WWL Professional Negligence 2022

Professional Negligence

Head of research & analytics

Rupert Wilson rupert.wilson@whoswholegal.com

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Marketplace Analysis

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INTRODUCTION

Who’s Who Legal is delighted to publish WWL: Professional Negligence 2022. This report is the fruit of months of research. We have canvassed and analysed the opinions of law firm clients and franchise experts from around the world.

Our research has revealed 224 lawyers from 24 jurisdictions who can truly be considered leaders in the field.

The names and contact details of all experts whose nominations are accepted by the head of research are listed without charge. It is impossible to buy entry into WWL: Professional Negligence. Specialists accepted for listing are invited, but not required, to supply a profes sional biography and photograph, which are published upon payment of a fee.

We hope that you find this report useful and informative. If you do, it is due to the hundreds of people who helped us in the research, and we would like to sign off by thanking them for their kindness, helpfulness and insight, which made it a pleasure to be part of this undertaking.

Due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, WWL is not listing individuals from firms based in Russia and Belarus in this report. Lawyers from Ukraine who were previously listed have had their rankings protected and continue to be featured.

Rupert Wilson Head of research & analytics

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS

This year’s edition of WWL: Professional Negligence highlights 224 leading professional negligence lawyers across the globe. They are distinguished for their advice to and defence of a range of professionals facing potential liability in complex and reputation-sensitive matters.

METHODOLOGY

The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly in our research.

EMEA

Global Elite Thought Leaders

José María Pimentel

LEADING FIRMS AND SETS

4 New Square

Jamie Smith KC has “a great reputation in the market” thanks to his “exceptional legal mind”. Peers add that he is “extremely popular”, “very calm” and “diligent”.

The “unflappable” Ben Patten KC is described by market commentators as “very hard-working, impressive and creative” and a go-to for “the construction side of profes sional negligence”.

Patrick Lawrence KC receives effusive praise for his “professional” and “calm” manner as “a brilliant courtroom barrister”.

Ben Hubble KC enjoys a sterling reputa tion as “one of the grand men of the profes sional liability bar” who is “heavily involved in the regulatory and insurance sides of profes sional negligence”.

Siân Mirchandani KC is “a brilliant advo cate” with “a wonderful manner in court”. Peers further highlight her “tenacity, preci sion and extreme cleverness”.

Clyde & Co

Sarah Clover comes widely acclaimed as “an iron hand in a velvet glove” and “a solicitor of the highest possible reputation and clout” who is “highly intelligent and analytical” as well as “a wonderful team player”.

Mandip Singh Sagoo is praised by market commentators as “a sensible opponent” in the English professional negligence space.

Anne Kentish is a keystone in the UK market sitting as “a leading solicitor for claims involving legal professionals”.

Richard Moody is readily endorsed by market commentators as a top name for professional indemnity claims and related insurance disputes in the construction sector.

James Preece is singled out among peers for his “well-deserved ‘Rolls Royce’ reputation in the defence of claims against a range of professionals including lawyers.” Sources further add: “He oversees claims as well or better than any lawyer in the City of London.”

Axiom Advocates

Alastair Duncan KC is lauded by peers as “an extremely good lawyer” who is “a go-to for practically everything” in the field of profes sional negligence.

The “amazing” Roddy Dunlop KC is a regular in instructions from professional indemnity insurers to defend substan tial damages claims across England and Scotland.

Chris Paterson is “an excellent lawyer” with strong expertise in professional liability

litigation.

Jonathan Broome is a distinguished practitioner with “encyclopaedic knowledge” and considerable experience in negligence disputes in the construction and engineering industries.

Kenny McBrearty KC is “a top KC” who is “well known in the field” thanks to his frequent participation in high-profile liability litigation.

Gatehouse Chambers

Catherine Piercy is an “absolutely amazing” commercial and insurance specialist who is “accomplished in the management of her cases”.

Helena White is “very capable all around, providing astute and commercially sensible advice.” Market commentators add: “Her pleadings are excellent and she gets on well with clients.”

David Pliener is “the leading junior at the bar for construction-related insurance work” and is highlighted by peers for his “attention to detail and responsiveness”.

James Hall is “a strong advocate” who is well-known in the market for his “specialist expertise in terms of lender claims against surveyors and solicitors”.

Colin Edelman KC Devereux Chambers London

Jamie Smith KC 4 New Square London

DAC Beachcroft LLP Madrid

Julian Miller

DAC Beachcroft LLP London

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Belgium

Praxislaw’s Paul Depuydt is commended for his top-tier work advising clients across all aspects of liability law and is highlighted as “especially experienced in the professional liability of lawyers”.

Cyprus

Constantina Zantira at Michael Kyprianou & Co delivers “accurate and practical solutions” owing to her “in-depth knowledge of liability law”, “consistency” and “research and anal ysis skills”.

ENGLAND

Market commentators “can’t speak highly enough” about Colin Edelman KC at Devereux Chambers, who is described as “an outstanding practitioner” with particular expertise in professional indemnity.

Mark Howard KC with Brick Court Chambers receives effusive praise as “a God” when it comes to professional negligence, having been involved in several of the most high-pro file disputes and claims across the UK.

Julian Miller from DAC Beachcroft is distin guished by his international practice and longstanding experience defending profes sionals in complex negligence disputes.

William Glassey at Herbert Smith Freehills is “an absolute leader in professional negli gence” according to peers, who further describe him as “unfailingly wise, calm and sympathetic”.

Michael Pooles KC with Hailsham Chambers is “undoubtedly one of the best in the professional negligence bar” thanks to the “top-tier, extraordinary old-school polish to his practice”.

