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Fox Williams LLP
Housing financial services and professional services industry experts, Fox Williams LLP's practice is co-led by Gavin Foggo, a specialist in corporate transactional and corporate governance-related claims, financial and banking litigation, partnership disputes, and civil fraud; and Ben Giaretta, who acts in both arbitration and commercial litigation. Also highly regarded, Tom Custance acts in financial services sector-related employment-related disputes; and David Butler assists with shareholder litigation, insolvency, and civil fraud matters. Recently-elevated partner Evie Meleagros and legal director Rebecca Richardson are also key to the team. Commercial disputes and securities litigation partner Matthew Reach joined in November 2022 from Keystone Law.
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‘Fox Williams is a delight to work with. The firm has a genuine desire to resolve problems for clients in the quickest and least painful way possible.’
‘Gavin Foggo cares about his clients, and he always gets to the core of the issues and gives unequivocal advice.’
‘It is a very strong team, which is both client-focused and technically astute.’
‘Evie Meleagros is hardworking, energetic and smart.’
Key clients
- Alcyon Capital
- Global Risk Partners
- Hertz Europe
- Ickenham Travel Group
- On The Beach (and subsidiaries)
- Otaki Holdings
- Pamplona Capital Management
- St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp
- The Imaging Centre Assets
- The Imaging Centre Mobile
- TIC Mobile
Work highlights
- Acting for On The Beach in its claim against Ryanair UK and Ryanair DAC, the claim concerning Ryanair’s well- publicised failure to reimburse travel agents and customers for cancelled flights during the global pandemic.
- Acted for a significant number of institutional investors in a securities litigation claim against Tesco (under s90A FSMA), which relates to Tesco’s misleading reporting of the trading profit and profit margins of its UK business in 2014.
- Acting for The Imaging Centre Assets, The Imaging Centre Mobile and TIC Mobile in a claim by Canon Medical Systems, which relates to the manufacture and supply of world-leading medical equipment.
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Partner and head of commercial dispute resolution department specialising in: UK and international litigation and arbitration, civil fraud, financial services and banking disputes, transactional breaches of contract and shareholder disputes, directors’ duties, corporate governance and partnership disputes.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gavin Foggo, Ben Giaretta