Jones Day > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Highly sophisticated team working at the top end of civil fraud and contentious insolvency (among other things).’

‘For big cases that matter, this is the team to work with. They have all the strength in depth and resources that clients would expect from a massive international operation, but they provide the individual and bespoke service they would hope to find in the very best litigation boutique. They are an incredibly nice bunch of individuals as well.’

‘Elite. The top of the market for civil fraud. There is no better operator in town. A fast-moving, quick-thinking, smooth operation.’

‘Barnaby Stueck is an outstanding practitioner – able to be creative and thoughtful about long-term strategy and with the intellect to grasp the finest detail too.’

‘Barnaby Stueck is a highly experienced civil fraud litigator with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law.’

‘Sion Richards is the kingpin of civil fraud in London. Sion leads the team with aplomb – clients love him.’

‘James Fidler is an exceptional new partner with a wealth of knowledge, and is quick to grasp complex facts.’

‘Annabel Treadgold has excellent client management and strategic thinking. Karl Moussalli is a top-notch strategist.’

‘Brilliant individuals with excellent legal skills coupled with commercial acumen.’

‘Julian Runnicles is hardworking, super-intelligent and incredibly factually accurate. He gets deals done, irrespective of unexpected developments.’

‘The team is well informed, works extremely hard and strikes an excellent balance between legal knowledge and commerciality.’ 

‘Chris Slack is a highly knowledgeable and creative solicitor who is quick to identify solutions to complex commercial issues. He is hardworking and uses his team effectively, as well as engaging effectively with his counterparties to achieve client goals.’

‘The team are always across the latest market positions and are very pragmatic in their approach.’

‘Hannah Rose is particularly strong. She explains things in clear commercial terms and has a great ability to find creative solutions to complex problems.’

‘John MacGarty seeks to collaborate with us, investing time and energy in a relationship that goes broader than the current fundraising.’

‘Adam Brown and Ben Larkin are very astute litigators who are able to traverse multiple areas of law to come up with the most effective strategy for their client. They are exceptionally good in their understanding of complicated and technical legal concepts and they give very careful thought to the appropriate strategy and its implications for trial. The associates were uniformly excellent. Robin Muir was particularly good in his analysis of difficult legal points. Tom Besant and Giulia Joynt showed experience beyond their years in drafting skills and disclosure – both had excellent attention to the factual details of the case.’

‘Ben Larkin is truly excellent. He is a down-to-earth insolvency operator with decades of experience but is also one of the sharpest minds I am aware of in the area. Adam Brown, also at partner level, is fantastic. He has brilliant litigation judgment and is always thinking three steps ahead. If you were putting together the dream team in this area of work, then Adam and Ben would be the first names on the list. Tiani Purton-Clark and George Hill are amazing. Nothing is too much trouble for these clever and impossibly hard-working individuals. I am not aware of a nicer team of people to work with in this sector.’

‘Adam Brown – super smart, tactically brilliant and very nice to deal with. Dan Travers – the perfect modern partner and clearly destined for the very top. Saoirse O’Reilly – an excellent associate. All across the detail and super smart.’

‘Outstanding group of commercial litigators — Sion Richards stands out, and Adam Brown is also very good. Great team.’

‘Adam Brown is calm under pressure and highly intelligent. Ben Larkin is a brilliant and instinctive litigator.’

‘Adam Brown and Rhys Thomas are superbly bright and perfect choices for big ticket work.’

‘Saoirse O’Reilly and Rhys Jones demonstrate vast commercial awareness and in-depth knowledge and understanding of the case. Saoirse O’Reilly has also inputted excellent drafting and has raised strong technical legal points which have strengthened our position. During calls, Saoirse O’Reilly is able to speak comfortably and clearly on complex matters and has also compiled helpful aides and timelines to assist in the understanding of all matters related to the case. Saoirse O’Reilly takes initiative to quickly handle matters which arise or delegate/divide responsibility to ensure efficient case management. I would highly recommend her – she stands out as an incredibly capable lawyer in her field.’

‘Rhys Thomas is a highly intelligent, thoughtful leader, who inspires confidence because of his grasp of the detail and his ability to devise holistic strategies. Saoirse O’Reilly is a talented and hardworking member of the team who works to ensure she is on top of every aspect of her cases.’

‘The team at Jones Day is highly experienced and very focused on the important issues. The advice rendered is always clear, concise and to the point. Big clients and strong team.’

‘An exceptional team at Jones Day, with high-profile partners who are highly engaged in the work.’

‘Michelle Bradfield is very experienced and devotes enormous energy to cases.’

