England - London • Dispute resolution
K&L Gates LLP
K&L Gates LLP's 'smart, strategic and flexible' team consistently acts in major commercial disputes involving the firm's core specialisms, such as corporate transactions, energy, construction, funds, finance and Fintech. Other disputes specialisms cover technology, sport, gambling, consumer products, commercial life sciences, manufacturing, and logistics. The team is headed by 'excellent litigator' John Magnin, who is particularly focused on corporate, joint venture, finance, crypto and sports-related disputes; and Martin King, who has longstanding experience in the resolution of commercial disputes. At special counsel level, Clare Tanner is an expert in corporate, banking, finance, professional liability, insolvency, and offshore-related litigation.
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Testimonials
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‘Extremely quick and accurate grasp of the relevant facts, as well as the ability to focus on the key issues.’
‘K&L Gates has a very versatile team, which is able to handle a broad variety of matters.’
‘Clients love working with John Magnin, who is very strong intellectually, and also firm and calm.'
‘John Magnin is an excellent litigator, especially for complex and high-value disputes.'
‘John Magnin understands both commercial and technical issues very well.’
'Clare Tanner is extremely diligent and careful.'
‘Smart, strategic and flexible - great individuals.’
Key clients
- The Racing Partnership
- Arena Leisure
- Arena Racing Corporation
- Crescendo Real Estate Debt Fund
- Change Agronomy
- Grant Thornton
- China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings
- Republic of France
Work highlights
- Acted for The Racing Partnership and Arena Racing Company in business-critical litigation concerning issues of contract, confidentiality, and conspiracy, to stop the unauthorised use and commercial exploitation of live sports data.
- Representing an individual defendant in a claim brought by a Syrian individual and eight anonymous claimants, in respect of an alleged conspiracy to fund a terrorist group in Syria.
- Acting for crypto investment vehicles and DeFi platforms/apps in a number of crypto/digital asset disputes.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
John Magnin