Dorothy Cory-Wright > Dechert LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Solicitor advocate Dorothy Cory-Wright heads up Dechert LLP‘s commercial disputes practice, which is home to insurance litigation experts that represent insureds, captives, insurers and reinsurers on a range of cross-border disputes, including Lloyd’s-related matters and Bermuda Form arbitration. The team handles coverage issues, brokers’ negligence matters, and disputes over complex hybrid reinsurance products. Stephen Surgeoner has over two decades of experience as a commercial litigator within the insurance sector.

Civil fraud practice Dechert LLP  is responsible for settling commercial disputes and multinational investigations into fraud and asset recovery. The practice enjoys a diverse clientele, from sovereign wealth funds and global banks to ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI). Team leader Dorothy Cory-Wright   possesses expertise in litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution, while partner Adam Silver  is experienced in handling cross-border disputes and enforcement actions.

The ‘well coordinated and extremely efficient’ team at Dechert LLP is particularly skilled at handling litigation that spans multiple jurisdictions, regularly acting for multinational corporates, sovereign states, hedge funds, and other financial institutions. Solicitor-advocate Dorothy Cory-Wright leads the team, acting on a wide range of complex commercial litigation and contentious regulatory issues. ‘Litigation heavyweight’ Stephen Surgeoner  is key to the team, with a particular focus on financial services, insurance, energy, and telecommunications-related litigation. ‘Very diligent’ Daniel Natoff is highly recommended by clients, with a financial services sector focus.

Dechert LLP boasts an ‘excellent litigation practice’, acting on market-leading multi-jurisdictional banking disputes. Dorothy Cory-Wright leads a team that ‘retains a number of absolutely first-rate disputes lawyers‘, including Adam Silver and ‘stand-out litigator‘ Stephen Surgeoner. At associate level, Ricci Potts and Lisa Borthwick are both ‘responsive and hard-working‘.