Anneliese Day KC from Fountain Court Chambers stands out as “a class act” in the field who is both “determined” and “resourceful”.

“Excellent barrister” Tom Weitzman KC with 3 Verulam Buildings is widely admired as “an approachable individual” with “impeccable intellect”.

France

Guillaume Brajeux at HFW is a standout name for professional negligence claims in the shipping industry owing to his experience in dispute resolution arising from grounding, towage, charter parties and shipbuilding.

Germany

Annett Kuhli-Spatscheck with Kantenwein Zimmermann Spatscheck & Partner is a well-regarded litigator and arbitrator, who is revered for her experience assisting medi um-sized enterprises in professional negli gence disputes.

Ireland

David Curran at Flynn O’Driscoll Business Lawyers is “one of the leading practitioners in this space” according to peers who empha sise his “comprehensive understanding of the market coupled with his excellent evaluation, judgement and perseverance”.

Israel

David Zailer at Herzog Fox & Neeman is cele brated as “an efficient and knowledgeable lawyer” with “a great commercial approach” to national and international professional disputes.

Italy

Laura Opilio of CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni is a specialist in the insur ance industry, well-known for her regular representation of Italian insurance compa nies in the resolution of their professional liability disputes.

Netherlands

Dennis Horeman with De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is a distinguished practitioner with profound experience defending complex claims against corporate insureds and clients in the financial sector.

Scotland

Gavin MacColl KC with Themis Advocates is “a well-respected practitioner” in the construction sector who is praised for his expertise in negligence and contractual issues.

Alison Grant at DWF excels at challenging insurance claims with a focus on advising a wide variety of professionals in high-value and complex negligence claims.

Spain

José María Pimentel with DAC Beachcroft is a keystone player in the field who is high lighted for his adept defence of local and international reinsurers in professional indemnity-related claims.

Alfonso de Ramos at Kennedys is an accom plished lawyer who skilfully applies his insur ance expertise when advising London Market insurers on claims related to Spain.

Switzerland

Markus Dörig at Badertscher Rechtsanwälte is “recognised as one of the leading prac titioners in the area of insurance law”, including “representing insurance compa nies and their clients in complex professional negligence related litigation matters”.

Alexandra Bösch is highlighted for her “skilful work on complex cross-border coverage disputes under professional negli gence insurance”. Peers add: “She is a very competent litigator and has a broad under standing of this sector.”

Harold Frey with Lenz & Staehelin is a highly accomplished professional negligence liti gator who is “exceptional in being able to manage incredibly complex litigations”.

NORTH

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John E Heintz

Blank Rome LLP Washington DC

Frank E Walwyn

WeirFoulds Toronto

Roger E Warin

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Washington DC

LEADING FIRMS

WEIRFOULDS

Frank Walwyn gains emphatic endorsements from peers for his top-tier litigation practice, assisting professionals in multi-jurisdictional corporate disputes.

Raj Anand impresses peers with his skill and experience in professional negligence

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Canada

Sarit Batner with McCarthy Tétrault is described by market commentators as “a very strong advocate” who is “well-known” in the market as a top litigator in professional liability matters.

Halfnight Arbitration is home to Jamieson Halfnight who comes widely recommended as an arbitration specialist for insurance-re lated professional liability disputes.

Fasken’s Gerald Ranking is “a tough but pragmatic practitioner” with “a mastery of the craft”. Peers add: “Gerry is one of the most competent litigators I know.”

disputes, regularly acting for regulated professionals and professional licensing bodies.

Caroline Abela secures comprehensive recommendations for her extensive experi ence assisting clients across a broad variety of professional negligence claims and

disciplinary proceedings.

Jeff Cowan has a leading practice in which he supports regulated professionals and professionals in regulated industries through their professional negligence claims and liability issues.

USA

Roger Warin at Steptoe & Johnson is “a well-respected name in professional liability” with market commentators highlighting his strength in legal malpractice claims.

John Heintz of Blank Rome possesses “strong experience practicing as part of the policyholder-side insurance coverage bar”, according to peers.

Sources report James Campbell of Campbell Conroy & O’Neil as one of the US’s most acclaimed disputes specialists who is widely sought after thanks to his “tremendous repu tation as a great trial lawyer.”

Geoffrey Fehling at Hunton Andrews Kurth is “a great lawyer” who can “communicate complex subjects in an easy-to-understand manner” and “keep an open mind of the facts concerning matters being disputed”.

Daniel Abrams at the Law Office of Daniel L. Abrams is a leading figure in the legal malpractice space with longstanding expe rience representing clients nationally and internationally.

Jeffrey Jannuzzo at Jeffrey A. Jannuzzo, Esq has a stellar reputation as an advocate for clients in high-stakes malpractice cases against their former law firms.

ASIA-PACIFIC

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Audrey Chiang Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Singapore

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia

Moira Saville with King & Wood Mallesons is an accomplished litigator and an expert in disputes related to professional services.

Rocco Russo at Cooper Grace Ward is “a first-rate practitioner” who is “especially experienced in the litigation of complex matters.”

Teresa Ward from Arnold Bloch Leibler earns plaudits from peers who laud her as “a highly effective litigator with a first-rate understanding of the law and her clients’ needs.”

Shane Doyle KC with Level Twenty-Seven Chambers is “a leading Queensland KC” with

Moira Saville King & Wood Mallesons Sydney

“a strategic approach” and “an ability to get across a large amount of material quickly”.

Hong Kong

Howse Williams is home to Michael Withington, he receives effusive praise as “possibly the most experienced lawyer in Hong Kong for solicitors defence work.”

