Catherine Hammerson-Jones > Shakespeare Martineau LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Catherine Hammerson-Jones

0207 264 4439 catherine.hammerson-jones@shma.co.uk View profile View profile

Work Department

Commercial Litigation

Position

Legal Director

Career

Catherine is a highly regarded commercial litigator and brings unique technical and commercial experience to pursuing and resolving complex financial disputes.

Catherine advises on all aspects of commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She acts for a diverse range of clients in high value and complex cases, ranging from contractual disputes, fraud and investigations, financial and banking disputes, negligence claims and insolvency-related litigation.

She also advises corporations, financial institutions, insolvency practitioners and high net worth individuals on matters involving fraud, company law breaches of directors’/trustees’ duties, complex recovery options and general financial / banking disputes.

Before joining Shakespeare Martineau, Catherine practised commercial litigation at Gateley, Crowell & Moring and CMS, where she undertook banking secondments with the RBS Group and Goldman Sachs.

Prior to qualifying as a barrister and a solicitor, Catherine spent over a decade working as a banker, specialising in leverage finance, M&A and restructurings. This cross-industry expertise places Catherine in an unique position to add value when advising clients on complex litigation, involving intricate financial instruments, financial fraud and multi-layered corporate structures.