Specialist dispute resolution firm Signature Litigation LLP demonstrates prowess in the banking, civil fraud and manufacturing sectors and boasts expertise in multi-party disputes and experience handling multijurisdictional cases, particularly related to Eastern Europe. ‘Exceptional litigator’ Graham Huntley’s impressive clientele includes banks, fund managers and life assurers, that he frequently represents in M&A, joint venture and shareholder disputes. Experienced in cross-border cases, Daniel Spendlove focuses on disputes in the finance, mining, oil and gas and insurance sectors. Abdulali Jiwaji excels in disputes related to financial products and mis-selling and Simon Fawell fields specialist expertise in cyber breach litigation.
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Testimonials
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‘I have found Daniel Spendlove to be an expert litigator is complex matters and an excellent communicator. He is a very good lawyer and always looks after the client's interests and finds a practical solution. Ritwick Ghosh, Senior Associate is also a very talented lawyer in complex matters and an expert litigator who is great to work with and finding a pathway through complex matters.’
‘Becca Hogan is an exceptional solicitor. She is calm, thoughtful, intelligent, focused and understands the nuances of litigation so that she can provide the best service to her clients. Extremely impressive. Tom Snelling comes from a magic circle background and has an excellent grasp of litigation. He is unrelenting in his pursuit of the client's best interests.’
‘Daniel Spendlove and Neil Newing standout. They are responsive, reliable and always provide good legal advice tempered with commercial elements.’
‘Abdul Jiwaji is an outstanding litigator, both in terms of legal skill and strategic expertise. His client management is calm and attentive and his instructions to counsel unerringly detailed, precise and helpful.’
‘Ioannis Alexopoulos is a titan of London commercial litigation. He has enormous experience and gravitas and sees all strategic angles, whilst retaining a close eye on the detail and inspiring confidence and ambition in the teams he leads. Simon Fawell is a brilliant litigator with great analytical and legal skills, boundless enthusiasm, and a real sense for the winning points.’
‘Rory Spillman has moved seamlessly into partnership and is a natural leader. He shoulders huge responsibility and is wise beyond his years. Alasdair Glass is an astute litigator who can handle complicated detail very well and has good commercial awareness.’
‘Graham Huntley is an exceptionial litigator with a strong commercial ethos.’
‘Thomas Rouhette: Impressive experience and expertise, client oriented, always available.’
Key clients
- Commission Recovery Limited
- Privinvest companies and Mr Iskandar Safa
- Renault
- Société Générale
- The former management team of Wind Energy Holdings Limited
- Various Investors in Barclays plc
- Buttonwood Legal Capital Limited
- Irakli Rukhadze and various related international entities of private equity firm Hunnewell Partners
- Bugsby Property LLC
- Investors in Old Mutual & Friends Provident products
- Profile Security Services Ltd
- Tembusu Multi Strategy Fund SPC I, Stern Capital Pte Ltd
- Viena Forever Holdings, Inc
- Investors v Standard Chartered Bank
Work highlights
- Instructed by Commission Recovery Limited in a claim for recovery of alleged secret commissions earned from commercial referral arrangements, with total amount claimed in the UK proceedings likely to exceed $50m.
- Representing Privinvest and Mr Safa in a Commercial Court claim brought by the Republic of Mozambique against Credit Suisse, Privinvest and others.
- Acting for Groupe Renault in connection with diesel emissions issues in a number of jurisdictions, defending Renault against complex High Court claims.
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Abdulali Jiwaji
Signature Litigation LLP
Daniel Spendlove
Signature Litigation LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Graham Huntley