Commercial and Corporate Litigation - UK
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Travers Smith is highly responsive, immersed in the detail, and provides deep strategic and commercial insights into all parts of the case.
Travers Smith is distinguished by the quality of its lawyers, the speed of its response, its pro-activity and creativity in proposing different options in difficult scenarios.
Travers Smith provides direct access to experienced partners with a commercial perspective. The firm has excellent market knowledge.
Travers Smith sits at the premium end of commercial dispute resolution. A City firm with genuine scale and depth, it combines a strong, winning personality with an unusually collaborative culture.
The firm is intellectually brilliant from a legal and commercial perspective but equally caring and empathetic. Travers Smith is an intellectual powerhouse but with a very hands-on, personal approach.
Work Highlights
Travers Smith continued to represent various Hewlett Packard Enterprise group companies in proceedings arising out of HP's USD11 billion acquisition of Autonomy.
Notable practitioners
Caroline Edwards is a commercial litigator who is adept at handling large, multiparty cases with cross-border elements. She has particular expertise representing clients in the financial services sector.
Polly Richard is noted for her work on shareholder disputes and also has experience in commercial litigation concerning fraud and insolvency.
Polly is excellent and has a combination of black letter lawyers and are business advisers to clients.
Polly’s intellectual rigor, strategic sophistication and tireless diligence mark her as a rising star.
Rob Fell is a core part of the dispute resolution department at Travers Smith. He is experienced in handling a variety of commercial disputes, including litigation that involves international elements.
Rob's finely tuned instincts, incisive thinking and superb communication bring clarity and reassurance in high‑pressure disputes. His calm presence and unwavering client focus make him indispensable.
Stephanie Lee represents clients in high value, post-transactional disputes. She is particularly adroit at handling S90a disputes, which form a key part of her well-rounded practice.
Effortlessly brilliant and unflappable, Steph drills into detail without ever losing sight of the broader strategy. Her precision, calm under pressure and light touch make her a true standout
