We have long been established as the leading dispute resolution practice in the UK, Europe and Asia. Our brand is built on a long track record of achieving desired outcomes for major businesses in disputes.

We have unrivalled expertise in a wide range of dispute resolution issues such as major commercial litigation, complex and high value arbitration, insurance, employment, regulatory issues, fraud, professional negligence and partnership disputes. We also have specialist teams focused on particular types of disputes across areas such as energy, construction, telecoms, financial services, media and sport.

We advise clients across a wide range of industries, ranging from the world’s leading investment banks, Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 companies, governments and high-profile individuals. Merrill Lynch, Vodafone, Time Warner, Google, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Royal & SunAlliance are just some of our key clients.

Our dispute resolution group is always looking for innovative ways to service our clients. For example, we have established a specialist in-house advocacy unit – the first of its kind amongst the leading UK firms.

Recent work

• BSkyB on a substantial claim against US IT services provider EDS
• Goldman Sachs International in Commercial Court proceedings commenced by a Belgian investment fund seeking damages in excess of €100 million
• BP in one of the largest energy insurance disputes of recent years; BP and its joint venture partners were completely successful in a claim for losses of some US$230 million
• Telekom Malaysia in a foreign investment dispute with Ghana. It was successfully settled in an arbitration proceeding under the bilateral investment treaty between Malaysia and Ghana

Read more about our dispute resolution work on the Herbert Smith website.