecuting claims to recover backstop fee owed in connection with restructuring of multinational car rental company.

Tuna Bond Litigation

Acting in complex English court proceedings against the Republic of Mozambique and Credit Suisse with respect to the “tuna bond scandal”, where amounts in dispute are over £500m.
A Group of Investors in Greensill’s Supply Chain Finance Funds

Advising holders of interests in the supply chain finance funds invested in Greensill to seek to recover shortfall amounts from Credit Suisse.
Canary Wharf

Acting for the group of senior noteholders (all institutional investors) in respect of a dispute regarding the payment of “Spens” following partial early redemption of the notes.
Leading Financial Institution

Acting in complex proceedings before the English Courts to assert and retain rights to distributions and valuable statutory interest from the Lehman estates.
Minority Shareholder Group

Advised a minority shareholder group on s. 90A FSMA, unfair prejudice and other claims against an AIM listed company and its majority shareholder.
Bombardier Inc.

Representing creditors of Bombardier Inc. in litigation alleging covenant breaches and abuse of bondholder rights.

“They are brilliant and creative fighters who care for their clients.”

Chambers UK 2023

*Some of the matters listed above are matters on which members of our team were involved at previous firms.

Key Contacts

Natasha Harrison

Founder & Managing Partner

Founding partner and legal powerhouse, Natasha is a barrister and solicitor who focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration disputes.
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Tracey Dovaston

Partner

Tracey is an experienced solicitor whose practice focuses on regulatory and internal investigations, white collar defence, regulatory compliance and complex banking and commercial litigation.
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Matt Getz

Partner

A highly experienced practitioner, Matt’s practice focuses on government and internal investigations, white collar defence, anti-corruption due diligence, and regulatory compliance and bribery.
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Will Hooker

Partner

As a team leader, advocate and strategist, Will leads the representation of clients in complex, high value and unconventional disputes around the world.
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Nelson Goh

Partner

Nelson focuses on international commercial and investment arbitration, public international law, and complex multi-jurisdictional litigation.
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Fiona Huntriss

Partner

Focusing on litigation and broader disputes strategies, Fiona’s portfolio encompasses high-profile finance litigation, restructuring and insolvency-related litigation, commercial litigation, shareholder disputes and sovereign debt disputes.
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Duane L. Loft

Partner

Duane leads Pallas’s New York practice. He represents clients in complex commercial litigation, with a particular focus on restructuring disputes, contested issues in bankruptcy, and cross-border litigation.
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Neil Pigott

Partner

Neil advises financial institutions and corporates on a broad range of domestic and international disputes involving debt or equity investments with a particular focus on special situations, restructuring and insolvency.
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