Stephen Sampson > Squire Patton Boggs > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Squire Patton Boggs operates across a broad breadth of disputes including employee, commercial and finance fraud, cyberfraud, international fraud, asset tracing claims and matters pertaining to banking, asset finance and asset-based lending. Stephen Sampson, head of UK litigation, helms the practice which is also home to the ‘exceptional‘ Christian Toms.

Squire Patton Boggs offers a banking litigation practice that is ‘friendly, professional,  and time efficient’, with vast experience in financial services, investment mis-selling litigation, complex finance litigation, and private equity disputes. The ‘very experienced professional’ Chris Webber leads the team. He has two decades of experience in financial service litigation. Further key contacts include Stephen Sampson, the national head of litigation, as well as Christian Toms and Hannah Laming.

Squire Patton Boggs‘ ‘strong, in-depth experience of sports law’ makes it a firm choice for a diverse roster of clients, who regularly turn to the team for assistance on compliance issues, commercial agreements, and contractual disputes.  Stephen Sampson – who heads the EMEA litigation practice as well as the sports and entertainment group – is well versed in both domestic and cross-border football-related disputes, including investigations into club ownership. Wayne Barnes specialises in investigations and reviews for national governing bodies. IP and technology expert Mike Llewellyn is a key contact for compliance and privacy matters as well as for digital advertising and NFT partnerships between tech companies and league competition rights holders. Joining from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP in September 2022, Lucy Webster acts for high-profile clients in reputational risk matters. Henry Goldschmidt – who joined the firm from Solesbury Gay in the summer of 2022 – frequently works on investigative matters together with Katie Smith – ‘a real superstar in the making.’

Squire Patton Boggs‘ London litigation team is highly experienced in commercial and contractual disputes, shipping and commodities claims, and corporate and shareholder conflicts. The group is also sought out for high-value fraud and asset tracing matters, banking litigation, enforcement of English awards and judgments, international sports disputes, and environmental, social and governance-related claims. Stephen Sampson is a sports and entertainment sector specialist; Chris Webber‘s track record incorporates financial services, corporate and commercial disputes; and Katie Pritchard is ‘absolutely determined to win for the client‘. At director level, John Rollason and Ian Debbage are key litigators, while of counsel KK Park, and senior associates Henry Goldschmidt, Michael Davar, Gabriella Martin and Katherine Wakeham, also maintain active litigation practices. During 2022, Christian Toms, whose caseload frequently features substantial cross-jurisdictional aspects, and ‘great litigator‘ Lucy Webster, joined as partners from Brown Rudnick LLP and Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, respectively.