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McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP Offices
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22 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
England
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Kimberley Smith
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Work Department
Commercial Litigation
Position
Associate, Kimberley Smith focuses her practice on commercial litigation and arbitration. She has considerable experience in contractual dispute proceedings before the High Court, in particular in the energy, commodities and construction fields.
View more at: https://www.mwe.com/people/kimberley-smith/
Memberships
- Law Society of England & Wales
- London Solicitors Litigation Association
Education
Education
College of Law, LPC, 2012
King’s College London, LLB, 2011
Humboldt University Berlin, European Law and Legal Practices M.LL.P, 2011
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
(Leading associates)McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP’s litigation team routinely acts for financial institutions, corporations, contractors, investors and family offices in major disputes; and the practice comprises experts in claims involving finance, energy, healthcare and Pharma, as well as mining, insurance, commodities, shipping, construction and IT-related matters. Andrew Savage is a commercial and finance disputes expert, and senior associate Kimberley Smith acts for investors and private equity funds in a range of contentious mandates. Litigator Jack Thorne joined as partner in August 2022 from Paul Hastings LLP.
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP‘s ‘exceptionally strong team of very experienced individuals‘ are consistently mandated for bilateral and multilateral investment treaty-related proceedings. Clients additionally benefit from the firm’s enviable global network. Andrew Savage focuses on high-level international commercial arbitration work, while Michael Darowski is ‘one of the best energy lawyers on the market‘. At counsel level, recently-promoted Romilly Holland maintains an active arbitration practice, and Kimberley Smith and Edward Perkins are the associates to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading associates London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Commercial litigation: mid-market London > Dispute resolution
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Property finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Finance > High yield
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Property finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)