‘Lee Coffey is not only a highly competent lawyer, but he also brings a no-nonsense pragmatism to bear that is extremely refreshing.’

‘Rhys Thomas is very strong in IT disputes and commercial arbitration. A Solicitor Advocate who can hold his own against silks. A first-rate lawyer and advocate. Strong team leader.’

‘Rhys Thomas and Saoirse O’Reilly are an extremely dynamic and effective commercial disputes and arbitration team. They understand clients’ needs and can organise large-scale litigation expertly.’

‘Rhys Thomas is a calm presence in the room. He can organise and inspire his team to get the most out of them. Saoirse O’Reilley is an excellent associate and partner in the making. She is extremely hard-working and not shy of getting stuck into the data.’

‘Julian Bailey is (rightly) a highly regarded construction lawyer and James Pickavance is very clever, clear in his approach, professional, and easy to work with.’

‘Jones Day remains one of the mainstays in this field in London.’

‘Outstanding team. They leave no stone unturned and are extremely responsive.’

‘The Jones Day team comprises highly intelligent and hard-working advocates.’

‘Michelle Bradfield and Sahba Mohtadi are excellent across the board. They are strategic, detail oriented and on top of every aspect of the case. They are always available and understand the work preferences of people in multiple jurisdictions.’

‘Michelle Bradfield and Sahba Mohtadi are extremely hands on. They are unafraid to challenge and go the extra mile for their clients.’

‘Michelle Bradfield is very experienced and devotes enormous energy to her cases.’

‘Michelle Bradfield – hugely resourceful, committed, and easy to work alongside.’

‘Michelle Bradfield is a great partner in the firm. She is extremely intelligent, motivated and results driven.’

‘It is a very experienced and knowledgeable team with consistency of quality from the partners to the most junior solicitor.’

‘It is a fantastic, well-resourced and extremely collaborative team.’

‘The partners were very good at adapting litigation strategy both before and during trial and immediately working out the legal implications on their client’s case.’

‘Ben Larkin is truly excellent. He is a down-to-earth insolvency operator with decades of experience, but is also one of the sharpest minds I am aware of in the area.’

‘Ben Larkin is outstanding. He is a highly regarded, very commercial and  enormously experienced restructuring lawyer.’

‘Adam Brown is a brilliant litigation partner – he is exceptionally clever and strategically astute.’

‘Jones Day’s construction team has gone from strength to strength in recent years with their recruitment of high-profile and highly regarded construction specialists James Pickavance and Julian Bailey. This has positioned Jones Day as one of the foremost specialist firms for construction.’

‘James Pickavance is incredibly hard-working and leaves no stone unturned in his determination to get the best possible result for his client. He has exceptional knowledge of the law in this field and a detailed understanding of the technical issues.’

‘Well organised, well resourced and extremely able team.’

‘James Pickavance is a very good lawyer, eminently practical, extremely hard working and produces extremely helpful end product.’

‘Excellent mastery of detail, meaningful input on technical cases, and sound tactical advice.’

‘James Pickavance has excellent team management, a shrewd tactical brain, and sound judgement.’

‘Depth of knowledge about real construction issues. Advice is given clearly and concisely, making it easy to work with the team.’

‘James Pickavance and Julian Bailey are a great combination.’

‘Excellent tactical advice – engaging with the central, important issues.’

‘Richard Adams – years of quality experience at the sharp end of environmental and planning litigation. Always to be relied on for penetrating insights and shrewd tactical advice.’

‘The team is very strong and knowledgeable. We have been working with them over the last couple of years as we have relocated and expanded our facilities. We have therefore, benefited significantly from their experience and knowledge.’

‘We have a strong relationship with our partner who is always able to provide support and assistance. We have worked enough with them that they know our preferences in advance which helps keep costs down and the correct actions being taken.’

‘Genuinely collaborative, responsive and easy to work with.’

‘Chris Papanicolaou – combines a wealth of real estate and environmental knowledge that is key to ensuring robust yet practical lease agreements on transactions.’

‘Sion Richards consistently delivers. A team of legal experts who have a commercial outlook and advise conclusively and clearly on a range of complex legal problems.’

‘Sion Richards is a stand-out partner who helps clients resolve complex issues.’

‘Extremely responsive and client-oriented with solid communication and negotiation skills.’

‘Hugely adept at cross-border work.’

‘Adam Brown is sensationally bright and has phenomenal strategic insight.’

‘An exceptionally deep bench of talent, creative and opportunistic litigators with hard-won experience coordinating actions across multiple jurisdictions for a single objective.’

‘All are a pleasure to work with. They are assertive, no-nonsense, creative, and outcome-focused.’

