Clyde & Co

The specialist trade global practice group at Clyde & Co, which focuses entirely on the trade and commodities market, is led from London by Marko Kraljevic, who has a well-established investor-focused investment disputes practice. The ‘technically brilliant, very practical and pragmatic’ Hatty Sumption has an in-depth understanding of how commodity traders operate on disputes concerning oil, coal and metals, biofuels, grains and fertilisers, as well as related charterparty, bill of lading, letter of credit and ship sale, alongside purchase matters. John Whittaker frequently acts for the world’s largest commodity and natural resources companies, and recently assisted ED&F Man Capital Markets with a $300m case arising from a substantial fraud involving repo transactions. Eurof Lloyd-Lewis specialises in commodities, international trade, dry shipping, offshore and commercial litigation. ’Seasoned partner’ Will Trustram in the energy, marine and natural resources group is also heavily involved in contentious commodities matters. Tara Smith sits on the executive committee of the International Steel Trade Association and also plays a key role in the practice.