England - London • Dispute resolution
Bird & Bird LLP
With ‘smart, savvy, and creative’ Sophie Eyre and ’excellent and experienced’ Jonathan Speed at its helm, the team at Bird & Bird LLP is committed to acting on precedent-setting data and tech-related disputes, and is frequently involved with complex and innovative IT projects and their related disputes. The recent high-profile Tulip Trading case, a key case in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, is indicative of the team’s strengths, with Eyre leading the team that included associate Priyan Meewella. At associate level, Simona Peter and Russell Williamson are both also noted.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Bird & Bird is highly knowledgeable, professional, and very client service-focused. They delivered excellent outcomes in a very difficult and complex case. I would highly recommend Bird & Bird to any company needing commercial litigation representation.’
- ‘Innovative fee structures. Very responsive and commercial.’
- ‘Sophie Eyre is very hard working, with great attention to detail. Works 100% in the client's best interest.’
- ‘Extremely well organised, engaged and reliable.’
- ‘Jonathan Speed is an excellent and experienced partner with a calm manner and great strategic instincts.'
- 'Russell Williamson is an outstanding associate who is extremely able and hard-working.'
- ‘Working with Simona Peter has been enjoyable because of both her in-depth knowledge of commercial disputes and her affable and competent demeanour. Simona is able to offer superb legal counsel that is effective and safeguards the client's interests. She also takes the time to follow up and ensure that everything is still going as planned.’
- ‘Sophie Eyre is a smart, savvy and creative lawyer. It is a pleasure to work with her. She is committed and willing to go the extra mile.’
Key clients
- NAC Aviation 25 Limited
- Aldus Portfolio Leasing Limited
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
- XY ERS UK Limited
- Aser Media Pte Limited and Andrea Radrizzani
- Afriquia Gaz SA and Maghreb Gaz SA
- Pret A Manger (Europe) Limited and EAT Limited
Work highlights
- Acted for a number of defendants in Tulip Trading Limited v Bitcoin Association and 15 Others, a key case on crypto disputes.
- Acting for Afriquia Gaz SA and Maghreb Gaz SA, two African gas companies, the defendants to a claim which has been issued in the Commercial Court by CA Indosuez (Switzerland) SA in relation to sums due under two invoices for the supply of commercial butane by Gulf Petrochem FZC, a UAE based oil company, to our clients.
- Assisting Cubic Defence UK Limited (“Cubic”) in relation to their procurement challenge against the Ministry of Defence (“MOD”). Cubic is a leading provider of systems and services for governments and commercial customers including military training solutions.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sophie Eyre, Jonathan Speed