Singapore Audrey Chiang from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson is described by peers as “a reliable practitioner” with “great experience on the defence side” of negligence claims, espe cially in the medical sector.

Michael Withington Howse Williams Hong Kong

Siang Pheng Lek is “well-known in the market” for representing hospitals and doctors in medical negligence issues.

Sharon Lin at Withers KhattarWong possesses “deep expertise in professional insurance matters” which she draws upon to “clearly and persuasively articulate her insights and assist parties in making useful strategic decisions”.

Colin Liew at Duxton Hill Chambers (Singapore Group Practice) is “a legally crea tive practitioner” who “presents commer cially effective solutions to the client.”

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LATIN AMERICA

Global Elite Thought Leaders

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Brazil

Marcia Cicarelli Barbosa de Oliveira with Demarest Advogados is a household name in the Brazilian market. She is well-known for her top-tier professional negligence practice with an emphasis on insurance disputes.

Camila Affonso Prado is widely recog nised in the market as “an initiative-taking and trusted advisor” with “impressive knowl edge in the area of professional negligence and insurance”.

Guilherme Freitas of Starr International Brasil Seguradora comes highly praised as a brilliant negligence lawyer who is “special ised in the insurance industry”.

Marcia Cicarelli Barbosa de Oliveira Demarest Advogados São Paulo

PROFILES

Editorial policy and selection criteria

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Rocco Russo

Cooper Grace Ward

Rocco Russo leads Cooper Grace Ward’s litigation and dispute resolution group, with more than 20 years’ experience in dispute resolution.

As an internationally recognised dispute resolution lawyer, Rocco has expertise in court and tribunal matters, advocacy, negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution.

Professional liability matters form a key component of Rocco’s practice, with his team acting for a broad range of professionals including lawyers, accountants, engineers, builders, financial advisers, town planners, brokers and architects.

Rocco is well versed in guiding professionals through the process of making an insurance claim, reviewing policy wordings, advising on coverage and assisting with all aspects of a claim.

Rocco also has significant experience in acting for insurers in professional liability matters and Cooper Grace Ward is currently one of the panel firms for complex commercial professional liability claims for the Queensland Law Society captive insurance scheme.

Rocco’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland, and he is admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia.

He has also achieved international market recognition for his approach to dispute resolution including rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific (2014 – 2022), Chambers Global (2014 – 2022) Doyle’s Guide (2017 – 2022), The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2012, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022) and Best Lawyers Australia (2021 – 2023).

Constantina Zantira

Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC

Constantina is a Senior Associate at Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC, based in Limassol.

Constantina specialises in asset-tracing liti gation, cross-border commercial litigation, corpo rate disputes involving shareholder disputes and corporate fraud, employment cases involving both organisations and private clients, administrative constitutional matters as well as professional negligence cases, with a particular interest in medical negligence cases.

Constantina is regularly instructed to appear before all instance Courts of Cyprus representing local and international clients including organi zations, groups of companies and high-net-worth individuals in complex litigation matters, often with a cross-border, multi-jurisdictional element. She is also involved in cases seeking the recognition, registration and enforcement of foreign Court judgments and arbitral awards on behalf of foreign clients and is regularly engaged in issuing or opposing interim freezing and disclosure orders in the context of Cyprus proceedings or in aid of Court or arbitration proceedings commenced or pending to be commenced abroad.

She is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association  and was called to the Bar of England and Wales by The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn . She is also a member of the Committee on Civil Procedure Rules and Reform of the Cyprus Bar Association.

Constantina has been constantly ranked by international directories in Dispute Resolution (Cyprus) since 2020, being recommended as ‘very impressive in court’ and ‘a highly promising young lawyer’.

Nicholas Broomfield 4 New Square

Nick is an experienced trial and appellate advocate with a broad commercial practice and a reputation for his excellent legal analysis. The legal directo ries say that Nick is “wonderfully down to earth and approachable”, “absolutely unflappable, an extremely calming presence for the clients and legal team”, “a junior who can be relied on to unpick even the most difficult of cases” and “a pleasure to work with”. He is recognised in the legal directories for “[providing] excellent advice and [taking] a sensible, commercial approach”, “thinking three or four stages into the future, he can see the chess pieces moving ahead of him”, “his knowledge and robust advice [which] goes down very well with clients” and “excellent analysis and strategic insight. Nick’s written work is great and he is strong in court”.

Nick has considerable experience of profes sional negligence claims in the UK and offshore. He regularly acts in claims involving lawyers, trust companies and trustees, valuers and surveyors, construction professionals (including architects) and engineers, accountants and financial advisers and management companies. His recent cases include acting for the successful respondent in the Supreme Court in Matthew v Sedman.

Nick is regularly instructed in commercial claims (including claims arising from breaches of trust and claims to recover trust assets situ ated in the UK and offshore) and insurance claims (including property damage claims and coverage disputes). He is described as a “go to” junior for banking, mortgage and property related work and he has appeared for the successful parties in a number of leading cases at appellate level, including Re North East Property Buyers in the Supreme Court and Mortgage Express v Lambert in the Court of Appeal.

Level 21

400 George Street, Brisbane Tel: +61 7 3231 2444

Rocco.Russo@cgw.com.au www.cgw.com.au

WWL says: Rocco Russo is "a first-rate practitioner" who is "especially experienced in the litigation of complex negligence matters."

Michael Kyprianou House, 116 Gladstonos Street

Limassol, 3032 Tel: +357 22 447777 constantina.zantira@kyprianou.com www.kyprianou.com

WWL says: Constantina Zantira delivers “accurate and practical solutions” owing to her “in-depth knowledge of liability law”, “consistency” and “research and analysis skills”.

