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Osborne Clarke LLP

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Osborne Clarke LLP remains a go-to firm for the full suite of commercial and corporate disputes, particularly those arising out of the technology and life sciences sectors, on behalf of an extensive client list that includes fast-growth private equity and venture-capital-backed businesses, alongside major international corporations. Esteemed Thames Valley practitioner Peter Sheppard heads up the department and focuses his practice on complex cross-border work, including litigation, arbitration and ADR. Dawn Troman is known for complex High Court claims as well as arbitral proceedings and has demonstrable expertise in technology-sector disputes. At associate level, Scott Butler is an important point of contact.

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Key clients

  • AEG
  • TripAdvisor
  • Vodafone
  • Falk & Ross
  • Reckitt Benckiser
  • Lonza Pharmaceuticals
  • Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
  • Crossmark Developments
  • Bullitt Mobile Limited
  • ASOS
  • Tenzing Private Equity
  • Shaw Healthcare
  • FRP Advisory
  • Bective
  • TiVo / Xperi
  • Databricks
  • Davies Group
  • LevertonHELM
  • WT Energy
  • MedPharm
  • Miniclip
  • Intuit
  • EcoATM
  • Wireless Logic Limited

Work highlights

  • Represented the Falk & Ross Group, a leading pan-European distributor of activewear and promotional products, in its defence of an unfair prejudice petition under s994 Companies Act 2006 which was commenced in the English courts in June 2020 by a minority shareholder, Glenn Hyams.
  • Representing MedPharm, a global contract development and manufacturing organisation, as a non-party to US proceedings between Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. v Anthony Mack and Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Advising ASOS in respect of a suite of commercial contract claims predominantly in respect of supply chain issues.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Peter Sheppard

Other key lawyers

Dawn Troman, Jane Park-Weir, Scott Butler