Arnold & Porter > London, England > Firm Profile

‘The team’s offering is one of the best in the life sciences legal sector. I go to A&P for substantive expertise (both breadth and depth), industry knowledge, service-mindedness and value-for money.’

‘The individuals I work with at Arnold & Porter have a clear understanding of my company, our products and the broader industry environment. They consistently apply their legal expertise to that context, and provide tailored, legally and practically robust advice in line with my needs.’

‘The team I work with stand out due to their dedication to accuracy and their practical approach to legal matters.’

‘I particularly value their meticulous attention to detail, which has been instrumental in providing thorough legal assessments and achieving successful legal outcomes for my company. Their commitment to excellence and their ability to navigate complex legal challenges are qualities that I highly value in them.’

‘Excellent and practical legal advice due to their efforts in understanding the business and details of the issue at hand. Excellent management of international transactions/matters involving multiple countries in different geographies.’

‘Ewan Townsend always brings a very unique perspective to any issue. He is the definition of an international lawyer working with me to solve issues across many countries. I always feel that I am his only client despite the fact that he has many clients.’

‘Deep technical knowledge relevant to sectors of interest. ’

‘Excellent advice on pharmaceutical regulatory law and good market practice knowledge.’

‘The team at Arnold & Porter are consistently superb.’

‘Kathleen Harris is the best tactical corporate lawyer in the field of advising corporates. She has an ability to accurately predict how the picture will look years down the line and prepares on that basis. Corporate clients love her because she understands their world, but cuts through the noise.’

‘Sean Curran has superb client care skills, and has a very keen forensic mind.’

‘The team understands what in-house teams need when faced with an ABAC matter, really able to apply the law and enforcement practice to a specific business issue and set of facts.’

‘Kathleen Harris is outstanding.’

‘Kathleen Harris and Sean Curran are the prime movers in the team. Kathleen, with her wide experience of appearing in the largest of cases, gives accurate, concise and reliable advice and guidance to boards and officers. As a litigator she is brilliant and as an opponent, fair but formidable. Sean has an excellent manner which reassures all that everything is in control and well within the capabilities of the team.’

‘This is a highly proactive team, that provides some of the very best client care that I have seen. As well as being intelligent, forward-thinking and tactically astute, the team is very experienced in different types of criminal and regulatory investigations.’

‘Kathleen Harris is a true leader and a leader in her field. Empathetic with clients and tough with the opposition. She has real clarity of foresight and I would want her on my side. Corporate clients appreciate her strategic advice, her understanding of their business and her straightforward and responsive approach.’

‘They are extremely busy across numerous different work streams which tie together, leading to great experience of crossover work and encompassing intersecting sectors. Their technical capability is second to none, supporting work across internal investigations, sanctions, regulatory and criminal cases all having a bearing on white collar fraud.’

‘Maya Paunrana – a future partner! She is really brilliant with clients with outstanding EQ and technical and legal capability. She has a lovely manner and she is a great person to have on your team.’

‘Arnold & Porter has a team that demonstrates real diversity and shows excellence in everything the firm engages with. The advantage of the firm’s global reach and its knowledge of the workings of the DOJ and SEC cannot be overstated when it comes to cross-border corporate investigations.’

‘Sean Curran – A tremendous tactician with great charisma and an ability to distil the most complex problems into a concise road map for successful litigation. The market perceives him as brilliant, and rightly so.’

‘Kathleen Harris is a phenomenal lawyer. She is always calm and respectful but steely in her dealings with opponents and investigators. She has tactical sense and a grasp of the essentials second to none. She is top of her game.’

‘Arnold & Porter is an exceptional firm, well known for its expertise in white-collar defence. Extremely hardworking and professional team.’

‘The team at Arnold & Porter are consistently superb. Kathleen Harris is one of the best tactical corporate lawyers in the field of white-collar crime. She has, to my knowledge, never lost a case. She has an ability to accurately predict how the picture will look years down the line and prepares on that basis. Clients love her.’

‘Sean Curran is vastly experienced in White Collar crime, including cross-border matters. He exudes a quiet confidence that is justified. He does not panic in a crisis and usually identifies potential danger before it arrives.’

‘Good experiences, quick responses, and client understanding.’

‘Very professional law firm with plenty of outstanding attorneys. The team has been going from strength to strength, securing successful outcomes for sovereign clients in major investor-state matters.’

‘Arnold & Porter has a team of lawyers with very wide expertise and outstanding legal skills. They are capable of delivering clear advice and effective representation.’

‘They have a strong team and all of them are very responsive and professional.’

‘David Reed is an effective team leader with impeccable strategic judgement, and strong and persuasive advocacy. He stands out with his excellent knowledge of the foreign investment aspects of public international law.‘

‘Patricio Grané Labat is an outstanding lawyer – very clever and accurate.’

‘Álvaro Nistal is an exceptional lawyer with great depth of knowledge and expertise in PIL and investor-state arbitration.’

‘Timothy Smyth strongly impresses with his deep and precise analysis of the legal issues in every case, and his eloquent and effective advocacy.’

‘Bart Wasiak is hard-working and dedicated to building the best possible defence for the client. His attention to detail and responsiveness make him a very valuable member of the legal team.’

