Praised for its ‘laser-focused attention to delivering results’, Addleshaw Goddard’s capabilities in high-end commercial disputes notably span the financial services, retail, tech, and transport sectors. Members of the practice are skilled at handling complex group actions, and the group also boasts a dedicated litigation funding team. Co-head Mark Molyneux is praised as ‘one of the best, in not the best, litigators in the country’, while Bill Gilliam are noted for leading ’user-friendly, high-quality expertise’. Maria Frangeskides is an ‘experienced and tenacious lawyer’, with expertise handling fraud, shareholder, and joint venture disputes. Simon Kamstra is ’an industry leading expert with global experience’, and is key to the team along with Lauren Hamilton, Natasha Winter, and Paul Ferguson .
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Testimonials
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- ‘Maria Frangeskides is an experienced and tenacious lawyer who really stands her ground!’
- ‘The individuals with whom I have worked have that much sought-after combination of intellectual agility, business acumen, personability, great communication skills and can-do attitude.'
- ‘Great litigation team provided laser-focused attention to delivering results for their clients. Very collaborative with counsel on strategy and producing documents.’
- ‘Superb. I recommend them frequently for their user-friendly, high-quality expertise.’
- ‘Alex Hogarth stands out of the crowd. He is an exceptional lawyer and person as well, I trust him 100%. He completely understands the business and forms the legal advice accordingly. He is responsive as no one else.’
- 'Mark Molyneux is one of the best, in not the best, litigators in the country. I cannot think of a higher accolade for him. He is brilliant and excellent to work with.'
- 'Simon Kamstra - an industry-leading expert with global experience.'
- 'This is a really. impressive firm in many respects. Excellent subject and secure knowledge.'
- 'Many of the partners have accumulated deep experience here or in other top tier firms.'
- 'Mark Molyneux is fantastic. Mark is able to break down a problem and clearly communicate with me the client and our opponent'
Key clients
- British International Investment plc and Michael Turner
- Wizz Air Hungary Limited
- Unitel S.A.
- Department for Business and Trade
- Therium Litigation Finance A IC
- JD Sports Fashion plc
- 70 BMW/Mini dealerships
- Royal Mail Group Limited
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Co-operative Group Limited
Work highlights
Advising BII on the defence of a complex cross-border dispute in the Commercial Court valued at $200m+.
Advising Unitel on its £580m+ claim against Isabel dos Santos and an associated Dutch SPV for breaches of duties owed to Unitel, successfully supported by a worldwide freezing order.
Acting for Therium in its high-profile post-PACCAR dispute with Bugsby Property LLC, in which it is argued by Bugsby that Therium's funding arrangement is an unenforceable DBA.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Mark Molyneux
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Lauren Hamilton
Natasha Winter
Practice head
Mark Molyneux; Bill Gilliam
Other key lawyers
Maria Frangeskides; Simon Kamstra; Lauren Hamilton; Natasha Winter; Paul Ferguson; Alex Hogarth