Mark Davenport > Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
1 WOOD STREET
CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 7WS
England
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Mark is a partner in our Litigation and Dispute Management practice group in London. He specialises in heavyweight commercial litigation, and leads the Commercial Dispute Resolution group in London and our International Commercial Disputes product group.

Mark has over 20 years experience of commercial and financial services litigation, as well as corporate and shareholder disputes, IT and outsourcing disputes, and public procurement challenges. He has experience of public inquiries, SFO investigations and competition investigations. He has conducted litigation in all divisions of the High Court, as well as the House of Lords, the Court of Appeal, the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the Crown Court. Mark has led numerous mediations. He has particular experience in the financial services, technology and transport sectors.

Mark is ranked in Chambers and Partners as a leading practitioner. He is praised for the “perfect combination of being hard-nosed and pragmatic. He is very clear about the client’s goals and he has a real eye for detail”.

Mark is a regular speaker at our in-house counsel seminars. He is a committee member of the Commercial Mediation Group and the Society for Computer & Law's IT Disputes Group.  

Position

Partner

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium

(Leading individuals)

Mark DavenportEversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

The ‘responsive and tactically astute’ practice at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP advises global conglomerates and leading corporates on a wide range of commercial disputes. Mark Davenport leads the team of ‘very serious heavy-hitting partners‘ whose experience spans a broad range of sectors, including consumer goods, industrials, healthcare, and TMT. The ‘superb’ Neville Byford is a key member of the team, with one client describing him as a ‘real fist of iron in a velvet glove‘. Also of note are Phillip Richardson, Sheena Buddhdev, Richard Little, and Tim Browning.