Arnold & Porter > London, England > Firm Profile

‘A&P is one of the strongest practices in London (and the world) in investment arbitration – the most active part of PIL today.’

‘The teams I work with really stand out by going the extra mile to understand the best interests of the client and adjust the work to its needs – you really see this reflected in the outcomes.’

‘The collaboration with Arnold and Porter’s lawyers never disappoints – they can always be relied upon.’

‘The teams comprised individuals who were a perfect combination for this particular cause. The lawyers’ knowledge and expertise in international and comparative law were evident’.

‘Patricio Grané Labat is a seasoned arbitration specialist with strong strategic skill sets and a convincing track record.’

‘Monty Taylor is one of the best three PIL solicitors of his generation – he is an absolute standout.’

‘Counsel Alvaro Nistal is no doubt an excellent addition to the team. He is a very conscientious lawyer, with wide and deep public international law knowledge. He is experienced in both state-to-state and investor-state arbitration and litigation.’

‘Alvaro Nistal is a very rounded public international lawyer, who is capable of cutting straight through to the key issues.’

‘Sean Curran is a smooth operator and never lets his clients down. He brings a calmness to high pressured situations which makes him a go to solicitor for clients requiring advice and representation in financial crime matters.’

‘Sean Curran’s sympathetic and strategic approach to client’s problems is a huge bonus for anyone facing allegations of financial wrongdoing. He has great support from his team at A&P’

‘Very useful cross-border knowledge exchange across its international offices. Invaluable when dealing with multi-jurisdictional investigations.’

‘Sean Curran – the greatest tactician in this area. A clear, robust and brilliant adviser with gallons of charm.

‘Kathleen Harris – rightly regarded as a legend in white-collar. Her take on the facts and the law is often definitive.’

‘Arnold and Porter are a first rate white-collar fraud team. Highly competent, hard working and focused.’

‘Kathleen Harris is a towering figure in the white collar world. Sean Curran is similarly very impressive. Both are fearless in the conduct of their cases, whilst exercising good judgment.’

‘From the very first moment I met with my lawyers they have been amazing – knowledgeable, friendly – total experts in the field’

‘The key is the commercial aspect of the advice given in that it goes beyond the strict legal advice and offers good commercial advice that is tailored to the business that comes from understanding the client business, its needs, and strategic objectives.’

‘Jeremy Willcocks is an excellent legal adviser who understands the client business and gives both good commercial and legal advice that enables good client decision making.’

‘The team worked hard to meet our needs. Jeremy Willcocks was outstanding.’

‘Excellent and knowledgable team led by Sean Scanlon. A&P has a great understanding of M&A work including purchase contracts, tax implications, and lease structures. They take the time to listen to his clients goals and then provides excellent counsel and advice.’

‘They demonstrate strong knowledge and understanding of our business, with depth and knowledge of the area being supported. Strong collaboration and flexibility with a proactive approach always shown. Pragmatic billing that is fair and balanced. Strong rapport with team.’

‘Strong ownership of tasks and issues, always being proactive. Jeremy Willcocks has a wide range of skills and experience and will always endeavour to provide outstanding service at a fair price. A genuine interest and understanding of our business is always demonstrated.’

‘Jeremy Willcocks remains one of the unsung stars of this area and frankly an excellent resource as a result. Ably supported by Tom Wilson they are a formidable team who punch well above the size of their team, easily able to cope and perform against opposition firms who “over populate” their transaction teams!’

‘Arnold & Porter provides excellent global M&A support. We have used them extensively in the US, and for this UK transaction their support was fantastic.’

‘Small, but excellent, team in London who goes the extra mile to deliver for clients. Very deep experience on both claimant and defendant side matters gives them a unique ability to see both sides of the matter, identify areas where the other side may take an approach, and effectively plan ahead to maximize return from strategy.’

‘John Schmidt and Jane Wessel are outstanding. Both have extremely deep experience, care deeply for their cases and clients, and aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and dive into cases directly.’

‘Jane Wessel is superb with clients and managing multi-party competition litigation.’

‘The team is proactive, collaborative, and good at strategising.’

‘Jane Wessel possesses great grasp of the law and tactics.’

‘Arnold & Porter achieves great results in international commercial and investment cases.’

‘The partners offer sound leadership, maintain good client relationships, and collaborate well with clients and co-counsel.’

‘David Reed has extensive practical experience in large-scale international arbitration.’

‘Patricio Grané Labat is dedicated and detail oriented.’

‘Patricio Grané Labat in London is fantastic and always open to new ideas.’

‘Patricio Grané Labat is calm, yet strong at getting his point across – experienced, competent and intelligent.’

‘Monty Taylor stands out for his talent, work ethic and well-maintained client relationships. He has developed excellent cross-examination skills, and has a solid reputation among many notable senior lawyers working in arbitration.’

‘Monty Taylor is one of the best three investment arbitration solicitors of his generation – he is an absolute standout.’

‘Beatriz San Martin is an excellent litigator and very good at managing a team. She is very approachable and good an understanding client’s key commercial interests. She has excellent experience and has an excellent grasp of legal and commercial issues.’

‘Not only were the team very thorough and professional, they were superb communicators. Always friendly and helpful, the team replies in a timely fashion with highly specific and relevant content. They went above and beyond in their advice giving and document preparation.’

‘The team were personable, extremely thorough and always responsive. They took a genuine interest in the organisation and work at hand, going above and beyond what was expected. They also didn’t hold back with their views and advice, creating a valuable environment of trust. They also did a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of document preparation and wording, which was unexpected and a great relief.’

‘The team at Arnold & Porter have a particularly strong practice in cutting-edge technologies alongside their well-known expertise in the life sciences sector. They are particularly effective in managing and resolving disputes with a breadth of capabilities across all areas of IP.’

‘I seek out Beatriz San Martin to work on my matters because I know that she has superb IP expertise and is a thoughtful and trusted advisor. She not only knows what she is talking about but she has the client’s best interests at the forefront of her mind, finding creative solutions that are not over-engineered. There is no over engineering, no bluff, just measured opinions and realistic, creative solutions. She is well known and respected in the IP community as someone who will collaborate and provide support for the benefit of the wider community.’

‘The team are all responsive and thoughtful in how they deal with matters, both large and small. They are a pleasure to work with. The team works well within the wider firm, bringing in related expertise when needed.’

‘Beatriz San Martin has knowledge and understanding in depth across a very wide range of IP related fields. She is able to handle almost any matter raised with ease. I’m always confident when referring matters to her. She is considered in her approach, and is always responsive to the specific client needs.’

‘With regard to the non-contentious workflow, Ewan Townsend is certainly one of the best practitioners working in London. He is dedicated, commercially aware, technically excellent and consistently good to work with.’

‘This team is capable of handling complex, global transactions. They are very responsive and pleasant to work with.’

‘John Schmidt, Niels Ersboll, and Ludovica Pizzetti stand-out as incredibly hard-working and organized attorneys who are capable of handling large, complex, global matters. They are very responsive and receptive to the needs of their client.’

‘Arnold & Porter has an exceptionally strong offering across EU and UK competition matters. Their integrated practice combines leading expertise in competition disputes, arbitration and litigation incredibly effectively and, as a result, they are able to add huge value to their clients.’

‘Jane Wessel and John Schmidt are both stand out partners. Immensely knowledgeable and professional, they are creative and diligent in seeking solutions for their clients and always go the extra mile. They are also a pleasure to work with.

‘Zeno Frediani, Alastair Brown, and Abbie Coombs are all a particular credit to Arnold & Porter. They seamlessly keep all the plates spinning in even the most complex proceedings and consistently give exceptional client service.’

‘Jeremy Willcocks and Tom Wilson are enormously underrated and genuinely excellent in terms of supporting corporate M&A and venture-backed transactions.’

