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At a time when the global economy has never been more challenging, you can rely on us to resolve your most complex and high-stakes disputes.

Drawing on a team of 750 litigators, arbitration practitioners and regulatory advisers across our practices in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, UK and US, our goal is singular: getting you back to business quickly, with effective results that endure. 

Our litigators have tackled high-stakes cases, including complex commercial and white collar cases, and regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings. They have taken on and won precedent-setting court cases and bet-the-company matters, handling trials and appeals and resolving disputes through arbitration, mediation and negotiated settlement. Armed with this experience, our team provide strategic insight to boards and executive teams of multinationals, private capital investors, governments and financial institutions across the globe. 

We have a long history of acting for companies facing class actions, including actual or threatened proceedings, and have successfully defended companies facing some of the largest and most complex group litigations in recent years across multiple jurisdictions. 

With decades of industry experience in key sectors including financial services, energy, TMT, pharmaceuticals, mining, infrastructure, consumer and real estate, we understand your commercial needs.  

Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York

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What the Team is Known For

HSF Kramer possesses a strong reputation for handling a range of high-value commercial disputes. It houses a strong bench of expert litigators with excellent pedigree in acting for both individuals and corporations in civil and criminal proceedings. The firm boasts a formidable track record in a range of matters, including product liability cases, breach of contract actions and accounting malpractice claims. It demonstrates further expertise in the defense of securities class and shareholder derivative actions.

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP combined on June 1st to form HSF Kramer.

Work Highlights

  • The firm successfully represented Gamma Real Estate and obtained an order unanimously affirming dismissal of lender liability claims, in relation to a multibillion-dollar development.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael Dell
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Michael Dell
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Michael Dell is often involved in major regulatory matters as well as securities litigation, and represents leading clients in the accounting and financial services sectors.

He is a very strong partner with great insights and understanding of the regulatory environment.

Michael is fantastic. We rely on him for matters where we need someone to really dig into the facts, think creatively and navigate to a resolution.

Marc Gottridge
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Marc Gottridge
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Marc Gottridge is a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills who specializes in the defense of clients in the financial services sector facing benchmark rate-fixing and market manipulation cases, as part of a robust commercial litigation practice.

Marc is super organized and strategic, he sees around corners and does an excellent job of getting a handle of a case and the issues.

He is good at explaining things that have a complicated procedural history.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Litigation: General Commercial

Marc Gottridge
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Marc Gottridge
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Litigation: Securities

Michael Dell
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Michael Dell
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