Dorothy Cory-Wright > Dechert LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Dechert LLP Offices
25 Cannon Street
LONDON
EC4M 5UB
England
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Dorothy Cory-Wright
Work Department
Commercial Disputes
Position
Partner
Career
Languages
English
Memberships
- England and Wales, Solicitor-Advocate – Higher Courts – Civil Proceedings
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Member of ArbitralWomen – The International Network of Women in Dispute Resolution
Education
- University of London, LL.B, 1982
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
(Hall of Fame)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.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
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.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
(Hall of Fame)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.
London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
(Leading individuals)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‘.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Hall of Fame London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Fraud: civil London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Banking litigation: investment and retail London > Dispute resolution
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
- Insurance and reinsurance litigation London > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Employment > Senior executives
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Securitisation
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+