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Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP houses 'an impressive team with expertise in managing complex disputes'. The practice's expertise covers shareholder disputes, fraud cases, restructuring litigation, and insurance-related cases. It also has notable cross-border litigation credentials, particularly in relation to parallel UK-US matters. Peter Burrell focuses on complex cross-border matters, along with disputes involving financial fraud, securities, insider dealing, tax evasion, and financial reporting issues; and Simon Osborn-King is 'a highly talented lawyer'. Recently elevated partner Jerry Healy acts in a range of commercial disputes, while the experience of associate Giles Harvey also incorporates large-scale commercial litigation cases.

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Testimonials

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  • 'A strong multi-jurisdictional set-up, with good availability.'
  • 'Peter Burrell, Simon Osborn-King, Jerry Healy and Giles Harvey are all particularly impressive members of this busy team.'
  • 'Peter Burrell is a force to be reckoned with.'
  • 'Simon Osborn-King is a star! He is client focused and a no-nonsense practitioner.'
  • 'Simon Osborn-King is a highly talented lawyer, who is very commercial and highly responsive.'
  • 'Hardworking, great with clients, and results driven.'
  • 'The Willkie team is excellent and has good strength in its London litigation group.'
  • 'An impressive team with expertise in managing complex disputes. Great to work with.'

Key clients

  • Buttonwood Legal Capital
  • Man Group
  • Montlake

Work highlights

  • Acting for a high-profile Thai businessman in a $1bn-plus claim in the Commercial Court.
  • Assisting Buttonwood Legal Capital with bringing a lawsuit against an investor, who had obtained $100m in arbitration against Egypt after his mining project was shut down.
  • Acting for Man Group in its defence of a large-scale fraud-related dispute.

Lawyers

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Jerry Healy

Jerry Healy

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Jerry Healy is a partner in Willkie’s Litigation and Compliance, Investigations & Enforcement Practices in London. Jerry has broad experience in the litigation and arbitration of commercial disputes including banking and finance related matters and civil fraud. Jerry has represented a number of leading corporates and financial institutions in high-profile and high value disputes, frequently involving concurrent proceedings in a number of jurisdictions. He also acts for financial institutions and corporates involved in regulatory investigations and enforcements, both civil and criminal, and in implementing anti-corruption systems.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Peter Burrell

Other key lawyers

Simon Osborn-King, Jerry Healy, Giles Harvey

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