Christina Sharma
DLA PiperDLA Piper UK LLP is lauded for its capabilities on a broad range of commercial litigation matters, regularly acting for private equity firms and corporate clients on major shareholder disputes. The practice is helmed by Christina Sharma, who has extensive experience advising on cross-border, offshore and domestic international arbitration and commercial litigation, including before the High Court. She is supported by Laura Moorcroft who stands out for her expertise in matters concerning Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia, Germany and the UAE. Danielle Carter is well-versed in matters concerning the financial services sector.
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Key clients
- Abdurrahman Suzgun
- The Reply Group
- The Liverpool Football & Athletic Grounds Limited (LFC)
- ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited
- Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USS)
- Shareholders and directors of Sportpesa Global Holdings Limited
- Duracell UK Ltd
- IHG Hotels Limited
- Belgacom International Carrier (BICs)
- Premier League
- Squiz Group
- Rimkus Group
Work highlights
- Acted for Mr Suzgun, a gold and forex trader, in the London Circuit Commercial Court case in which Mr Suzgun sought to recover USD4.2m of funds that the defendants’ debited from his trading accounts.
- Acted for the Defendants in (1) HungryPanda AU Ltd and others (HungryPanda) -and- (3) Easi Global Limited and others. (Claim No. CL-2022-000069), which was a breach of contract, warranty, and restrictive covenant claim following an alleged failure to hand over the assets of EASI Global following a business sale.
- Acting for a number of shareholders and the directors of Sportpesa Global Holdings Limited (SGHL) in a highly publicised dispute which has led to a consolidated Part 7 claim and Part 8 unfair prejudice petition.
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Christina Sharma