‘Lianne Craig has exceptional people skills and is able to find creative solutions to running cases’

‘The team has sector expertise across many jurisidictions’

‘The number one claimant group litigation practice on this side of the Atlantic. First to the market and have never looked back. Real commitment to this area, and outstandingly strong lawyers at partnership level and below.’

‘Anthony Maton is without a doubt the leader in London and the rest of Europe. He has been there from the beginning and has unrivalled expertise. His partners Lesley Hannah, Nicola Boyle and Luke Streatfeild are all highly knowledgeable as well as being battle hardened in the leading cases.’

‘Andrew Nugent Smith is an innovator in the group litigation space. One of the trailblazers who others now seek to follow. A great leader as well as technically excellent lawyer (both key to managing large scale group actions).’

‘Mark Kenkre – legally sophisticated, clinical but always commercial.’

‘The team provides a very bespoke and individualised service, with great specialism in group litigation.’

‘Mark Kenkre – very hands-on, sensible, and commercial. Hannah Wright-Jones – proactive, well-informed, hard-working.’

‘Nathaniel Barber is an extremely able and talented associate who operates group claims at the highest level.’

‘Kingsley Hayes is an excellent tactician.’

‘Hannah Wright-Jones is extremely dedicated and analytically strong. She has proven herself to be very adept at managing large scale group litigation and clientele numbering in the tens of thousands.’

Lesley-Ann Ainsworth combines strong instincts on all matters substantive and strategic with an exceptional diligence in everything that she does.’

‘They are always ahead of the legal market and on the right side of litigation. They are technically strong and can communicate complex issues clearly.’

‘They are excellent litigators who understand the technicalities and have exceptional know-how to assist their clients in the most difficult cases.’

‘I believe the Leigh Day commercial team are well versed in their field. They have a lot of experienced professionals who understand the cases and fight for the best possible outcomes for their clients. The team is truly special and the best in the business in my opinion.’

‘Shazia Yamin, Oliver Holland and Zoë Mernick-Levene are market leaders. You would feel lucky to have them on your legal team.’

‘Shazia Yamin is an extraordinary solicitor and partner. She is very bright, and has an excellent eye for detail.’

‘The Leigh Day team have a great collective of individuals. Martyn Day with over 30 years of experience, Oliver Holland, Shazia Yamin, Sapna Malik, Ben Croft, Gene Matthews to name a few. All of these partners are amazing. They also have great associates like Lucy Martin who are all great lawyers and really do care about the outcome for their clients.’

‘Shazia Yamin is an exceptionally gifted and hard-working lawyer. Her papers are always meticulously prepared down to the finest detail, and she is also is a brilliant lateral thinker who offers innovative solutions to legal problems. A joy to work with.’

‘Andrew Hill is a recognised leader in the area of group litigation. An excellent lawyers with creative thinking.’

‘Always partner-led, the Fox Williams team is responsive, reliable and highly experienced. It is no surprise they are at the forefront of securities claims.’

‘Andrew Hill is one of the very best when it comes to securities claims – he is brilliant to work with and achieves fantastic results.’

‘Skilled and experienced group litigation team led by the roundly liked and respected Andrew Hill, Fox Williams’s proposition is compelling and entrepreneurial.’

‘Andrew Hill – intelligent, thorough, responsive, experienced, and creative, as well as very enjoyable to work with.’

‘Andrew Hill is an extremely experienced group litigation specialist who understands the market and the best strategy intimately.’

‘Strong personalities and user friendly.’

‘Polly Blenkin is tenacious, bright and pragmatic.’

‘They bring energy and drive to the process and have a good grasp of technology.’

‘Genevieve Quierin is a superstar: a brilliant litigator, savvy strategist and a superb communicator, who is also genuinely lovely person.’

‘An excellent team with a relentless focus on getting clients results. Excellent on legal strategy and maintaining a clear perspective on the key issues in litigation.’

‘Genevieve Quierin is an absolute star with a remarkable appetite for detail while maintaining a clear sense of overall strategy.’

‘Gen Quierin is extremely responsive, thoughtful, and does a great job in leading the team. She understands our industry, the complexities of the case, and is readily accessible.’

‘Lean and nimble team, which punches well above its weight in heavy duty commercial litigation. They have particular expertise on claimant side mandates in group actions.’

‘Thomas Johnson is very hard working, cuts through issues, and gets the practicalities of claimant side group litigation.’

