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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.
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Shoosmiths has a highly regard litigation practice and its Southampton-based team is capable of conducting litigation for domestic and international clients. The group has strong expertise in the automotive, technology and energy sectors.
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Shoosmiths represented Opel in a USD19 million breach of contract claim relating to the cessation of the Opel brand in the State of Palestine.
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The team is very practical, switched on and has a real knack for making the right strategic decisions at the right time.
The Shoosmiths team ensures clients' commercial issues are front and centre.
The team have experience at all levels and they are extremely hardworking, commercially minded and really fight your corner.
The team is small, but agile which allows them to offer a more bespoke service for their clients.
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Jonathan Smart leads Shoosmiths' commercial litigation team. He has broad-ranging expertise in commercial litigation, including breach of contract and damages claims. He is highly experienced in handling complex, cross-border matters and is particularly active on matters in the technology and automotive sectors.
He is technically fanatical and comes fully prepared for trials.
Luke Coleborn has expertise in contract disputes, particularly in the automotive sector. He is based in Shoosmiths' Solent office.
Shelley White is a legal director in Shoosmiths' Solent office. She is noted for her litigation expertise, particularly surrounding damages claims and asset finance and recovery.
Shelley White has an insolvency background and uses that knowledge to steer cases in the right direction.
Shelley is an absolutely brilliant litigator with a wealth of experience. She is commercially minded and determined to achieve the best possible outcome.
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