‘Jeremy Willcocks and Tom Wilson have an incredibly strong market awareness, work extremely hard, and are always available and happy to help.’

‘Hilton Mervis – imaginative and aggressive litigator who thinks out of the box.’

‘Excllent collabriation between team members with different areas of expertise.’

‘Hilton Mervis – highly experienced; exceptional commercial instincts.’

‘Jane Wessel is a wonderful lawyer and person. She is kind, compassionate, and cares deeply about her cases and her team. She is tireless in her work, and is always thinking outside the box in order to deliver the best results to her clients. More than anything, she is always open to new ideas, listens closely, and is not afraid to use ideas generated by others.’

‘Sophisticated team with great experience in shareholder disputes.’

‘Charlotte Mallorie is an outstanding lawyer – efficient and all over the detail. She is one of the people I mention if asked for a recommendation of an English commercial disputes lawyer.’

‘Jane Wessel has superstar quality. She is an absolutely superb tactician and a fantastic lawyer overall. She has masterly command of the subject and has unrivalled knowledge of the detail of each of her cases. She displays absolute charm with her clients and all those with whom she works. She is very charismatic and clients love her. Most importantly, she gets great results. Six stars out of five!’

‘When the firm fields a team it is always a team of true team players. Each member respects the lead and is in turn respected by the lead. All are absolutely committed to the client and to the client obtaining a just outcome. And there is the right environment for innovation and for strength to go the extra mile. The whole dispute resolution department is brilliantly led by Hilton Mervis. For those who have not yet tried Hilton and his firm, this is an undiscovered gem capable of taking on anyone else.’

‘An international firm with a broad coverage across all legal disciplines. The partners and practitioners are all professional, responsive and excellent at what they do.’

‘They are diverse in terms of background and gender – which is good to see and says something about the values of the firm.’

‘Henry Clinton-Davis is an outstanding employment lawyer. He is deeply knowledgeable about employment law and practical in its application in a business setting.’

‘Henry Clinton-Davis stands out as an excellent lawyer in his field. His analysis is astute and incisive, and he adds significant value when advising and representing clients. I thoroughly recommend him.’

‘Henry Clinton Davis’ work ethic goes beyond the call of duty. He is very entrepreneurial in his approach which is welcomed by my firm of predominantly type A personalities. He becomes an extension of our team.’

‘Cross-border employment expertise is magic circle standard expertise but much better priced. Very responsive and act as listening board rather than simply taking all cases on.’

‘Henry Clinton-Davis is exceptional. Insightful advice and hand-holding goes beyond regular legal input. A consigliere and a counsel. Top class.’

‘Excellent skills as employment lawyers, combination of strong legal expertise combined with client focus.’

‘Arnold & Porter’s run successful results is exceptional. The practice is methodical and exemplifies legal rigour. It responds to client needs without comprising on its high standards.’

‘The Arnold & Porter lawyers stand out for their attention to detail and for understanding each and every one of the problems of a case. Patricio Grané is exceptional and Paolo Di Rosa stands out for his impressive ability to understand and attend to the specific needs of the client.’

‘Whitney Debevoise  has managed to maintain an excellent relationships and negotiate agreements in the representation and defence of Panama. He is a well-connected partner. Mallory Silberman displays mastery of arbitration rules and very good management in arbitral tribunals.’

‘An excellent, flexible and highly experienced team. They know how to work with local firms and with the state as a client. The firm is  displays great teamwork and is willing to integrate the local counsel and their experience into the team.’

‘The firm has great experience with Latin America and its idiosyncrasies. The native bilingual team delivers exceptional performance, with partners Patricio Grané and Paolo di Rosa and outstanding associates Alexander Witt and Claudia Taveras standing out.’

‘Extremely experienced in international arbitration. The quality of their partners is exceptional. They have a very well structured support team. It is remarkable that most of the team I’ve worked with were women.’

‘Patricio Grané is a very capable and talented litigator.’