Taylor Wessing LLP's London practice houses experts in arbitrations arising out of the life sciences, fintech, telecoms, and transportation sectors. Andrew Howell is global co-head of international disputes; Karel Daele is Mishcon de Reya LLP's former arbitration head; and Nick Storrs is 'highly commercial and a real fighter'.
Testimonials
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- 'Ready to go the extra mile, expanding existing knowledge with completely new issues and sector specifics.'
‘Top-class practice that is able to go toe to toe with anyone on the full range of disputes.’
‘Taylor Wessing has an increasingly strong practice in this area, particularly following the recruitment of Nick Storrs and Karel Daele.'
‘Nick Storrs is highly commercial and a real fighter. He sees straight to the heart of the legal and commercial issues, and where the pressure points are, which allows him to achieve the best possible result for his clients.’
'Through Nick Storrs, the law firm has significant expertise in disputes in the natural resources and oil and gas sectors.'
‘Karel Daele is a great leader, and has the best intuition about how to present a case to the tribunal and get the best results for clients.'
'Shows good commercial sense and it resolutely aims to achieve the best result for its clients.'
'Elizabeth Montpetit is very knowledgeable, clear and persuasive. Tribunals listen to her attentively.’
Key clients
- Kingdom of Belgium
- RSM Production Corporation
Work highlights
- Representing Blazo Tasev in a $1.5bn UNCITRAL arbitration against the Republic of North Macedonia, in relation to the unfair treatment and expropriation of mining investments.
- Acting for one of the largest generic Pharma companies in the world in an arbitration concerning complex contractual and scientific claims that relate to the extraction of pain relief medicine from biological material.
- Representing an Indian real estate development group in arbitral proceedings against its former joint venture partner, concerning assets valued at $3bn.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Howell, Karel Daele, Nick Storrs