Ms Geraldine Ryan > CMS > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

CMS
1 THE AVENUE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3AP
England
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Position

Partner

Career

Geraldine leads the Commercial Litigation team in CMS’s Manchester office. With over 30 years’ experience of handling all types of high-profile, high-value and complex litigation, including arbitration and judicial review, Geraldine specialises in commercial dispute resolution, contractual and negligence disputes and also has a particular specialism in reputation risk, defamation and contractual termination advice.

Always keen to see the commercial angles and alive to costs risks and reduction, she has been praised by clients for her “highly responsive and valuable advice”. When appropriate she has represented clients in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court but believes on a focus of getting the best commercial result and on using ADR to resolve matters.

Particular interest in reputation risk and investigations. Geraldine has acted on a number of reported cases.

Memberships

  • Non Executive Director of Manchester Football Association

Education

  • 1987- LL.B, University of Sheffield, Sheffield

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester

(Hall of Fame)

Geraldine RyanCMS

CMS handles the full spectrum of disputes, from contractual and competition claims, shareholder disputes and arbitration proceedings to judicial reviews. Department lead Geraldine Ryan specialises in commercial dispute resolution, contractual and negligence disputes, defamation claims and contractual termination advice. Daniel Keating advises a number of high-profile clients in relation to group actions involving multi-jurisdictional elements. Kelly Heath handles contractual and tort claims, shareholder and director disputes, claims for misrepresentation, and breach of warranty matters.