Chambers Review
Burness Paull has an accomplished practice advising on a wide range of banking litigation as well as FCA enforcement and other regulatory disputes. It acts for national retail banks and credit providers alongside insurance companies, fund managers and financial planners. The firm also offers strong in-house advocacy capabilities as well as alternative dispute resolution options.
Work Highlights
- Burness Paull acted for two major creditor groups in an application by Premier Oil to approve a scheme of arrangement to reorganise around USD2.7 billion of debt and cross-currency swaps and secure an all-share merge with Chrysaor.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is commercially pragmatic."
"Burness Paull are experienced and well organised."
"The team is commercially pragmatic."
"Burness Paull are experienced and well organised."
Notable Practitioners
Sophia Harrison is a partner in the team who is also a qualified English barrister. She has notable expertise in banking disputes, particularly claims that emerge from restructuring and insolvency proceedings.
"Sophia is a really impressive lawyer."
"She is always thinking about the client's best interests, but never afraid to speak her mind if she thinks there is a point to be made."
"Sophia provides excellent input."