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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.
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Partner
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Leading individuals)Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
‘s arbitration team is experienced in both ad hoc and institutional arbitrations, as well as the enforcement and challenges of arbitral awards. Global international arbitration group co-head Jonathan Leach, is an international commercial and investor-state arbitration specialist; ‘standout lawyer‘ Greg Falkof is an Africa and Middle East disputes expert; Claire Stockford ‘puts in the hours to get the job done‘; and Sheena Buddhdev is a 2021 recruit from Akin Gump LLP. Also key to the team are principal associate and ‘up-and-coming star‘ Cameron Forsaith, counsel Ahmed Abdel-Hakam, and senior associates Kate Lomas, Margrit Trein and Michael Armstrong.
London > Dispute resolution > Public international law
With ‘very extensive experience in advising states‘, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP‘s London PIL team has longstanding expertise in PIL work, and state-to-state and investor-state arbitrations. Global co-chair of international arbitration Jonathan Leach focuses on international commercial arbitration, investor-state arbitration and PIL matters; Greg Falkof is experienced in disputes in the oil and gas, construction and infrastructure sectors, primarily involving Africa and the Middle East; barrister Claire Stockford acts in investor-state arbitration claims; and Mark Howarth is experienced in state-state arbitrations. At principal associate level, Cameron Forsaith ‘has great breadth of knowledge‘, while Ahmed Abdel-Hakam is ‘a future star‘.
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
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: lower mid-market deals, £50m-£500m
- 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
- 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
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- 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)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- 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
- 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
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- 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
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure