Dispute resolution

Our international team of dispute resolution lawyers has an unparalleled track record of helping businesses successfully navigate the pressures and risks and disputes, and win (or otherwise secure) the right commercial outcome. We're technical experts who combine market-leading experience with a commercial approach to litigation, arbitration, mediation, contentious regulatory issues and investigations. We have the strength and depth to handle any size of dispute.

Our philosophy is to solve problems proactively at an early stage where appropriate, rather than necessarily allowing a dispute to run its course. However, where litigation or arbitration is necessary or unavoidable, we are powerful opponents. The businesses we work with know us for getting the right results – whether by advising pragmatically or winning definitively.

With dispute resolution experts across a range of specialist areas, we can help you with any dispute that your business is facing. 

Our dispute resolution specialisms

• Commercial litigation
• Domestic, international and investment treaty arbitration
• Competition / anti-trust litigation, as well as cartels and related investigations
• Internal / independent investigations
• Financial services disputes, including matters concerning the financial regulators
• Business crime
• Construction disputes
• Crisis and reputation management, including media / defamation matters
• Cyber incident response and associated regulatory investigations and litigation
• Employment disputes and business protection
• Fraud and asset tracing
• Greenwashing claims
• Intellectual property disputes
• Insurance and reinsurance disputes
• Professional negligence and disputes concerning accountants and auditors
• IT and technology disputes
• Insolvency litigation
• Pensions disputes
• Tax disputes

How we can help you resolve disputes

Our aim is always to help you deal with disputes efficiently and effectively. We will invest the time at the outset of any dispute to understand your desired outcome and then adapt our strategy accordingly. 

Commercial litigation

Where the situation requires it, we are formidable litigators. Our clients come back to us again and again because they know we will help them win. We have the experience and resources to handle any piece of litigation, from the very early phases of commercial fall-out through to the most complex and strategic pieces of litigation. 

International arbitration

Arbitration is vital in both domestic and international dispute resolution. From drafting the arbitration clause in a contract to running an arbitration through to the final hearing, including any oral advocacy required, our arbitration team has extensive experience of the most complex commercial and treaty-based disputes. We frequently act on disputes from around the world and under all the major rules, including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), DIS (the German Arbitration Institute) and the United Nation Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

Investigations 

We have significant experience in setting up, running and project managing complex internal / independent investigations for businesses, Our investigations team can assemble at very short notice and deploy its strength in depth, well-rehearsed playbooks and technology solutions to get to the heart of whatever requires investigation in short order. We're regularly instructed independently to investigate significant matters in the public arena and media (such as public whistleblowing allegations), as well as to investigate sensitive internal matters.

Mediation

Mediation can take place at any stage of a dispute and can be quicker and less expensive than litigation or arbitration. We have mediated all types of disputes with a high success rate. We'll help you reach the right agreement or settlement in a straightforward and commercial way, always keeping the longer-term picture in mind.

Our lawyers have the experience, resources, strategic understanding and creativity to handle any business dispute.

Market-leading companies trust us with their highest value and most complex dispute resolution matters. They also choose us for the strength of our people and the fact that we operate as an extension of the client's internal team, in the trenches with them and watching their back at every step. We pride ourselves on delivering commercial pragmatic and effective legal advice that makes a difference for the businesses we work with.

About our dispute resolution lawyers

Our dispute resolution team comprises more than 150 specialist litigation, arbitration, regulatory and investigations lawyers. We get involved at all stages of a dispute and with offices in the UK, the EU, Asia and the USA, much of our work is cross-border.