Commercial and Corporate Litigation - UK
What the team is known for
Lewis Silkin offers high-quality advice to clients facing a wide spread of corporate and commercial litigation, often on an international basis. The team tackles disputes relating to joint venture, shareholder and contractual agreements, as well as post-transaction claims. The firm acts for high-level corporates as well as individual shareholders and executives in a range of sectors.
Strengths
"The team have the expertise and commercial acumen to cover a range of complex disputes."
"The team at Lewis Silkin provide a seamless service from the client perspective, demonstrating an ability to not only communicate effectively within their own team but also manage resources."
"They are very responsive and do not delay in sending detailed replies."
"They are knowledgeable and able to think outside of the box."
Work highlights
Lewis Silkin represented PPE Medpro in Commercial Court proceedings brought by the Department of Health and Social Care concerning a contractual dispute over surgical gowns provided by PPE Medpro during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notable practitioners
Mark Lim is head of dispute resolution at Lewis Silkin. An experienced litigator, he regularly handles high-value shareholder disputes, contractual claims and corporate control issues, with considerable aptitude in complex cross-border cases. "He is on the ball and always thinking about finding solutions." "Mark is a superb lawyer - he is calm, knowledgeable, easy to work with and he gets results." "He gives practical, no-nonsense and accessible advice."
Andrew Wanambwa has considerable experience representing clients including corporates, financial institutions and high net worth individuals in a variety of commercial and corporate disputes. He advises across a range of sectors, including telecoms, financial services and transport. "Andrew is very knowledgeable about all aspects of commercial litigation, has excellent strategic judgement and is collegiate and easy to deal with."