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Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Offices
1 WOOD STREET
CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 7WS
England
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Jonathan Leach
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Jonathan is a Partner and International Arbitration Practice Head in the UK. He represents corporates, banks and States in a various industry sectors, with particular experience of disputes in emerging markets. Although his focus is commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration, he also advises on dispute resolution mechanisms and risk mitigation strategies more generally. He was included in the inaugural Legal 500 UK International Arbitration Powerlist and is individually ranked in other leading directories. He is a Solicitor Advocate and regularly appears as advocate in arbitration hearings. As a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, he sits as arbitrator.
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Leading individuals)Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
has ‘very broad experience in acting in high-value international arbitrations‘. The UK team has particular expertise in the energy, infrastructure, industrial, and trade sectors, as well as disputes involving joint ventures, shareholders and M&A-related claims. International commercial and investor-state arbitration expert, Jonathan Leach, is global international arbitration co-chair; Richard Little is a key international commercial disputes practitioner; and Sheena Buddhdev‘s broad practice incorporates international arbitration work. Cameron Forsaith, Kate Lomas and Luisa Zukowski are experienced principal associates. Former partners Greg Falkof and Claire Stockford recently departed for Mishcon de Reya LLP and Quadrant Chambers, respectively.
London > Dispute resolution > Public international law
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP‘s London team ‘comprises ideal litigators for clients seeking to pursue international claims‘. The practice covers both major investor-state arbitrations, as well as complex state-to-state arbitrations. Other notable PIL areas are boundary disputes and business and human rights. UK international arbitration head Jonathan Leach and principal associate Cameron Forsaith are both investor-state arbitration and PIL experts; and at senior associate level, Kate Johnston is a Middle East specialist. Former partners Greg Falkof and Claire Stockford recently departed for Mishcon de Reya LLP and Quadrant Chambers, respectively.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution
- Public international law London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital