Andrew Head > Forsters LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Forsters LLP
22 Baker Street
LONDON
W1U 3BW
England
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Work Department

Dispute resolution.

Position

Partner

Career

Andrew has a diverse and broad-ranging practice involving professional indemnity work, complex land disputes, civil fraud cases, tax investigations and large scale group actions arising out of financial mis-selling. He is used to dealing with matters that require an understanding of a client’s commercial background and the need to get to grips with large volumes of documentation in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Andrew has considerable experience of bringing proceedings in the High Court and of international and domestic arbitrations. His negotiating skills result in many cases settling early on favourable terms to his clients.

His wealth of experience attracts a broad range of clients including international banks, major property developers, retailers, high net worth individuals and charitable institutions.

Andrew is a ranked lawyer in the current edition of The Legal 500.

Memberships

Law Society; National Liberal Club.

Education

Dulwich College; University of St Andrews (MA).

Leisure

Classical music, hill walking, travel.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market

Easily a match for the bigger commercial firms in heavyweight commercial litigation’, Forsters LLP acts in complex shareholder litigation, investment claims, professional negligence matters, and corporate and post-transactional litigation. Commercial dispute resolution practice head Benedict Walton is ‘an outstanding litigation partner’ and Caroline Harbord regularly leads on complex cross-border and offshore disputes. Andrew Head specialises in international disputes, finance-related cases, class actions, and high-value professional negligence work. The practice further includes Bryan Shacklady, who focuses on cross-border work and shareholder disputes, David Young, an expert in contractual issues and multi-jurisdictional claims involving fraud, and the ‘extremely brightEd Richards.