The commercial litigation practice at Jones Day boasts expertise in high-profile, multijurisdictional litigation, regularly working closely with the corporate, restructuring, and insolvency teams of the firm. Rhys Thomas is regarded as the ‘consummate leader of complex multi-party, high value litigation’, and is skilled at handling leading shareholder, investor, and joint venture disputes. Adam Brown is a ’stand-out partner in this field’, while Saoirse O’Reilly is regarded as a ‘bright star for the future’. Annabel Treadgold and Sarah Batley are also noted.
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Testimonials
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‘The team stood out for its ability to consistently offer quality and experience (irrespective of seniority) in running high value and very complex commercial litigation. Whereas other firms divide the workload by giving the associates the bulk of the workload with appropriate supervision and selective involvement from partners, the Jones Day team displayed a unique ability to seamlessly deliver work product that had the collective strategy and input of the whole team. That was made enabled by the fact that even the most junior solicitors in the team were experienced well beyond their years and the partners were very good at ensuring that the whole team was very clear on the litigation strategy and how it was to be applied to any given situation.’
‘In my experience, the Jones Day commercial litigation team is unique in that its members consistently display all, rather than some, of the key attributes one seeks in a solicitor team: intelligence, diligence, capability, judgement, high-quality correspondence, and fun and engaging to work with.’
‘I have worked with a number of Jones Day associates trained out of the London office. What I makes this firm unique is the training culture they inherited from Gouldons which sees trainees take in work from across the firm rather than sit in a series of different department. This makes for associates who are pragmatic, flexible, and great team players.’
‘I work with Greg Barden. What stands out with Greg is his focus on commercial outcomes for the client and his reliable assessment of the degree of resourcing that any legal problem needs. ’
‘The Jones Day team are all over the matter, all of the time. Their senior team's depth of experience seamlessly filters through to more junior team members; there is always someone available to talk through queries. The team's proactive approach is clear from the way in which matters are pushed forward, and their advice anticipates concerns we may have: rarely do we ask questions they have not already considered in some form, and they are always willing to explore scenarios and solutions with us. Jones Day's commercial litigation team have set the bar for a level of service that, frustratingly, we do not often see in other commercial litigation teams.’
‘George Hill is a phenomenal associate. His depth of case knowledge is second to none, and his calm approach and accessibility, even at crunch points, is an ongoing reassurance.
Key clients
- Geoff Rowley and Tony Wright of FRP Advisory Trading Limited as Joint Liquidators of BHS Limited, BHS Group Limited, Davenbush Limited and Lowland Homes Limited ("BHS")
- MasterCard International Incorporated
- First Curaçao International Bank N.V.
- United World Holding Limited
- Mastercard International Incorporated – 'retailer class action'
- Kuwait Finance House
- Kyndryl UK Limited
- CEP CBRE UK
- Stratford Village Property Holdings
- Geoffrey Carton-Kelly as Additional Liquidator of CGL Realisations Limited (in Liquidation) ("Comet")
- JPMorgan
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Rhys E. Thomas
Other key lawyers
Adam Brown; Annabel Treadgold; Saoirse O’Reilly; Sarah Batle