Distinguished by its fraud and financial crime practice, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP represents clients in fraud and breach of contract claims, as well as restructuring litigation and insurance cases, and shareholder disputes. Practice head Peter Burrell focuses his litigation practice on corporate crime and boasts particular expertise in financial disputes. Praised for his ‘no-nonsense’ approach, Simon Osborn-King specialises in disputes with parallel US and UK proceedings, from contractual disputes to sanctions claims. Jerry Healy is also especially active in cross-border disputes. Giles Harvey is another name to note.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Simon Osborn-King, Jerry Healy and Peter Burrell are all first-rate partners - on top of detail, great with clients and excellent lawyers. Giles Harvey is brilliant - very much one to watch.’
‘Willkie have a wonderful depth of talent. My experience is that this enables them to have an exceptional and right-sized focused team. To illustrate this, associates appear empowered and deeply involved; therefore, able to engage on issues and take responsibility. The whole team gave me confidence that they were on top of the issues and had everything under control, even when faced with multiple opposing defendant groups and legal teams.’
‘The quality of the partner group, with particular mention of Peter Burrell and Jerry Healy, is exceptional. They demonstrated an encyclopaedic knowledge of the extensive disclosure in a difficult case, whilst also being able to understand the commercial consequence of the key issues in dispute. This meant that the legal team were able to make quick decisions following discussions because they were following and understanding the technical issues on a real-time basis.’
‘Good team. High quality.’
‘Simon Osborn-King is very strategic and excellent to work with.’
‘Excellent and globally far-reaching outfit.’
‘Simon Osborn-King is my go-to guy. He is to the point and has a no-nonsense approach. One of the guys in this arena that maintains focus on what's best for the client rather than striving for personal glory or extensive billables.’
Key clients
- Nopporn Suppipat
- Man Group
- Montlake
- Republic of Djibouti
- Mechel Carbon
- Kroll
Work highlights
- Acting for Nopporn Suppipat and his companies at the Commercial Court, who had been driven out of Thailand having been charged with lèse-majesté.
- Acting on behalf of Man Group in a multi-billion dollar cross-border fraud dispute.
- Acting for Montlake, obtaining judgment in a dispute centred on a civil fraud claim, including breaches of fiduciary duty, dishonest assistance and unlawful means conspiracy.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Peter Burrell