England - London • Dispute resolution
Fieldfisher
Fieldfisher is particularly experienced in handling matters involving Russia and Eurasian jurisdictions, as well as Africa and South America-related disputes. Simon Sloane is 'a key player in the market'; Colin Gibson is global dispute resolution head; Daniel Hayward is experienced in disputes emanating from Europe, the former Soviet Union, sub-Saharan Africa, and South East Asia; Tracey Wright is 'seriously impressive'; and Alexandra Underwood specialises in cases for (and against) states. In January 2023, Ania Farren joined as partner from Omnia Strategy.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Hands-on and very approachable partners - excellent team that is very responsive and knowledgable.’
‘Fieldfisher is one of the best in terms of quality of work. They have huge strength and depth, and have a lot of work from a variety of regions, notably Africa and the CIS, and cases involving claims of billions.'
- 'Fieldfisher is inventive on strategy and thinks outside of the box. They understand clients’ objectives, and are extremely sophisticated in terms of how it pursues them to achieve the best possible outcome.’
- 'Simon Sloane is a key player in the market and very tenacious; and Daniel Hayward is very pragmatic and highly effective.'
- ‘Alexandra Underwood is an excellent partner - definitely someone clients want on their side, and who leaves no stone unturned.’
‘Tracey Wright is seriously impressive and someone clients really want to be working with.'
'Emily Wyse-Jackson, Rebecca McKee and Sonia Morton are ones to watch. They going places and are complete stars.'
'Yuliya Kupchenko is extremely diligent and integral to achieving good results.’
Key clients
- Gilward Investments
- Littop Enterprises
- Bridgemont Ventures
- Bordo Management
- The Republic of South Sudan
Work highlights
- Acting for a Dutch claimant investor in a bilateral investment treaty claim against the state of Ukraine, which relates to an investment made in a Ukrainian Airline.
- Acting for the claimants in four bilateral investment treaty disputes, which claim the expropriation of real estate investments made in Crimea.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Colin Gibson, Simon Sloane, Daniel Hayward