Adrian Giles > Dentons > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
ONE FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7WS
England

Work Department

Litigation and Arbitration

Position

Adrian is a counsel in the Commercial Litigation practice in London. He focuses on corporate and financial disputes involving M&A, warranties and indemnities, shareholder agreements and joint ventures. He advises major corporates, banks and other financial institutions as well as individual directors and shareholders. There is often an international element to his matters in that he regularly works in multi-jurisdictional matters involving our various offices throughout the world. His areas of focus also include professional negligence, fraud and insurance. He is experienced in all aspects of litigation, including urgent remedies such as injunctions and has acted as the court-appointed supervising solicitor for the purpose of search and seizure injunctions. His recent work in the Commercial Court includes a number of applications enforcing and challenging international arbitration awards. He is also experienced in other methods of dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation.

Memberships

Admitted as a Solicitor, England and Wales, 1991

Education

College of Law, Chester, 1989, Solicitors’ Finals Examination

University of Leicester, 1988, LLB (Hons)

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium

The team at Dentons – described as an ‘outstanding international litigation department with a specialism in maximum complexity banking cases’ – is well-regarded for its expertise in financial services and energy disputes. The team can draw on support from the wider firm’s huge global platform, and acts for long-established clients both domestically and internationally. Louisa Caswell, known as as a ‘great leader’, has extensive experience in commercial and corporate disputes, particularly in relations to M&A, joint ventures and shareholder actions. Caswell, along with Dan Bodle and Thomas Leyland lead the team. ‘Likeable, shrewd, and experiencedAdrian Giles is also noted.