‘Sion Richards is an impressive practice head who brings a level of cool in more ways than one. Adam Brown leads UK litigation with calm strategic resolve.’

‘The global reach and knowledge base of the team is frankly unparalleled and it makes my life easy when I have something in a remote part of the world that requires legal advice.’

Vica Irani and Faisal Delawalla are my go-to M&A lawyers and their responsiveness at all hours of the day, deep understanding of our business and risk tolerances combined with their sound advice/guidance and business practicability makes them stand out among their competitors.’

‘They are also a pleasure to work and genuinely good people who understand my style and how things need to get done. I cannot say enough good things about this team and firm.’

‘A strong corporate team with transatlantic corporate gaming expertise.’

‘Leon Ferera – calm, assured, pragmatic and highly knowledgeable and experienced in relation to M&A in the gaming sector.  An absolute pleasure to deal with; gets the deal done.’

‘Available, quick to respond and proactive when required, to the point practical solutions based on in-depth knowledge and vast experience, able to provide full services in many jurisdictions at the same time no matter the time zone, very good understanding of needs of client and provision of practical advice on this basis.’

‘The individuals we work with are all very highly experienced, very competent with a good understanding of our historical past, our processes and issues. They are structured and pragmatic, coordinating and leading their teams effectively.’

‘The team are very commercial and efficient.’

‘Anthony Whall is particularly strong. He has a great appreciation for how the tax piece fits into the wider commercial context. He is also highly efficient.’

‘Very practical, commercial advice. Boils down the issues quickly and understand what clients will be concerned about. ’

‘Anthony Whall – really practical and engaged. Always on top of the brief and works collaboratively with the client.’

‘They are extremely professional, pragmatic, technically excellent and personable. They add great value to the matters they are on and are a pleasure to work with.’

‘They are excellent at valuing the expertise that other experts can bring to the matters they are on and producing high quality outputs that leverage this for their clients.’

‘Sarah Batley is a star in the making. She is a truly exceptional lawyer who swiftly gets on top of her briefs, is great on the facts and the economics, and works well with other advisors to achieve excellent outcomes for her clients.’

‘Excellent competition litigation team. Consistently high-quality advice, commercial sense, excellent client service, deliver incredible results.’

‘Outstanding team of lawyers.’

‘The excellent team is highly responsive, extremely knowledgeable and focused.’ 

‘The team has the most “can do” and collaborative attitude of all firms that we instruct.’

‘The team is extremely well rounded.’ 

‘Lee Federman – incredibly knowledgeable and always quick to respond whether by text, call or email.’

‘Lee Federman is simply spectacular. Never been phased, never been stressed, always delivered 100% of the time on each and every deal.’

‘Jones Day is a globally regarded Disputes practice.’

‘Sheila Shadmand stands out for her knowledge, sophistication and attentiveness.’

‘Jones Day’s Middle East team isn’t big but it’s potent. They have strong experience in international arbitration proceedings in the Middle East (both institutional and ad hoc), experience in local courts including in Saudi Arabia, and follow up enforcement proceedings wherein they can bring the firm’s worldwide asset tracing competencies to bear.’

‘Pierre Heitzmann has been in the region for many years and has broad experience, including in the two key markets of the UAE and Saudi Arabia. We most recently collaborated on two large enforcement proceedings in Saudi Arabia, involving both enforcement in Saudi courts and in the UAE and Europe, raising numerous unique issues of law and jurisdiction. Sheila Shadmand and Heather Martin are also both excellent in white-collar matters, especially associated with FCPA related issues.’

‘They have an international team of outstanding attorneys that have solid experience working in landmark cases. They are result oriented, efficient and very well respected.’

‘Philip Devenish stands out as a very creative, intelligent and sophisticated counsel. He is one of the best attorneys in the region. He is the lawyer to go to when facing highly complex cases.’

‘Jones Day has wide-ranging international arbitration practice with substantial activity in the Gulf. I would say it is one of the leading firms in this area in the Gulf (and elsewhere).’

‘Pierre Heitzmann is excellent. He brings a thorough civil law analytical ability together with a first-rate ability to distill the issues and cross examine the experts.’

‘A very talented team that is able to focus on key issues and provide a tailored service. Often competitors will use a blanket approach of trying to cover every angle of the case, even when it is unnecessary, resulting in inefficiency and much higher cost. Jones Day should be highly commended for its approach.’

‘Melissa Gorsline in Washington DC is a very sharp and highly skilled advocate. One of the best in the cross examination of witnesses.’

‘Associate Maria Pradilla Picas in Washington DC is always on top of the detail and projects boundless enthusiasm.’