Lincoln's Inn London, WC2A 3RJ Tel: +44 20 7822 2075 n.broomfield@4newsquare.com www.4newsquare.com

WWL says: Nicholas Broomfield is held in high esteem as "a star of litigation" who is "practical", "ferociously bright" and "one to watch" in the market.

France Switzerland • Zurich

Roger ter Haar KC

Crown Office Chambers

Roger’s practice as an international arbitrator covers Professional Negligence, Construction, Engineering, Insurance, re-insurance, Energy, and Shipbuilding.

In June 2020 he ceased to accept new instruc tions to act as counsel in order to concentrate on work as an arbitrator. During a career span ning over 40 years as an advocate, he appeared as leading counsel in many cases in these areas before trial and appellate courts and arbitral tribunals, including a number of high-value inter national arbitrations in London, Paris, Geneva, Muscat, Dubai, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Perth, New York and Washington D.C., and included claims where the amounts at stake were in billions of dollars.

He has vast expertise in the areas of major infrastructure works, Energy (including notable experience including wind farm and oil & gas disputes), contracts for the sale of oil, claims related to waste disposal plants and claims relating to contracts for the construction and maintenance of power stations. Additionally, his experience covers allegations of negligence against financial service advisors, insurance brokers, underwriting agents, doctors, solicitors, barristers, surveyors and valuers, architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, patent agents, educational psycholo gists, teachers and others.

Roger’s appointments include presiding arbitrator, tribunal member and sole arbitrator, principally (though by no means exclusively) in ICC, LCIA, DIAC and SIAC. Arbitral seats have included London, Dubai, Oman, Singapore, and the Caribbean. His appointments have involved a wide variety of governing laws, including the laws of England, Hong Kong, Australia, and India as well as Sharia law.

His common law expertise is comple mented by a wide experience of civil law systems, including UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait Egypt and the Philippines.

2 Crown Office Row Temple, London, EC4Y 7HJ

Tel: +44 20 7797 8100 terhaar@crownofficechambers.com www.crownofficechambers.com

WWL says: Roger ter Haar KC possesses over 40 years of experience in negligence disputes across a wide range of professions, including financial service advisory, quantity surveying and teaching.

Alexis Valençon

Kennedys France AARPI

Alexis Valençon is a partner at Kennedys and co-founder and managing partner of the Paris office. He is an insurance and reinsurance specialist with extensive expertise in complex liti gation and arbitration. He advises leading French and foreign insurance and reinsurance companies, brokers, major policyholders, manufacturers and industrial companies on a broad range of issues, ranging from insurance and reinsurance disputes (litigation and arbitration) to product liability, finan cial lines, construction and professional liability. He also assists his clients in complex court-ap pointed investigations relating to industrial risks and in drafting insurance contracts that comply with French law.

He teaches judicial procedure and insur ance litigation and arbitration at Paris Dauphine University's insurance institute and at the law faculty of Montpellier and Le Mans. He is also regularly invited to speak at conferences and colloquiums on matters of (re)insurance law and litigation. He is a regular contributor to a variety of industry publications linked to (re)insurance law and commercial litigation. In this respect, he is, inter alia, a co-author of Le Lamy Assurances (one of France’s leading textbooks on (re)insurance law) and the French chapter of various international reference books of insurance and reinsurance law and product liability, such as for instance The Insurance & Reinsurance Law Review and The Class Action Law Review.

Alexis is a member of the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA), the Association of Corporate Risk and Insurance Management (AMRAE), the International Bar Association (IBA), the French Arbitration Committee (CFA) and the Association of Reinsurance Professionals in France (APREF).

He speaks French, English and Spanish.

31 Rue de Lisbonne Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 84 79 37 84 alexis.valencon@kennedyslaw.com www.kennedyslaw.com

WWL says: Alexis Valençon earns plaudits from sources impressed with his top-tier practice in professional negligence, liability and insurance claims.

Harold Frey

Lenz & Staehelin

Harold Frey leads the Litigation and Arbitration practice of Lenz & Staehelin in Zurich. He has represented clients in numerous international arbi trations as well as in litigation proceedings before Swiss courts. Matters included a wide range of legal issues (such as joint venture, M&A, licensing and general contract law disputes) and industries (such as pharmaceutical, industrial and construction and financial services). He also sits as arbitrator.

Harold Frey is a lecturer on arbitration and advocacy at the University of Zurich.

Harold Frey completed his graduate and post graduate studies in Zurich (lic iur) and holds an LLM from the New York University School of Law in New York. He has been admitted to the Zurich Bar and to the New York Bar. He speaks German and English.

He is a member of the following professional associations: Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), the Zurich Bar Association (ZAV) as well as the New York Bar Association.

Lenz & Staehelin is one of the largest Swiss law firms with over 200 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin's scope of activities covers all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients.

Brandschenkestrasse 24 Zurich, CH-8027

Tel: +41 58 450 80 00

harold.frey@lenzstaehelin.com www.lenzstaehelin.com

WWL says: Harold Frey is a highly accom plished professional negligence litigator who is "exceptional at handling incredibly complex disputes".

Philipp Känzig

STAIGER Attorneys at Law Ltd

Philipp Känzig is co-head of the dispute resolu tion practice group of STAIGER Attorneys at Law in Zurich, Switzerland. He has over 30 years of experience as counsel and as arbitrator in inter national arbitration proceedings and represents clients before the Swiss courts, in particular the Cantonal Commercial Courts and the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. The focus of his practice is on the financial and insurance sectors as well as on construction and distribution related litigation and arbitration. He is bi-lingual in German and English and has gathered substantial experience in coor dinating and managing international disputes, in particular disputes involving different proceedings in civil law and common law jurisdictions. Recent highlights include the representation of five excess insurers in an ongoing large multi-party arbitration procedure between US, Swiss and English insur ance companies as well as the representation of Swiss banks and other financial institutions in claw back actions related to the collapse of Mr. Madoff’s ponzi-scheme. Philipp Känzig recently acted as sole arbitrator in a large arbitration proce dure related to the construction of a wind park in a non-European country.

Philipp Känzig graduated from the University of Zurich in 1987. He is a member of the Zurich Bar Association, the Arbitration Practice Group of the Zurich Bar Association and the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA).

STAIGER attorneys at law is a boutique law firm with a strong focus on dispute resolution. Its client basis includes Swiss and foreign public companies as well as privately owned enterprises.

Matthew T Reiter Bär & Karrer Ltd

Matthew Reiter heads Bär & Karrer’s litigation practice. He specialises in litigation and arbitration. He has extensive experience in a wide range of state court and administrative proceedings, including criminal investigations, white collar crimes, enforcement proceedings and international judicial assistance, but focuses on the resolution of large domestic and international commercial disputes.

Matthew Reiter has successfully represented clients in numerous domestic and international arbitrations, both in ad hoc and institutional proceedings (primarily ICC, ZCC/Swiss Rules), especially relating to joint ventures and share holders' agreements, large construction contracts, M&A transactions and supply agreements. Recent highlights include the successful defense of EnBW in a CHF 1 billion arbitration proceeding concerning the Thermoselect technology.

Clients of Matthew Reiter include individuals as well as listed and non-listed domestic and foreign companies from various sectors such as the banking and services industry as well as the pharmaceutical, chemical, energy, automotive, aviation and construction industries.

The Legal 500 recommends Matthew Reiter in dispute resolution matters (since 2012).

James M Campbell focuses his practice on civil litigation and the defence of product liability, toxic tort, medical device, pharmaceutical, professional liability and negligence matters throughout the United States. Mr Campbell is president of Campbell Conroy & O’Neil, PC. He has tried cases across the United States and is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers and the Litigation Counsel of America.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr Campbell is recognised as a leading lawyer by The Legal 500,  Chambers USA,  Who’s Who Legal,  Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.  He is iden tified as among the nation’s top 100 trial lawyers by Benchmark Litigation.

Mr Campbell serves as national, regional and local trial counsel for a variety of major national and international corporations and insurers, and is responsible for supervising and coordinating litiga tion in various regions of the country.  Mr. Campbell serves as trial counsel for clients in a wide array of industries and professions including those related to automobiles, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, construction, heavy equipment, recreational prod ucts, chemicals, and material handling. He also defends individuals and professional service firms in professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

Mr Campbell is a past president of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association and the Massachusetts chapter of ABOTA. He served as the director of the IADC Trial Academy and the American Bar Association National Trial Academy. He has twice served on the board of the Defense Research Institute and the ABOTA national board of directors.

Talacker 41 Zurich, CH-8001 Tel: +41 (0)58 387 80 00 philipp.kaenzig@staiger.law www.staiger.law

WWL says: Philipp Känzig enjoys extensive acclaim in the European market for his liti gation and arbitration expertise. His practice focuses on a wide range insurance, insol vency and professional liability claims.

Brandschenkestrasse 90 Zurich, 8002 Tel: +4 15 8261 5000 matthew.reiter@baerkarrer.ch www.baerkarrer.ch

WWL says: Matthew Reiter gains emphatic endorsements from peers as "a very respected lawyer in the area of dispute reso lution, particularly those concerning profes sional negligence".

One Constitution Wharf Boston, 02129 Tel: +1 617 241 3060 jmcampbell@campbell-trial-lawyers.com www.campbelltriallawyers.com

WWL says: Sources herald James Campbell as one of the US' most acclaimed disputes specialists. He is widely sought after thanks to his "tremendous reputation as a great trial lawyer".

James M Campbell

Campbell Conroy & O'Neil, P.C.

Australia

Mark D Chapple

Baker McKenzie mark.chapple@bakermckenzie.com

Mark Darwin Herbert Smith Freehills LLP mark.darwin@hsf.com

Shane Doyle KC

Level Twenty Seven Chambers sdoyle@level27chambers.com.au

Louise Jenkins Allens louise.jenkins@allens.com.au

Angela Pearsall

Clifford Chance angela.pearsall@cliffordchance.com

Colleen Platford Gilbert + Tobin cplatford@gtlaw.com.au

Rocco Russo*

Cooper Grace Ward Rocco.Russo@cgw.com.au

Andrew Salgo

Baker McKenzie andrew.salgo@bakermckenzie.com

Moira Saville

King & Wood Mallesons moira.saville@au.kwm.com

Jonathan Slater Clayton Utz jslater@claytonutz.com

Travis Toemoe

King & Wood Mallesons travis.toemoe@au.kwm.com

Teresa Ward Arnold Bloch Leibler tward@abl.com.au

Belgium

Paul Depuydt Praxislaw pdepuydt@praxislaw.eu

Brazil

Guilherme Freitas

Starr International Brasil Seguradora guilherme.freitas@starrcompanies.com

Camila Affonso Prado Demarest Advogados cprado@demarest.com.br

Marcia Cicarelli Barbosa de Oliveira Demarest Advogados mcicarelli@demarest.com.br

Daniella Fragoso BMA - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão drf@bmalaw.com.br

