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Provided by Martin Davies
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Martin Davies, Global Vice Chair of the firm’s Litigation & Trial Department, advises clients on a range of complex commercial disputes often centering on novel legal issues, including class actions, corporate and shareholder disputes, banking and financial litigation, and competition litigation.
An internationally renowned trial lawyer, he draws on more than three decades of experience advising many of the world’s leading corporations and financial institutions on their most significant and intricate disputes. He represents diverse clients from across industries, including corporations, banks, private equity firms, portfolio companies, and high net-worth individuals.
Martin can provide a unique insight into class actions having acted on both the claimant side (for the major shareholders in the seminal RBS Rights Issue litigation, the first securities class action to proceed by way of Group Litigation Order), and on numerous defense side class actions. This unique insight in to the dynamics of claimants in class actions has led to Martin being instructed as settlement counsel to help resolve mass claims and be the interface between the claimant and defendant mindset.
His successful track record in entertainment litigation includes breach of contract disputes involving major TV and radio broadcasters, sports clubs and agencies, and film production companies.
Martin also advises on public law issues, conducting judicial reviews for both applicants and regulators. He runs sensitive and high-stakes internal investigations on behalf of clients, including appearing before regulators.
Chambers Review
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Martin Davies is global vice chair of the litigation and trial department at Latham & Watkins. He has great depth of experience as a commercial litigator, handling major contract disputes as well as shareholder actions for an impressive roster of blue-chip clients.
Martin Davies is a deeply experienced litigator who frequently tackles multi-jurisdictional disputes on behalf of clients in the banking sector. He has notable experience acting in litigation, including large group actions, concerning commercial banking activities and alleged financial misconduct.
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"Martin Davies has superb insight and strategic sense in complex commercial disputes, especially those with a banking or finance dimension."
"Martin Davies has strong intellect and strategic instinct."
"He is user-friendly, rolls his sleeves up and clients love him."
"Martin is a very seasoned operator who is great at taking the heat out of situations."
"Martin has good commercial judgement and really helps you think through all of your options in very complex cases. He's also great with clients and has excellent teamwork."
"Martin Davies is an extraordinary lawyer. He is collaborative, loved by clients, and knows how to fight a case well."
"Martin is very high-profile, fantastic with clients and someone with a great litigation instinct and strategy."
"Martin Davies has superb insight and strategic sense in complex commercial disputes, especially those with a banking or finance dimension."
"Martin Davies has strong intellect and strategic instinct."
"He is user-friendly, rolls his sleeves up and clients love him."
"Martin is a very seasoned operator who is great at taking the heat out of situations."
"Martin has good commercial judgement and really helps you think through all of your options in very complex cases. He's also great with clients and has excellent teamwork."
"Martin Davies is an extraordinary lawyer. He is collaborative, loved by clients, and knows how to fight a case well."
"Martin is very high-profile, fantastic with clients and someone with a great litigation instinct and strategy."