Shoosmiths LLP

The ‘excellent, versatile and highly-capable commercial litigation team’ at Shoosmiths LLP handles major disputes involving shareholders, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, negligence, and breaches of warranty claims. It also assists with injunctive relief and other notable areas include technology and telecoms disputes, crypto and cyber and crisis management, and banking and insurance disputes. A May 2023 hire from Goodwin, London head Hannah Field acts across a range of cross-border and domestic disputes and Susie Wakefield leads the firm’s commercial insurance team. Bill Molloy is ’an outstanding commercial litigator’ and Matt Green is the firm’s blockchain litigation lead. The next line of experienced practitioners showcases Daren Allen, whose track record includes leading cases concerning disputes between customers and banks that involve money laundering allegations, and banking and finance litigator Andrew Bowden-Brown. Other names to note are Matthew MacLachlan, who routinely acts in large commercial litigation and cyber incidents, and the ‘thorough and diligent’ John Shirley-Rakhra, whose caseload encompasses general commercial litigation, along with insurance, financial services and corporate disputes. Alex Bishop heads the national dispute resolution and litigation practice from Birmingham, while former luxury asset group leader Elliot Bishop left the firm during 2023.