Audley Sheppard > Clifford Chance LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Clifford Chance LLP Offices
10 UPPER BANK STREET
LONDON
E14 5JJ
England
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Audley Sheppard
Work Department
Position
Partner
Education
Victoria University of Wellington, NZ (LLB) 1983 and (BCommerce) 1984
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Hall of Fame)Clifford Chance LLP‘s London commercial arbitration team is consistently sought out to act in high-stakes mandates. It is also well known for acting for global corporations and financial institutions in complex and large-value investment treaty arbitrations. The team includes consultant to the firm and renowned commercial arbitration and public international law specialist Audley Sheppard KC. Rob Lambert‘s track record includes arbitrations in Europe, Asia, the US, the Middle East, Africa and Australia; Alex Panayides routinely acts for international oil, construction and private equity companies; Marie Berard‘s workload incorporates construction, financial, energy, and oil and gas sector-related arbitrations; Sachin Trikha is particularly focused on breach of contract claims; and Jessica Gladstone‘s practice encompasses major international commercial and investment arbitrations. Director Anna Kirkpatrick, along with senior associates Christina Schuetz, Eraldo d’Atri and Sam Brown are also key team members.
London > Dispute resolution > Public international law
Fielding ‘one of the most highly regarded teams around for public international law‘, Clifford Chance LLP is particularly well known for complex investment treaty arbitrations. Recent highlights for the practice include a high-profile climate change case; advising on WTO rights, international sanctions, and customs and subsidies control issues; and assisting with sovereign immunity matters. Jessica Gladstone is a specialist in PIL claims, international trade and climate change; Rae Lindsay advises on business and human rights, as well as international organisations’ immunities; and investment treaty protection expert and former partner Audley Sheppard KC is a consultant as of May 2023. At director level, Joanne Neenan (a 2022 hire from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) advises on a range of PIL issues; and the senior associates to note are Anna Kirkpatrick, Jeremy Stewart, Carla Lewis, Christina Schuetz and Anne Collins.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Public international law London > Dispute resolution
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Securitisation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Finance > High yield
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Real estate > Planning
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)