Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP’s ‘outstanding’ group acts for a diverse client base of energy and utility, education, and healthcare clients. In Manchester, practice co-head Catherine Henney handles an array of issues, including Article 2 inquests, HSE prosecutions concerning fatalities, and internal investigations. Co-head Paul Verrico leads the team from Leeds, and is known for his broad knowledge of post-crisis reputation management, often representing Interested Persons in inquests, while Charlotte Wood is a corporate criminal defence specialist who assists clients with Office of Rail and Road (ORR), and Fire and Rescue Service investigations.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Very knowledgeable team, who instill confidence in clients. Exceptionally capable team of excellent lawyers.’
‘Catherine Henney is astute, brilliant on the detail and instills confidence with her charming confidence. She is a star.’
‘This is an outstanding team with quality running through it from top to bottom.’
‘Each individual is highly experienced and can translate issues into meaningful advice and assistance. Making sense out of chaos is a real strength.’
‘Paul Verrico is accessible, responsive and has excellent strategic thinking. Charlotte Wood stands out, she is diligent, efficient, and is consistently strong.’
‘Sarah Valentine and Catherine Henney provide first class legal advice. They are highly knowledgeable, pragmatic and commercial. We found the Eversheds team to be very responsive and personable.’
‘Paul Verrico is an outstanding lawyer with a high degree of technical expertise, commercial acumen and emotional intelligence. If I was ever in the trenches, I would want Paul by my side.’
‘In Paul Verrico, Eversheds can offer their clients a sagacious lawyer who will fight their corner without fear or favour, and never fails to do a great job. ’
Key clients
- South London Coroner
- Sellafield Limited
- Telford & Wrekin Council
- Nestle UK Limited
- Harworth Group plc
- AMES/Griffon Group
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Catherine Henney, Paul Verrico