‘The team has extensive experience in direct issuances of states and intensive knowledge of current practices.’

‘They are all easily accessible and very responsible at the partner level.’

‘Arnold & Porter has long-established experience in life sciences and in all practices, for example regulatory, competition, IP, and transactions. This is reassuring because they should have seen and worked through the more complex issues and therefore can apply their experience to new matters.’

‘Tom Wilson is excellent; speaks up in negotiations, good quality in drafting and suggests solutions.’

‘The team is experienced, helpful and commercially minded. They are also up to speed with life sciences technology and developments.’

‘Beatriz San Martin is a standout partner. She is smart, easy to work with and commercially minded. She stands out because of her understanding of complex life sciences technology, such as CRISPR.’

‘The firm provides comprehensive expertise in litigation and strategic counselling work across all IP fields, especially patent advice with a special focus on life sciences. Its lawyers combine extensive legal experience with commercial and practical know-how.’

‘Beatriz San Martin is outstanding lawyer with a great experience in life sciences patents. She has a great experience in coordinating pan-European litigation strategy, she is one of the UK Europe’s leading patent litigation solicitors, she has a deep expertise, proceedings experience and technical strengths.’

‘Excellent in-depth industry knowledge, Ewan Townsend is particularly a standout lawyer with a justifiably tremendous reputation.’

‘Beatriz San Martin is an experienced and able patent and life sciences advisor and litigator.’

‘Henry Clinton-Davis is an excellent partner. His input is always constructive, creative and challenging in the best possible way – and ensures that the advice given to clients is the best it can possibly be.’ 

‘Henry Clinton-Davis, Peter Collins, and Rosine Dawson are all key names. Henry in particular tells it as it is, which clients like.’

‘Henry is pragmatic, doesn’t need to know unnecessary background detail before providing practical advice. Henry understands our business, our risk appetite and provides appropriate advice which may seem like a given, but it is not!’

‘We enjoy Henry’s personal approach, he is very hands-on with matters and can be available for a quick call at short notice.’

‘Henry Clinton-Davis has again proven that he quickly understands the situation, understands our needs and objectives and comes up with a practical solution.’

‘Henry is an excellent lawyer. He is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced, provides practical advice, and makes himself available on short-notice.’

‘Henry Clinton-Davis is extremely practical and commercial, with a deep knowledge of employment law. He operates like a business partner and takes the time to understand what you are trying to achieve.’ 

‘Very knowledgeable and service-minded. Solution orientated, strong legal skills, knows market practice very well. Henry Clinton-Davis is recommended.’

‘They have a global deal team that can assist clients with transactions requiring cross-border merger control, FDI, and other regulatory requirements. The team is very responsive and a pleasure to work with.’

‘John Schmidt and Ludovica Pizzetti are a pleasure to work with. Both are very knowledgeable and very responsive. Additionally, they are organised and coordinate global merger review very well.’

‘I have worked with the A&P competition practice for over three years and I have to say it is one of the best competition law practices, if not the best practice, I have ever worked with. Their approach is thorough and take expert evidence in outmost consideration.’

‘They do not hesitate to consider innovative econometric tools and theoretical insights if that helps substantiating evidence to the benefit of the court. Teams are well structured and leveraged as appropriate. Communication is very effective.’

‘John Schmidt and Jane Wessel are seasoned partners and leading lawyers, with extensive experience in a huge variety of competition cases. They can effectively deploy their skills not only in traditional proceedings, but also in innovative proceedings.’

‘John and Jane can rely on a first-class team.’

‘John Schmidt and Zeno Frediani are both very good.’

‘The individuals’ key capabilities include a deep understanding of legal intricacies, a practical problem-solving approach, and the ability to provide accurate legal advice.’

‘Jeremy Willcocks and his team have built a very good reputation and relationship with both companies and funders, which makes them a tremendous resource in relation to transactions on fundraising. They are technically excellent and always a pleasure to work with on any matter.’

‘An excellent team and are very much able to support clients fantastically through the entire process. They are particularly good at making you feel ultimately prioritised and very much their primary focus, notwithstanding the fact their competence means they will undoubtedly have very busy workloads.’

‘The team at Arnold and Porter, led by Beatriz San Martin, are really excellent. They are great to work with, experts in their field, good communicators and very switched on to the commercial issues that their clients face.’

‘Beatriz San Martin is an excellent litigator. She is very experienced in leading a team and is always calm, on top of the key issues and proactive. She is great to work with and has real business common sense while also being an innovative thinker.’

‘Great global platform for life sciences, with sector and industry knowledge that is second-to-none.’

‘Beatriz San Martin and her colleagues in the regulatory team are excellent in the life sciences sector.’

‘Beatriz San Martin is outstanding, provides insightful thoughts and provides strategic advice.’

‘The team combines deep knowledge with practical application. They are always responsive and thoughtful.’

‘Beatriz San Martin has a significant breadth and depth of knowledge and is able to handle a very wide range of complex matters. She is always available, and provides detailed, strategic advice. She is client-focused and adjusts her advice and style to meet each client’s specific needs.’

‘The team’s strengths lie in their consistently accurate legal support and practical approach to addressing legal matters. We value the firm’s thorough and practical legal approach, which often yields practical solutions to complex legal challenges.’