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About
Provided by Alan Watts
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, Defamation, Defamation and Reputation, Dispute Resolution, Partnerships and LLPs
Career
Alan is a disputes partner and global co-head of class actions based in London.
Alan works with clients on all forms of dispute resolution including High Court litigation, arbitration and mediation proceedings. He is also the firm’s Head of Global Class Actions, Head of Commercial Litigation UK and Co-Head of Partnerships.
Alan has nearly 30 years dispute resolution experience and is an extremely versatile dispute resolution lawyer.
Alan has significant expertise encompassing commercial disputes, partnerships, media and entertainment law and defamation and privacy. He is sought out for difficult and complex cases often involving proceedings and the use of injunctions in numerous jurisdictions. He is a go-to specialist for companies and individuals whose reputation or privacy may be under threat and is regularly called upon to prevent the unauthorised use of confidential information.
Chambers Review
UK
Alan Watts is an experienced litigator who regularly handles high-value disputes concerning breaches of contract and fiduciary duties as well as fraudulent misrepresentation. He has notable expertise in defending multinational companies and other leading clients in sectors such as logistics, retail and technology. He also has a strong group action defence practice.
Alan Watts often assists legal and financial services partnerships with sensitive disputes concerning partner exits, breaches of LLP agreements and claims of professional negligence.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is a powerhouse and clearly well respected."
"Alan is an extremely experienced litigator and is able to communicate effectively and concisely to international stakeholders."
"Alan takes a pragmatic and commercial approach."
"Alan is super-impressive. He is a strong litigator and user-friendly. I could pick up the phone at any time to talk to him."
"He is a powerhouse and clearly well respected."
"Alan is an extremely experienced litigator and is able to communicate effectively and concisely to international stakeholders."
"Alan takes a pragmatic and commercial approach."
"Alan is super-impressive. He is a strong litigator and user-friendly. I could pick up the phone at any time to talk to him."