Jeremy Kosky > Clifford Chance LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

With Jeremy Kosky at the helm, Clifford Chance LLP ‘has an unparalleled level of experience in high value, complex and multi-jurisdictional trust disputes ranging from private client to private equity trust structures. It also has exceptional quality at all levels of seniority’. Kosky is someone who ‘wears his considerable intellect lightly but applies it in great measure to complex matters’. The practice has a vast array of experience in high-value and complex disputes involving multiple jurisdictions both onshore and offshore. In addition, it is skilled at handling many high profile and heavyweight claims relating to family trusts, inheritance battles and shareholders’ disputes involving family-owned companies. Maxine Mossman has extensive trust disputes experience both domestically and offshore. Senior associate, Nicole Buncher is regularly involved in significant disputes with particular expertise in onshore and offshore trust litigation. Laura Hasson, also a senior associate, is lauded for her work with a variety of clients including financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, protectors and beneficiaries.

At Clifford Chance LLP the team leverages its strength across sectors and jurisdictions to achieve success in a wide range of complex, often high-profile disputes. At international leadership level, Jeremy Kosky is a name to note, along with Julian Acratopulo, notably acting for Airbus in the highly-publicised Qatar Airway proceedings. In London, Helen Carty leads the litigation and dispute resolution team, with specialist knowledge of financial institutions, regulatory investigations, and disciplinary proceedings. Maxine Mossman is another recommended practitioner, as is Chris Yates and Jeremy Sandelson. James Cranston is ‘terrifically clever‘ and ‘massively tactically astute‘, and is noted along with ‘excellent solicitor‘ senior associate Christina Schuetz.

Clifford Chance LLP’s sports team is a go-to for a number of high-profile clients – including elite football clubs and sports investors – seeking assistance on both contentious and non-contentious matters, ranging from sensitive investigations to transactions concerning emerging technologies. Following his promotion to partner in April 2023, James Cranston continues to handle a wide-ranging workload, including NFT-based mandates, corporate disputes, and appeals against substance abuse allegations – acting for both athletes and governing bodies. Christopher Yates, head of the sports dispute team, advises on high profile arbitration, Commercial Court and Court of Appeal proceedings. Other names to note include Jamie Andew, who works with blue-chip corporate clients on sponsorships, crypto issues, financing and governance. Jeremy Kosky, Tim Lewis and Jennifer Chimanga are also recommended.