Reed Smith LLP

Reed Smith LLP is known for its ‘personable, commercial, high-quality service delivered under budget and ahead of projected deadlines’, and is a key adviser to the world’s leading trading houses, as well as major banks and natural resources producers. Kyri Evagora, who recently returned to London having served as managing partner in the firm’s Singapore office, is now co-chair of the firm’s global energy and natural resources group, in which the commodities disputes practice sits. The team has a stellar bench, with Vassia Payiataki well versed in arbitrations under GAFTA rules and other fora, and Andrew Meads a major player in cross-border litigation and arbitrations. Richard Swinburn is another prominent figure who acts for trading houses in complex contentious matters. Paul Skeet, who is a key adviser to numerous energy majors, physical commodities specialist Elizabeth Farrell and recently promoted partner Nick Moon, who is ‘bright, hands-on and will clearly go far’, are also among the firm’s many standout practitioners.