England - East Anglia • Dispute resolution
Mills & Reeve LLP
Mills & Reeve LLP's Norwich office is part of a firm-wide litigation practice that handles a broad scope of work for high-calibre clients, amongst them, Archant Limited and Bernard Matthews Foods. It is noted as advising its clients ‘in the best possible way’. Team head Rachel McDonnell has a broad practice which encompasses corporate, financial services and banking litigation work. McDonnell is regarded as being ’commercially strong but always courteous’, and she is noted as ‘managing her clients and team effectively’. Consultant Rachel Higgs remains highly active in fraud, breach of warranty and shareholder and partnership disputes, whilst associate Abaigh Compton has notable experience in defamation cases.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The team provides an excellent service and great knowledge; very professional.’
‘Rachel McDonnell is commercially strong but always courteous, managing her clients and team effectively.’
‘The team is impressive and knowledgeable in the art of managing cumbersome and laborious processes. We were very carefully guided through our process and provided with very clear guidelines on next steps.’
‘The team's strength includes its being able to give genuine advice on the impact of different routes in a litigation process and being honest in how we should tackle next steps. We never felt that they sat on the fence with sharing the options and giving an honest view about our chances and managing the process to help us get the optimal outcome!’
‘The organisation of the firm is very appropriate. Each lawyer has his own area of expertise within the firm. We are advised in a very precise manner on each subject. Whatever the subject, we have been advised in the best possible way.’
‘Abaigh Compton's advice is always very appropriate and accurate.’
‘A really down-to-earth team who know what they're talking about and don't run up costs unnecessarily.’
‘Rachel McDonnell is very sensible, organised and knows how to run a practice. Mark Davison delivers a city law firm-level of service, is really proactive and knows his field inside-out.’
Key clients
- Bernard Matthews Foods limited
- Able UK Limited
- AIG
- Vissim AS
- Archant Limited
- Aquaterra Energy
- Refresco Holdings BV
Lawyers
Rising stars
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rachel McDonnell