‘One of the firm’s most outstanding qualities is their ability to handle complex issues at the intersection of various fields of law (e.g., corporate and finance) and to use their vast collective experience in solving complex multi-jurisdictional problems.’

‘I’ve had a pleasure of working with David Green and Frederick Sheppard for several years. I am particularly impressed by their ability to identify and address quickly the most pressing issues in very complex transactions involving multi-layer corporate structures. And one of the qualities that stands out most is their almost instant availability for discussion of urgent matters despite their significant workload.’

‘The firm has considerable experience of group litigation and knows how to enter into billing and funding arrangements that work for both clients and the firm itself.’

‘David Greene is a very well known legal figure – a charming and totally switched on solicitor who is aware of and often ahead of the trends in litigation. Other notable individuals that I have dealt with are Zahira Hussain who is quietly very efficient and perceptive; and Fred Sheppard who I found to be totally on the ball.’

‘Hugh James has unrivalled experience of litigating domestic environmental group actions, spanning both common law nuisance and actions based on statute (in particular Part I of the Land Compensation Act 1973).

‘Rebecca Andrews is always across both the detail and the strategic and tactical issues for a case, including matters of a highly technical nature.’

‘An innovative team who take cutting edge cases and are fearless.’

‘Mark Harvey has a longstanding and deserved reputation as a market leader.’

‘Kathryn Singh has extensive experience, is highly professional and knowledgeable and is an effective team player.’

‘James Gibson has considerable experience and knowledge in this specialist area.’

‘Stephanie Eedy – good knowledge of the law and procedure. Particularly good at putting a group claim together and handling claimant committees.’

‘Kimberley Sutton is experienced at gathering evidence from regulatory authorities, claimants and others to establish a robust claim.’

‘Irwin Mitchell is a genuine national leader for technical know-how and experience in group litigation.’

‘The team, led by Jatinder Paul, is always willing to pursue difficult group cases and fight their clients’ corner.’

‘Jatinder Paul has a depth of experience and a breadth of knowledge in group claims.’

‘Irwin Mitchell have vast experience in group litigation internationally as well as domestically. They have the expertise and resourcing to convene very large group claims and they generally lead the litigation where other firms of solicitors are also involved. The spread of offices nationally is a great help to provide relatively local support to clients.’

‘Sallie Booth is a very experienced litigator, who is very streetwise and knows all of the tricks of the trade. Her knowledge of group litigation is exemplary. Whilst she has a clear vision for the whole of the claim, she also keeps each individual claimant in mind, and looks out for each of their interest. She knows her stuff, and how to get the best outcome for her clients.’

‘Natalie Truman is one to watch in this department. She does some clinical negligence work as well, but she is great in group claims as well. She has taken the lead in managing the on-the-ground running of a group claim, and her attention to detail is amazing.’

‘This is an absolute star claimant team. The solicitors combine an excellent awareness of case strategy with a compassionate approach to their injured clients. Evidence of their stellar approach is the recent settlement in the pelvic mesh litigation.’

‘Sallie Booth: brilliant, super-commercial, tactical and an original thinker. Tim Annett: compassionate, thorough, rigorous and imaginative. Natalie Truman: a rising star at the firm with an unparalleled understanding of pelvic mesh litigation.’

‘Toby Starr is a highly experienced litigator – unflappable, with a friendly manner and very easy to deal with.’

‘Toby Starr is a dogged and highly efficient partner who has an excellent understanding of competition practice and law.’

‘James Russell is exceptional. Highly competent and extremely knowledgeable.’

‘James Russell is undoubtedly one of the most able solicitors I have ever worked with. He combines a rigorous and analytic legal mind with a highly commercial approach to achieve great results for his clients.’

‘James Russell is excellent and hands on. Approachable and friendly.’

‘David Niven directs overall strategy in a commercial way, leaving the detailed day-to-day conduct to his very competent and diligent team.’

‘The team is extremely pleasant to deal with, and extremely well informed. They are accessible. When they delegate to associates and others, they are well-chosen and extremely good quality.’

‘An excellent team that knows what it’s doing and does it well.’

The team is very experienced, trustworthy, and very capable in managing complex group actions.’

‘Extremely experienced team – probably one of the best in for group litigation. Very capable and committed to getting the best results for clients.’

‘David Niven is extremely effective and knowledgeable’

‘Nicole Blakey is extremely approachable and a good problem solver.’

‘David O’Brien is committed and leaves no stone unturned.’