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What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer maintains a strong presence in professional negligence litigation, handling cases that arise from financial services, insurance and legal work, with additional experience in technology and construction matters. The team acts for large corporate groups and leading financial institutions as well as top insurance companies, and also regularly advises an impressive number of leading law firms.

Work Highlights

  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer represented UBS following allegations of negligent advice brought by a high net worth individual.

Strengths

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The team are very able and commercially minded.

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It's a very strong contentious practice.

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For large, complex disputes, Herbert Smith Freehills is my first port of call.

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Notable Practitioners

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Paul Lewis
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Paul Lewis
Head of Professional Negligence
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Eminent Practitioners

Paul Lewis is joint managing partner for global disputes at Herbert Smith Freehills. He has deep experience acting for law firms and insurance brokers in professional negligence claims, with particular strength in pensions matters.

Paul is brilliant at getting to the heart of a case.

He's professional and reliable.

Paul Lewis is a class and quality practitioner.

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William Glassey
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William Glassey
Head of Professional Negligence
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William Glassey's expertise covers breach of contract and liability claims, with a particular focus on defending international firms and barristers, as well as their insurers.

Will is a thorough, responsive and and overall great lawyer to have in your camp.

He has the ability to distil the most complex and difficult concepts to an accessible form and puts clients at ease.

Will has extensive substantive knowledge of the field and he is very good at providing effective, informed advice that works in the real world.

It's clear his experience and expertise is at the highest level, and his ability to relate to clients and counterparties in different situations is excellent.

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Paul Lewis
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Paul Lewis
Head of Professional Negligence
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William Glassey
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William Glassey
Head of Professional Negligence
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Members

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Chris Bushell

Dan Saunders

John Corrie

John Whiteoak

Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis

Head of Department

William Glassey

William Glassey

Head of Department

Industries

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Financial services

Insurance

Legal

Pensions