England - London • Dispute resolution
Proskauer Rose LLP
Dorothy Murray and Steven Baker are the key names for litigation in Proskauer Rose LLP‘s London base, with experience in a wide range of disputes concerning M&A, employment, contractual matters, partnerships and joint ventures. Asset managers, private equity firms, investment banks, and major corporates all rely on the expertise of the team. At associate level, Alexis Namdar, Julia Bihary and Charles Bishop are noted.
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Testimonials
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‘A brilliant all-round approach sets them apart: they know how to win the client's trust and then absolutely nail the client's objectives.’
'Steven Baker - outstanding rainmaker and team builder. Pragmatic but with a superb legal brain.'
‘Steven Baker is a class act - oozing talent.’
‘Strong and speedy investigation of the facts and recommended actions.’
‘Clear, succinct, knowledgeable.’
'Emerging in the London market. Impressive and growing caseload. Beginning to break out into the big league'
Key clients
- Goldman Sachs International
- Lion Capital LLP
Work highlights
- Advising Goldman Sachs International in a complex multi-party, multi-jurisdictional proceedings arising out of the transfer of assets and liabilities of a collapsed bank in a EU member state to a 'bridge' bank, including the legal effect under the European Banking Recovery and Resolution Directive of various resolutions of the member state's central bank on the transferability of a substantial loan.
- Advised private equity firm Lion Capital LLP and entities within its group in a dispute with the former majority shareholder and director of the fashion retail chain All Saints, after Lion Capital acquired shares in All Saints.
- Advising the Nigerian-American founder of an Africa-focused oil and gas exploration business (the Lekoil group), and CEO of the Lekoil group’s main operating company, Lekoil Nigeria Limited, in a dispute with the parent company of the Lekoil group about a director loan.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dorothy Murray, Steven Baker