Andrew Savage > McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Representing state-owned entities, multinational corporations and financial institutions, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP‘s London team is experienced in arbitrations that involve Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Its sector expertise covers healthcare, life sciences, financial services, telecoms, infrastructure, and energy and natural resources. Andrew Savage ‘deserves superstar status’ and Michael Darowski focuses on international commercial and investment arbitrations. Romilly Holland represents telecoms, hospitality, and energy and natural resources clients. Kimberley Smith and Edward Perkins are ‘both future stars’.

McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP’s ‘first-rate commercial litigation practice’ is highly experienced in multi-jurisdictional disputes and its wide-ranging expertise extends to insolvencies, privacy, risk management, and arbitration and enforcement matters. ‘Unflappable in fast-moving, high-stakes situations’, Andrew Savage represents clients from the financial services, technology, insurance and energy sectors in commercial disputes. China expert Peter Lu, whose industry expertise covers insurance, financial services, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, is a 2023 hire from Baker McKenzie LLP. Jack Thorne is a ‘standout’ commercial litigator. Also key to the group are the ’very technically skilled’ Kimberley Smith, and cross-border disputes practitioner Edward Perkins.

McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP is active in the full spectrum of finance transactions, notably structured finance, complex securitisations, debt capital markets and high yield issuance, though it also handles litigation, arbitration, sanctions, and ESG-related work in emerging markets. Lead partner Ranajoy Basu and Priya Taneja focus on capital markets, particularly in India. Litigator Andrew Savage and arbitrator Michael Darowski are key names. Corporate partner Elisabeth Moseley recently played a pivotal role in the acquisition of interests in oil and gas blocks in Angola on behalf of an Africa-focused oil and gas development, production and exploration company. Shah Jahan Khandokar is noted for his wide-ranging energy sector acumen, advising on major renewable projects across a number of markets.