Camilla Sanger > Slaughter and May > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Experienced in both defendant and claimant enforcement actions, Slaughter and May routinely handles multi-billion dollar damages claims in the CAT and High Court, as well as a number of high-profile appeals. Major follow-on damages actions and complex cross-border litigations are both key workflows for the team’s ‘consummate experts‘. Camilla Sanger leads on some of the most significant class action and competition proceedings in the United Kingdom. Practice head Richard Swallow has over 25 years of experience in large-scale cross-border competition litigation and group actions. In addition to appearing before the High Court and the CAT, Tim Blanchard assists his clients with global cartel investigations. In recent months, Elizabeth Jordan has advised clients from various industries on collective actions, including opt-out actions, abuse of dominance, and cartel damages. Holly Ware undertakes competition litigation for major corporate entities and financial institutions.

Richard Swallow leads the commercial litigation team at Slaughter and May, which boasts a successful track record in multijurisdictional corporate litigation. The practice’s stellar clientele spans various sectors, including energy, manufacturing and financial services. Efstathios Michael boasts a broad commercial litigation practice – with a particular focus on multi-party disputes and mass claims – alongside Camilla Sanger. Damian Taylor plays a lead role on a number of key matters, advising on distribution, contractual and damages disputes and Richard Jeens is praised by clients. Jonathan Clark represents corporations across a range of sectors in both commercial and competition litigation and Jonathan Cotton co-heads the global investigation group and advises on contentious aspects of corporate transactions. Peter Wickham‘s diverse roster of clients includes a number of corporations and financial institutions; he has particular experience in energy and natural resources disputes. Smriti Sriram, who was promoted to partner in May 2023, Holly Ware, and Megan Sandler are other names to note.

Pre-eminent in high-value and high-profile disputes, Slaughter and May represents clients across the financial services sector, on both a national and international level. The ‘well respected and experienced‘ team demonstrates prowess in disputes related to financial products and derivatives, as well as fraud and benchmark manipulation claims. It works in tandem with the firm’s global investigations group to advise its clientele of global investment banks, fund administrators, and investment companies on regulatory investigations. The ‘highly experienced’ Richard Swallow heads the team, and Ewan Brown boasts a wealth of experience representing financial institutions, both in the High Court and the CAT. Operating on an international basis, Jonathan Clark’s litigation practice spans from derivatives disputes and manipulation claims to regulatory investigations. Camilla Sanger and Richard Jeens are also key contacts in the team and Gayathri Kamalanathan brings to the group extensive in-house experience, being adept at handling disputes and investigations across jurisdictions. Megan Sandler is another name to note, along with Ross Francis-Pike and Melissa McFarlane.