Experience

Aercap

Advised in US$3.5 billion Commercial Court proceedings concerning aviation insurance claims for aircraft lost in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine

Amazon

Advising in relation to an application for a collective proceedings order filed in the Competition Appeal Tribunal

DePuy International Limited (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson)

Advised in defending a number of class actions involving allegations of defective production and negligence in the manufacture of hip implants. Proceedings were initially brought in various jurisdictions by four different plaintiff law firms, and then consolidated in the Federal Court of Australia

BHP Billiton

In defending two shareholder class actions arising from the Samarco incident in November 2015. The plaintiffs allege disclosure breaches and misleading and deceptive conduct by BHP, with respect to the operational risks in the iron ore mining complex operated by Samarco (a BHP-Vale joint venture)

Certain of the former non-executive directors of Carillion plc

In relation to all aspects of the insolvency of the Carillion Group, including advising in relation to appearances before Parliamentary Select Committees and successfully defending them in disqualification proceedings brought by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Binance

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of daily trading volume, in relation to various contentious matters. In particular, representing Binance in the first reported case in England in which an injunction was fully (and successfully) contested by an exchange on the return date (Piroozzadeh v Persons Unknown)

Dispute resolution

From bet-the-farm disputes to court of opinion

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Paul Lewis

Managing Partner, Disputes, UK and EMEA, London

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范芷君

中国区管理合伙人, Hong Kong

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Gitta Satryani

Managing Partner, Singapore Office, Singapore

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Scott S. Balber

Head of Litigation, US and Managing Partner, New York Office, New York

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Paul H. Schoeman

Executive Partner, US and Managing Partner, Disputes, US, New York

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Ante Golem

Partner, Head of Disputes, Australia, Perth

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Paulino Fajardo

Partner, Head of Disputes, EMEA, Madrid and Africa Group