Steven Baker
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Banking Litigation
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About
Provided by Steven Baker
Practice Areas
Steven is a commercial lawyer who has a broad practice in international and domestic dispute resolution. He helps clients in English higher court proceedings and overseas.
Steven also has a large international arbitration practice with experience of a wide range of arbitral institutions, including HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, LMAA, UNCITRAL and SIAC.
Over the past 30 years, Steven has been heavily involved in advising upon and resolving disputes in the technology, communications, defence, financial services and energy sectors.
Steven is also the co-author of a leading text on technology and outsourcing disputes (a 2nd edition now having been commissioned and due to be published in July 2023): IT Contracts and Dispute Management: A Practitioner's Guide to the Project Lifecycle, published in March 2018 (Edward Elgar Publishing, ISBN: 9781784710118).
Chambers Review
UK
Steven Baker of Proskauer Rose focuses his litigation practice on the representation of financial institutions, including investment banks and hedge funds, in high-value disputes. He is thoroughly experienced in handling major cases with significant cross-border aspects.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Steven is an outstanding lawyer with an ability to cut through issues, draw together a good team and do a great job on both the legal and the commercial side."
"Steven is a really great advisor with a sensible view and good commercial acumen."
"Steven has a very composed and measured approach to high-profile litigation."
"Steven is an outstanding lawyer with an ability to cut through issues, draw together a good team and do a great job on both the legal and the commercial side."
"Steven is a really great advisor with a sensible view and good commercial acumen."
"Steven has a very composed and measured approach to high-profile litigation."