The ‘excellent, first class litigation practice’ at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP acts on some of the most complex disputes across Leeds and the UK, regularly instructed by some of the largest corporates in the region. In addition to extensive experience across pure commercial, public procurement, TMT, and energy disputes, the team is commended for its ’comprehensive understanding of large scale and complex international arbitrations.’ ‘Commercially savvy’ Richard Matthews leads the team, with expertise in commercial disputes and European product liability, playing a leading role in the firm’s contentious procurement practice. ’Standout partner’ James Hyde specialises in high-value litigation and arbitration, while Gary Pellow remains a key senior figure.

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‘Deborah Polden, Mark Howarth, Alex Cook and Peter Shervington are all excellent’
‘Of the firms I work with the team at Eversheds are a winning combination of being able to grapple with complex technical detail but also are pragmatic and listen to their client's commercial objectives.’
‘Matt Chapman is absolutely excellent and a rising star - very technically minded, great to work with and practical. James Hyde and Adam Fisher are both standout partners - on top of the detail and have good relationships with the clients. Ridah Iqbal is wonderful to work with - gets on top of complex detail quickly and commercially minded.’
‘Comprehensive understanding of large scale and complex international arbitrations.’
‘Mark Howarth is wise beyond his years. A great strategic thinker he is always maximizing his clients interests.’
‘Extremely well organised with motivated and high performing team members’
‘Luisa Zukowski is very able and experienced’
‘Excellent, first class litigation practice.’
‘Richard Matthews, Deborah Polden. Richard Matthews is my principal contact and is probably the best lawyer I have come across in this sector: legal expert, commercially savvy and practically shrewd. As good as keeping an organisation out of a dispute as dealing with one if it arises. I would not use anyone else.’