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Shoosmiths LLP Offices

Shoosmiths LLP
No 1 Bow Churchyard
LONDON
EC4 9DQ
England
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Bill Molloy

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Work Department

Partner, Commercial

Position

Bill advises in respect of outsourcing, large scale technology procurements, telecommunications; software development projects and intellectual property both contentious and non-contentious in the life sciences, media and communication sectors.

Bill also specialises in heavyweight and high profile commercial dispute resolution and arbitration under the auspices of most of the institutional rules. He has extensive experience of resolving high value and complex commercial disputes often with a multi-jurisdictional remit for TMT, engineering, banking/finance and life science clients. He frequently advises on breaches of contract, termination rights, damages and injunctive relief.

Bill is also recommended in the Legal 500 and was a contributor to “Outsourcing Transactions – A Practical Guide”.

Career

Bill has been a Partner since 2004 in both national and international law firms and most recently was Head of Technology and Commercial leading a multi-disciplinary team at international law firm Fasken Martineau LLP.

Memberships

Bill is a member the Society of Computers and Law (“SCL”) and a committee member on the National IT Disputes Committee at the SCL. Bill also sits on the Technology and Construction Court Users Committee headed up by the High Court Judges, Mr Justice Ramsay and Mr Justice Akenhead.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market

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Bill Molloy – Shoosmiths LLP

The ‘excellent, versatile and highly-capable commercial litigation team’ at Shoosmiths LLP handles major disputes involving shareholders, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, negligence, and breaches of warranty claims. It also assists with injunctive relief and other notable areas include technology and telecoms disputes, crypto and cyber and crisis management, and banking and insurance disputes. A May 2023 hire from Goodwin, London head Hannah Field acts across a range of cross-border and domestic disputes and Susie Wakefield leads the firm’s commercial insurance team. Bill Molloy is ‘an outstanding commercial litigator’ and Matt Green is the firm’s blockchain litigation lead. The next line of experienced practitioners showcases Daren Allen, whose track record includes leading cases concerning disputes between customers and banks that involve money laundering allegations, and banking and finance litigator Andrew Bowden-Brown. Other names to note are Matthew MacLachlan, who routinely acts in large commercial litigation and cyber incidents, and the ‘thorough and diligent’ John Shirley-Rakhra, whose caseload encompasses general commercial litigation, along with insurance, financial services and corporate disputes. Alex Bishop heads the national dispute resolution and litigation practice from Birmingham, while former luxury asset group leader Elliot Bishop left the firm during 2023.

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