Canada

British Columbia

Eric Dolden Dolden Wallace Folick LLP edolden@dolden.com

Ontario

Caroline E Abela WeirFoulds LLP cabela@weirfoulds.com

Raj Anand WeirFoulds LLP anand@weirfoulds.com

Erica Baron

McCarthy Tetrault LLP ebaron@mccarthy.ca

Sarit Batner

McCarthy Tetrault LLP sbatner@mccarthy.ca

Brendan Bowles Glaholt Bowles LLP brendanbowles@glaholt.com

Jeff Cowan

WeirFoulds LLP cowan@weirfoulds.com

Karey Anne Dhirani Teplitsky Colson kdhirani@teplitskycolson.com

Jonathan G Bell Bennett Jones LLP bellj@bennettjones.com

Deborah Glendinning Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP dglendinning@osler.com

Jamieson Halfnight Halfnight Arbitration jhalfnight@halfnightarb.com

Kathryn Kirkpatrick Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP kkirkpatrick@singleton.com

Jonathan D Kulathungam Teplitsky Colson jkulathungam@teplitskycolson.com

F Paul Morrison Miller Thomson LLP paulmorrison@millerthomson.com

Gerald L R Ranking Fasken granking@fasken.com

Frank E Walwyn WeirFoulds LLP fwalwyn@weirfoulds.com

Cyprus

Constantina Zantira* Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC constantina.zantira@kyprianou.com

England

Tom Adam KC

Brick Court Chambers tom.adam@brickcourt.co.uk

Scott Allen 4 New Square s.allen@4newsquare.com Alexandra Anderson RPC

alexandra.anderson@rpc.co.uk

Francis Bacon

Hailsham Chambers francis.bacon@hailshamchambers.com

Andrew Bartlett KC

Crown Office Chambers abartlett@crownofficechambers.com

Nick Bird RPC nick.bird@rpc.co.uk

Andrew Blair

Clyde & Co andrew.blair@clydeco.com Michael Bowmer

4 New Square m.bowmer@4newsquare.com

John Brennan St Philips Chambers jbrennan@st-philips.com

Nicholas Broomfield* 4 New Square n.broomfield@4newsquare.com

Andrew Burnette

Burges Salmon LLP andrew.burnette@burges-salmon.com

Glenn Campbell

Deans Court Chambers campbell@deanscourt.co.uk

Paul Castellani

Kennedys

Paul.Castellani@kennedyslaw.com

Graham Chapman KC 4 New Square g.chapman@4newsquare.com

Sarah Clover Clyde & Co LLP sarah.clover@clydeco.com

Adam Constable KC Keating Chambers aconstable@keatingchambers.com

Sarah Crowther

DAC Beachcroft LLP scrowther@dacbeachcroft.com

Sharon Daly Matheson sharon.daly@matheson.com

Nicholas Davidson KC

Hailsham Chambers nicholas.davidsonkc@hailshamchambers.com

Sally Davies

Mayer Brown International LLP sdavies@mayerbrown.com

Anneliese Day KC

Fountain Court Chambers amd@fountaincourt.co.uk

Alex Denslow

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP alex.denslow@cms-cmno.com

Clare Dixon KC

4 New Square c.dixon@4newsquare.com

Charles Dougherty KC

2 Temple Gardens cdougherty@2tg.co.uk

Colin Edelman KC

Devereux Chambers edelman@devchambers.co.uk

Ben Elkington KC

4 New Square b.elkington@4newsquare.com

Helen Evans KC

4 New Square hm.evans@4newsquare.com

Justin Fenwick KC

4 New Square j.fenwick@4newsquare.com

William Flenley KC

Hailsham Chambers william.flenley@hailshamchambers.com Martin Fox

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP martin.fox@cms-cmno.com

have been

with

general

and

who have met

are listed.

