England - London • Dispute resolution
Jones Day
The team at Jones Day boasts a ‘incredibly impressive marriage of fastidious attention to factual detail and carefully thought out litigation strategy’ and routinely acts on commercially sensitive, complex disputes. ’Hugely charismatic and confident practitioner’ Sion Richards heads up the team, advising on multijurisdictional investigations and high-value civil litigation. Also of note are ‘top class litigation partner’ Rhys Thomas, ’exceptionally talented partners’ Ben Larkin and Adam Brown, and ‘very bright’ Daniel Travers. At associate level, Sarah Batley is commended for her ’good litigation instincts’.
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Testimonials
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- ‘An exceptionally able and well resourced team. An incredibly impressive marriage of fastidious attention to factual detail and carefully thought out litigation strategy. The team is able to assimilate vast amounts of factual information and produce very useful work produce for clients and counsel alike.’
- ‘Sion Richards is a hugely charismatic and confident practitioner. He provides clear, practical advice, and is unflappable when the big calls need to be made. A pleasure to work with.’
- ‘Rhys Thomas is a top class litigation partner. He is a complete star under pressure. Leads his team very effectively and anticipates all the twists and turns in the case. Very strong lawyer who is fearless even in the most difficult situations. Saoirse O'Reilly is a first-class senior associate- incredibly hard working and precise. a pleasure to work with. A rising star.’
- ‘Ben Larkin and Adam Brown are exceptionally talented partners who bring a a wealth of experience in litigation concerning M&A and restructuring aspects. They take the time to develop a very deep understanding of salient aspects of litigation and have an acute understanding of the need to continually reflect on the strategy and adapt as soon as necessary, which ensures that they never take bad points and have a uniquely impressive ability to understand how matters are likely to be received by a court.'
- ‘Lee Coffey is stellar: strategic, calm, clever and cool under pressure.'
- 'Greg Barden and Tamsin Robinson make a first class commercial litigation team. They would both bring fresh ideas and make valuable contributions to whatever problem we were dealing with or document we were working on.'
- ‘Ben Larkin, Adam Brown, Dan Travers and Lee Coffey are all exceptional litigators, and a delight to work with.’
- 'Nick Cotter is a market leading, stand-out litigator. Best in his field of expertise. Commercial, accessible, excellent to work with and offers consistently high quality advice/service. Rebekah Warke is very strong associate with unbeatable attention to detail and great with clients. Sarah Batley is another very strong associate with good litigation instincts.’
Key clients
- MasterCard International Inc.
- Evans Randall Services Ltd
- Geoff Carton-Kelly of FRP Advisory
- Geoff Rowley and Tony Wright of FRP Advisory
- United World Holding Limited
- DB Symmetry Ltd (now Tritax Symmetry)
- Heroes Technology
- Ian Wormleighton and Daniel Butters of Teneo Financial Advisory Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Mastercard International Incorporated on three ground-breaking and closely watched litigations.
- Advised Evans Randall Services Limited on high profile Britishvolt proceedings concerning the performance of contractual obligations, rights of recission, and entitlement to multi million pound commission payments.
- Advising the joint liquidators of BHS Ltd and prosecuting claims arising out of the highest profile retail collapse in recent years.
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Sion Richards