David O'Brien > Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is home to ‘great litigators, who are strategically astute, technically strong and commercial’. The sizeable commercial dispute resolution team is widely respected for its expertise in civil fraud, asset tracing and recovery actions. At a cross-border level, the firm continues to experience growth in India and North America-related matters. ‘Highly adept at devising practical commercial solutions to disputes’, Kamran Rehman succeeded Clare Arthurs as team head in April 2024, while Richard Marshall leads the international disputes group. Michael Brown acts in a range of commercial disputes, including financial services-related conflicts, enforcement actions and civil fraud claims. Also key to the department, David O’Brien co-heads the group action and professional negligence teams alongside David Niven. Charlotte Hill is an experienced commercial litigator and Rustam Dubash is an India disputes expert. The next line of active practitioners comprises Phillip D’Costa, who leads the firm’s IP and IT disputes team; ‘determined litigant’ and business and finance disputes head Alex Fox; and cross-border fraud and contentious insolvency specialist John Adams. Other names to note are Harriet Vidot, Chris Hoyer Miller, Oliver Cooke, Colin Hayes, Richard Raban-Williams, Valya Georgieva, and Lauren Cormack.

A go-to firm for group professional negligence claims against solicitors, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP fields extensive court experience, from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court. David Niven and David O’Brien head the group actions team. Michael Brown is experienced in representing shareholders and investors in group litigation. Charlotte Hill was promoted to partner in April 2023, while Kamran Rehman replaced Clare Arthurs as head of commercial dispute resolution in April 2024. Colin Hayes and Nicole Blakely are names to note, along with Tom Stables.