Dentons boasts an ‘outstanding' team with expertise in complex cross-border IT and breach of contract disputes, as well as sizable class actions. The practice is experienced in a number of sectors, notably including IT, retail, manufacturing, and financial services. Louisa Caswell leads the team of ’superb commercial litigators’, with a focus on post M&A and joint venture disputes. Dan Bodle has ‘impeccable judgement and excellent technical legal knowledge’, specialising in energy, tech, and media-related disputes. Craig Neilson is experienced at handling data protection and crypto disputes, and fraud litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘A great team to work with. They always deliver strong results for clients.’
- ‘Dan Bodle has excellent client management skills. He is clearly well-liked and trusted by outsourcing IT clients for his no-nonsense, commercially minded approach to advising and case management. He sees the key points and avoids wasting time on points that will not advance the client's position.’
- ‘Great team to work with who are clearly experts in their area. Adaptable and responsive to requirements and able to provide alternative strategies to resolve disputes in a commercial manner. Able to apply their wealth of experience from previous matters and case law to the particulars ofa case to provide a successful outcome in tight timescales.’
- ‘An outstanding international litigation department with a specialism in maximum complexity banking cases and handling HNW and demanding clients.’
- 'Dan Bodle is skilful measured handler of complicated litigation with a high public profile.'
- ‘Superb commercial litigators; experienced and knowledgeable, extremely client-focused; inspire confidence in clients.’
Key clients
- American Eagle Outfitters
- Avis Budget Group
- Capita
- Honeywell - Elster Water Metering
- CRDB
- Eaton Industries
- EDF Energy
- Government of India
- National House-Building Council
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Sainsbury's
- Silverstone Circuits
Work highlights
Defending Capita in an ongoing dispute related to a long-term outsourcing agreement.
Advising Columbia Pictures Corporation on a long running dispute relating to the ownership of the company behind the Octonauts, a hugely popular global children's TV show.
Defending claims brought by Southeast Water in a high value, cross-border, engineering and product-related dispute.
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Practice head
Louisa Caswell; Dan Bodle
Other key lawyers
Craig Neilson; Tom Hanson