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Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
Our dispute resolution and litigation lawyers are adept at mitigating risk and meeting the rapidly evolving litigation challenges of business today.
At a time when businesses continue to face complex geopolitical, environmental and technological challenges, many rightly anticipate increasing caseloads alongside escalating litigation costs.
By bringing together our litigation experts from areas including insolvency, tax, employment, IP, regulatory, real estate and commercial litigation we provide holistic, strategic and pragmatic advice to help you meet these complex challenges. We employ sector and practice specialists with the collective market knowledge to be able to anticipate and minimise risk and, avoid disputes arising.
Where disputes do arise, we work with our clients to provide strategic and specialist guidance to resolve them swiftly on favourable commercial terms or put them in the best possible position to win if contested.
Our litigation teams work with some of the world’s most exciting and rapidly growing businesses, particularly in areas including financial services disputes and investigations, technology, automotive and real estate disputes.
Clients (5)
- ProAmpac Group
- Pareto Financial Services Limited
- Domain Transport Limited
- Continuum Financial Services LLP
- MegaGroup BV
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Work Highlights
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Smooshmiths advised global fintech provider TerraPay on a claim concerning a mistaken payment to DKK Partners, who then paid the money to a third-party fraudster in Portugal having failed to conduct appropriate verification on their account.
Strengths
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Shoosmiths action everything within agreed timeframes and provide advice to a very high standard.
Litigation respondentUKA capable team with considerable experience in litigation. They are highly responsive and organised.
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Notable Practitioners
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Associates to watch 
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Sylwena Sempa
Sylwena Sempa has experience in a range of corporate and commercial litigation, as well as disputes related to pensions, employment contracts and professional negligence.
She is responsive, very able and you know you're going to get everything you need.
Litigation respondentUK
Ranked Individuals at Shoosmiths LLP (1)
Members
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Andrew Whalley
Head of Department

Alex Bishop
Head of Department

Sylwena Sempa
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