Mr Kit Jarvis > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The ‘commercial and solutions-oriented’ team at Fieldfisher has a particularly strong reputation among officeholders, which are appreciative of its ability to ‘come up with solutions to complex issues quickly and without fuss’. This solutions-oriented approach is rooted in high levels of technical competence and the firm has gained an excellent reputation over the years for its thought leadership and involvement at the vanguard of developments in the UK market. Stewart Perry, who remains chair of the R3 General Technical Committee (a trade association for UK insolvency and restructuring professionals), exemplifies this high level technical excellence, enabling him to provide ‘clear advice and practical solutions’, on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Contentious expert Kit Jarvis is appreciated for his ‘no nonsense approach’ and ability to provide ‘highly creative solutions to problems’.  

Fieldfisher has a ‘very knowledgeable and dedicated team‘ specialising in banking litigation, acting on complex insolvency and contentious regulatory issues. Structured finance transactions are a key strength of the team. Andrew Lafferty is the head of the team, notably acting in the high-profile PrivatBank case. Noted practitioners in the team include Duncan Black, Kit Jarvis, and the ‘knowledgeable but pragmatic‘ Donna Goldsworthy. Priyanka Kapoor – a dual qualified (England & Wales; India) commercial litigator who acts for a number of major banks – joined the team in July 2022.