Crisis Management - UK-wide
What the Team is Known For
Osborne Clarke's crisis management practice has a particular specialism in health and safety matters and data breach or cyber attacks. The team comprises litigators and sector specialists experienced in reputation management as well as incident response. The firm also has expertise in product recalls, financial reporting and business crime matters.
Strengths
"Osborne Clarke provides pragmatic and commercially oriented support. They are responsive, with an excellent understanding of our business and smooth handling of matters."
Work Highlights
Osborne Clarke worked with electronic money institution Wirecard UK on liquidation and insolvency proceedings triggered by serious fraud allegations and FCA restrictions.
Notable Practitioners
Ashley Hurst is head of client strategy at the firm and has expertise in media and information law, contentious data privacy and cybersecurity. He advises international businesses and individuals on reputational issues, focusing on major tech and media clients. "Ashley Hurst is one of life's great energy givers. He is very helpful in a crisis - very, very reassuring. That is a real skill for a crisis lawyer." "Ashley is brilliant and very commercial. He has great instincts and understands policy as much as he does the law. He is brilliant in the area of reputation law and on the IP side."