England - London • Dispute resolution
Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs‘ London litigation team is highly experienced in commercial and contractual disputes, shipping and commodities claims, and corporate and shareholder conflicts. The group is also sought out for high-value fraud and asset tracing matters, banking litigation, enforcement of English awards and judgments, international sports disputes, and environmental, social and governance-related claims. Stephen Sampson is a sports and entertainment sector specialist; Chris Webber’s track record incorporates financial services, corporate and commercial disputes; and Katie Pritchard is ‘absolutely determined to win for the client’. At director level, John Rollason and Ian Debbage are key litigators, while of counsel KK Park, and senior associates Henry Goldschmidt, Michael Davar, Gabriella Martin and Katherine Wakeham, also maintain active litigation practices. During 2022, Christian Toms, whose caseload frequently features substantial cross-jurisdictional aspects, and ‘great litigator’ Lucy Webster, joined as partners from Brown Rudnick LLP and Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, respectively.
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Testimonials
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‘A determined, organised and well-integrated team, with lots of fast-moving parts that function very smoothly together.'
'Efficient, cost effective and a winner.’
'Chris Webber and Katherine Wakeham are not just managers of cases, they get thoroughly involved in the merits, the evidence, the process, and the management. Hands-on and very, very good.’
‘Chris Webber and Katherine Wakeham are market leaders in commercial litigation.'
‘Chris Swart - hugely experienced and a highly canny litigator. He sees the pressure points that others do not and finds a way to win the in the most challenging of cases.'
'Katie Pritchard is absolutely determined to win for the client. Hugely committed and energetic, she will stop at nothing to find the evidence that swings the case.'
'Lucy Webster - calm, unflappable, hugely diligent and absolutely focused. A great litigator.’
‘Polite and helpful, and they have lots of initiative.’
Key clients
- FC Nantes
- Asia Coal Energy Ventures
- The Consumer Protection Association of Saudi Arabia
- Genuit
- Project 11
- Sportfive UK Holding
- Sheffield Wednesday FC
- World Academy of Sport
- Independent Wealth Planners UK
- Volta Energy Group
- Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
- H&P Advisory
Work highlights
- Acting for The Consumer Protection Association of Saudi Arabia in the successful defence and appeal before the Court of Appeal of a $48m claim, in relation to services claimed to have been provided under a consulting contract with a New York-based consultancy firm.
- Acting for Georgi Shulev, a co-founder of crypto lending business Nexo, in a £1bn claim against Nexo and its current owners for his unpaid shareholding and other cryptocurrencies owed.
- Successfully represented the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria in defending a $160m claim, brought by AIC to enforce a foreign arbitration award in the UK.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Next Generation Partners
Lucy Webster is a partner in the Litigation team in London. Lucy specialises in high-value domestic and cross-border disputes in court proceedings, as well as international arbitration under various institutional rules. Lucy is recognised particularly for her work in the environmental, social and governance (ESG), clean energy, sports and media sectors. Lucy's expertise extends to all types of alternative dispute resolution, including mediations involving multiple stakeholders and complex expert determination processes. Lucy also acts for high-profile clients where reputational risk is a material factor in the strategic direction of disputes. Lucy is one of only 23 private practice dispute resolution (commercial litigation) lawyers in London to be ranked as a Rising Star by The Legal 500, where she is recognised as “a brilliant solicitor – the sort of person round whom the rest of a legal team gravitates and on whom it depends”. Lucy is described by clients as “sharp, proactive and extremely personable” and “incredibly thorough, practical and dedicated, with a very strong knowledge of litigation process. She provides timely and common-sense strategies and advice, and is an extremely clear communicator”.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Stephen Sampson