Jonathan Gaisman KC

7 King's Bench Walk jgaisman@7kbw.co.uk

Simon Gibson

Kennedys Simon.Gibson@kennedyslaw.com

William Glassey

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP William.Glassey@hsf.com

Simon Goldring RPC LLP

simon.goldring@rpc.co.uk

Thomas Grant KC

Maitland Chambers tgrant@maitlandchambers.com

James Hall Gatehouse Chambers james.hall@gatehouselaw.co.uk

David Halpern KC

4 New Square d.halpern@4newsquare.com

Richard Harrison Clyde & Co LLP richard.harrison@clydeco.com

Neil Hext KC

4 New Square n.hext@4newsquare.com

Jim Hobsley

Browne Jacobson LLP jim.hobsley@brownejacobson.com

Bryn Hodges Clyde & Co bryn.hodges@clydeco.com

Mark Howard KC

Brick Court Chambers mark.howard@brickcourt.co.uk

Ben Hubble KC

4 New Square b.hubble@4newsquare.com

Niall Innes Mills & Reeve niall.innes@mills-reeve.com

Neil Jamieson Clyde & Co neil.jamieson@clydeco.com

Nigel Jones KC

Gatehouse Chambers nigel.jones@gatehouselaw.co.uk

Simon Konsta Clyde & Co LLP simon.konsta@clydeco.com

Calum Lamont KC

Keating Chambers clamont@keatingchambers.com

Patrick Lawrence KC

4 New Square p.lawrence@4newsquare.com

Monica Lesny

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP monica.lesny@cms-cmno.com

Paul Lewis

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP paul.lewis@hsf.com

Richard Liddell KC

4 New Square r.liddell@4newsquare.com

Lynne McCafferty KC

4 Pump Court lmccafferty@4pumpcourt.com

Sarah McCann

Gatehouse Chambers sarah.mccann@gatehouselaw.co.uk

Sarah McNally

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP sarah.mcnally@hsf.com

Graeme McPherson KC

4 New Square g.mcpherson@4newsquare.com

Julian Miller

DAC Beachcroft LLP jmiller@dacbeachcroft.com Siân Mirchandani KC

4 New Square s.mirchandani@4newsquare.com

Emily Monastiriotis

Simmons & Simmons LLP emily.monastiriotis@simmons-simmons.com

Richard Moody Clyde & Co LLP richard.moody@clydeco.com

James Morris Mayer Brown International LLP jmorris@mayerbrown.com

Bob Moxon Browne KC

2 Temple Gardens rmb@2tg.co.uk

Philip Murrin

DAC Beachcroft LLP pmurrin@dacbeachcroft.com

Liam O'Connell

DAC Beachcroft LLP lioconnell@dacbeachcroft.com

Matthew Olorenshaw

DAC Beachcroft LLP molorenshaw@dacbeachcroft.com

Jim Oulton Mayer Brown International LLP joulton@mayerbrown.com

Colin Passmore Simmons & Simmons LLP colin.passmore@simmons-simmons.com Shail Patel

4 New Square s.patel@4newsquare.com

Ben Patten KC

4 New Square b.patten@4newsquare.com

Catherine Piercy Gatehouse Chambers catherine.piercy@gatehouselaw.co.uk

David Pliener

Gatehouse Chambers david.pliener@gatehouselaw.co.uk

James Pollock

Simmons & Simmons LLP james.pollock@simmons-simmons.com

Michael Pooles KC

Hailsham Chambers michael.pooles@hailshamchambers.com

Katie Powell Atkin Chambers kpowell@atkinchambers.com

James Preece Clyde & Co LLP james.preece@clydeco.com

James Purchas

4 Pump Court jpurchas@4pumpcourt.com

John Randall KC St Philips Chambers jrandall@st-philips.com

Paul Reed KC

Gatehouse Chambers paul.reed@gatehouselaw.co.uk

Michael Regan Mayer Brown International LLP mregan@mayerbrown.com

James Roberts Clyde & Co james.roberts@clydeco.com

Nicole Sandells KC

4 New Square n.sandells@4newsquare.com

Amanda Savage KC

4 New Square a.savage@4newsquare.com Alistair Schaff KC

7 King's Bench Walk aschaff@7kbw.co.uk

Daniel Shapiro KC

Crown Office Chambers shapiro@crownofficechambers.com Mark Simpson KC

Fountain Court Chambers ms@msimpson.net

Mandip Singh Sagoo Clyde & Co mandip.sagoo@clydeco.com Nikki Singla KC Wilberforce Chambers nsingla@wilberforce.co.uk Camille Slow Atkin Chambers cslow@atkinchambers.com Antony Smith Beale and Company Solicitors LLP a.smith@beale-law.com

Jamie Smith KC

4 New Square j.smith@4newsquare.com

Roger Stewart KC 4 New Square r.stewart@4newsquare.com Alan Stone RPC

Alan.Stone@rpc.co.uk Nigel Tozzi KC 4 Pump Court ntozzi@4pumpcourt.com John Wardell KC Wilberforce Chambers jwardell@wilberforce.co.uk Tom Weitzman KC 3 Verulam Buildings tweitzman@3vb.com

Michael Wheater Gatehouse Chambers michael.wheater@gatehouselaw.co.uk Helena White Gatehouse Chambers elena.white@gatehouselaw.co.uk

James Wickes

RPC LLP james.wickes@rpc.co.uk

Simon Wilton Hailsham Chambers simon.wilton@hailshamchambers.com Nik Yeo

Fountain Court Chambers ny@fountaincourt.co.uk Felix Zimmermann Simmons & Simmons LLP felix.zimmermann@simmons-simmons.com John de Waal KC Gatehouse Chambers john.dewaalqc@gatehouselaw.co.uk Roger ter Haar KC*

Crown Office Chambers terhaar@crownofficechambers.com

France

Guillaume Brajeux HFW

guillaume.brajeux@hfw.com

Christine Gateau

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP christine.gateau@hoganlovells.com

Alexis Valençon*

Kennedys France AARPI alexis.valencon@kennedyslaw.com

Germany

Annett Kuhli-Spatscheck Kantenwein Zimmermann Spatscheck & Partner annett.kuhli@kantenwein.de

Tanja V Pfitzner

Pfitzner Legal pfitzner@pfitznerlegal.com

Max Stein Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP max.stein@skadden.com

Hong Kong

Michael Withington Howse Williams michael.withington@hwbhk.com

Ireland

David Curran

Flynn O'Driscoll Business Lawyers davidcurran@fod.ie

Peter Law

A&L Goodbody plaw@algoodbody.com

Terry Leggett Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP tleggett@efc.ie

April McClements Matheson april.mcclements@matheson.com

Israel

Tamar Arad-Kareth Naschitz Brandes Amir & Co tkareth@nblaw.com

Gil Atar

Naschitz Brandes Amir & Co gatar@nblaw.com

Alon Gellert Meitar Law Offices along@meitar.com

Saar Pauker Herzog Fox & Neeman pauker@hfn.co.il

Gilad Schiff Meitar Law Offices gilads@meitar.com

David Zailer Herzog Fox & Neeman zailer@herzoglaw.co.il

Italy

Laura Opilio

CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni laura.opilio@cms-aacs.com

Jersey, Channel Islands

Stephen Alexander Mourant Ozannes stephen.alexander@mourant.com

David Benest Benest Corbett Renouf david.benest@bcrlawjersey.com

Linda Helm Appleby lhelm@applebyglobal.com

Bruce Lincoln Mourant Ozannes bruce.lincoln@mourantozannes.com

Jonathan Speck Mourant Ozannes jonathan.speck@mourantozannes.com

Lithuania

Vilija Vaitkute Pavan Ellex Valiunas vilija.vaitkute.pavan@ellex.lt

Mexico

Francisco Fernandez Guerra Fletes Colin Vega Fletes Abogados ffletes@colinvegafletes.com Adrián Magallanes

