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Armstrong Teasdale

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‘Committed to the cause’, Armstrong Teasdale‘s commercial litigation department has a strong presence in the finance, natural resources, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing industries. UK department head Robert Paydon is ’a very good strategic thinker‘; James Thorndyke focuses on sport, IP and general commercial disputes; Fraser Mitchell  is a recently-elevated partner; and senior counsel Andy Kerman is ’a great tactician‘. Senior associate Emma Shaw and of counsel Molly Ahmed are also key litigators.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Fantastic solicitors - thorough, dedicated and achieve results.’

  • ‘Robert Paydon is creative, tenacious and thoughtful. Great litigation know-how and a very good strategic thinker.'

  • ‘Fraser Mitchell is very sharp and commercially driven.'

  • ‘Andy Kerman - hugely experienced, wise, and a great tactician. He really does understand the client's concerns.'

  • 'Molly Ahmed is very hardworking, nothing is too much trouble for her; and Emma Shaw is highly efficient.’
  • ‘Highly efficient, full of good minds, and committed to the cause.’

Key clients

  • Purple Surgical
  • Privinvest Holding SAL
  • FKA Brands
  • Petrosaudi Oil Services (Venezuela)
  • Melford Capital
  • Cancrie Investments
  • Kataman Metals
  • European Health Technology

Work highlights

  • Acting for Cancrie Investments in its multi-jurisdictional enforcement of a United Arab Emirates judgment.
  • Acting for Privinvest in a series of commercial contract and guarantee claims.
  • Acingt for Purple Surgical in high-value commercial disputes arising out of the supply of PPE during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Emma Shaw

Emma Shaw

Armstrong Teasdale LLP

Emma is an Associate Solicitor in the Sports and Commercial Litigation Departments.  She has a wealth of experience in both contentious and non-contentious sports matters. Emma advises clients including The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon), the RFU and the WRU on the enforcement of their ticket terms and conditions and assists these clients in obtaining interim injunctions.  Her experience includes assisting on domestic and international disputes in a variety of sports including football, athletics, rugby, MMA and motor sport.  She has extensive experience of proceedings brought before the High Court and has also acted on disputes brought in arbitral forums including the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the European Court of Arbitration.

Leading individuals

Robert Paydon

Robert Paydon

Armstrong Teasdale LLP

Robert is Partner and Head of UK Commercial Litigation, he is an experienced commercial litigation/dispute resolution lawyer and advises on a wide range of contentious matters, including in the pharmaceutical/life sciences, manufacturing, natural resources and property sectors. He deals with contractual, company and shareholder disputes as well as regulatory issues (for example matters concerning the UK’s Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Schemes and advertising). Robert acts for clients from the UK and overseas and much of his work has a multi-jurisdictional aspect.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Robert Paydon

Other key lawyers

James Thorndyke, Fraser Mitchell, Andy Kerman, Emma Shaw, Molly Ahmed