Von Wobeser y Sierra SC amagallanes@vwys.com.mx

Netherlands

Dennis Horeman

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV dennis.horeman@debrauw.com

New Zealand

Paul Grimshaw Grimshaw & Co paul.grimshaw@grimshaw.co.nz

Gareth Lewis Grimshaw & Co gareth.lewis@grimshaw.co.nz

Scotland

Jonathan Barne KC Axiom Advocates jonathan.barne@axiomadvocates.com

Jonathan Broome Axiom Advocates jonathan.broome@axiomadvocates.com Alastair Duncan KC Axiom Advocates alastair.duncan@axiomadvocates.com

Roddy Dunlop KC Axiom Advocates roddy.dunlop@axiomadvocates.com

Alan Eadie

BTO Solicitors LLP awe@bto.co.uk

Iain Ferguson KC Axiom Advocates iain.ferguson@axiomadvocates.com

Alison Grant DWF alison.grant@dwf.law

Gavin Henderson Kennedys

Gavin.Henderson@kennedyslaw.com

Robert Howie KC Ampersand Stable robert.howie@ampersandstable.com

Anne Kentish Clyde & Co LLP anne.kentish@clydeco.com

Gavin MacColl KC

Themis Advocates gavin.maccoll@advocates.org.uk

Alisdair Matheson Brodies LLP alisdair.matheson@brodies.com

Kenny McBrearty KC Axiom Advocates kenny.mcbrearty@axiomadvocates.com

Harriet Munro

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP harriet.munro@cms-cmno.com

Paul O'Brien KC

Axiom Advocates paul.obrien@axiomadvocates.com

Chris Paterson

Axiom Advocates chris.paterson@axiomadvocates.com Manus Quigg Brodies LLP manus.quigg@brodies.com

Paul Reid

Ampersand Stable paul.reid@advocates.org.uk

Martin Richardson

Axiom Advocates martin.richardson@axiomadvocates.com

Gavin Walker KC

Axiom Advocates gavin.walker@axiomadvocates.com

Singapore

Deborah Barker SC Withers KhattarWongLLP deborahbarker@khattarwong.com

Audrey Chiang

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP audrey.chiang@dentons.com

Christopher Chong

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP christopher.chong@dentons.com

Aurill Kam

Legal Clinic LLC aurill@legalclinic.com.sg

Siang Pheng Lek

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP siangpheng.lek@dentons.com

Colin Liew

Duxton Hill Chambers (Singapore Group Practice) cliew@duxtonhill.net

Sharon Lin Withers KhattarWongLLP sharonlin@witherskhattarwong.com Edric Pan

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP edric.pan@dentons.com

Spain

Luis Alfonso Fernández Manzano

Bird & Bird International LLP luisalfonso.fernandez@twobirds.com

José María Pimentel

DAC Beachcroft SLPU jpimentel@dacbeachcroft.com

Alfonso de Ramos

Kennedys

alfonso.deramos@kennedyslaw.com

Sweden

Johannes Ericson

Setterwalls

johannes.ericson@setterwalls.se

Switzerland

Zurich

Alexandra Bösch

Badertscher Rechtsanw;lte boesch@b-legal.ch

Markus Dörig

Badertscher Rechtsanw;lte doerig@b-legal.ch

Harold Frey*

Lenz & Staehelin harold.frey@lenzstaehelin.com

Philipp Känzig*

STAIGER Attorneys at Law Ltd philipp.kaenzig@staiger.law

Robin Moser

Loyens & Loeff Switzerland LLC robin.moser@loyensloeff.com

Matthew T Reiter* Bär & Karrer Ltd matthew.reiter@baerkarrer.ch

Jonas Stüssi

STAIGER Attorneys at Law Ltd jonas.stuessi@staiger.law

United Arab Emirates

John Lewis Clyde & Co LLP john.lewis@clydeco.com

USA

Arizona

Don Bivens

Don Bivens PLLC Don@DonBivens.com

California

Robert A Lewis Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP robert.lewis@morganlewis.com

Eric C Scheiner Kennedys Eric.Scheiner@kennedyslaw.com

Daniel Scott Schecter Latham & Watkins LLP daniel.schecter@lw.com

District of Columbia

Geoffrey B Fehling

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP gfehling@hunton.com

John E Heintz Blank Rome LLP jheintz@blankrome.com

Roger E Warin Steptoe & Johnson LLP rwarin@steptoe.com

Florida

Dennis M O'Hara Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford PA dohara@wickersmith.com

Georgia

Patricia A Gorham Eversheds Sutherland patriciagorham@eversheds-sutherland.com

Massachusetts

James M Campbell* Campbell Conroy & O'Neil, P.C. jmcampbell@campbell-trial-lawyers.com

New Jersey

Kevin T Coughlin Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP kcoughlin@cmg.law

New York

Daniel L. Abrams Law Office of Daniel L. Abrams info@lawyerquality.com

SoJin Bae

Mendes & Mount LLP sojin.bae@mendes.com

Megan C Bright Mendes & Mount LLP megan.bright@mendes.com

Ronald C Minkoff

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC rminkoff@fkks.com

Kevin G Flynn

Mendes & Mount LLP kevin.flynn@mendes.com

Jeffrey A. Jannuzzo

Jeffrey A. Jannuzzo, Esq. jeff@jannuzzo.com Cristina R. Yannucci

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cristina.Yannucci@lewisbrisbois.com

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