Hausfeld & Co LLP is a market leader in the group litigation space, acting on competition claims across a wide range of sectors. Prospective shareholder and mis-selling claims, as well as product liability and human rights claims are all additional strengths of the practice . Nicola Boyle is the head of the team, with vast experience in collective redress cases; she has been acting on the high-profile collective claim against Qualcomm. A number of other impressive individuals form the team, including Lesley Hannah, who has technology-related expertise, Lucy Rigby, specialising in large-scale group actions, and managing partner Lianne Craig, who has ‘exceptional people skills’.
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Testimonials
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- 'Lianne Craig has exceptional people skills and is able to find creative solutions to running cases'
- 'The team has sector expertise across many jurisidictions'
- 'The number one claimant group litigation practice on this side of the Atlantic. First to the market and have never looked back. Real commitment to this area, and outstandingly strong lawyers at partnership level and below.'
- 'Anthony Maton is without a doubt the leader in London and the rest of Europe. He has been there from the beginning and has unrivalled expertise. His partners Lesley Hannah, Nicola Boyle and Luke Streatfeild are all highly knowledgeable as well as being battle hardened in the leading cases.'
Work highlights
- Filed a collective claim in the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of technology journalist Charles Arthur who proposed to represent UK publishers of websites and apps against tech giant Google.
- Building a group action against Mercedes-Benz in in the UK on behalf of individual and business purchasers of diesel Mercedes vehicles, following findings by the German Transport Authority that Mercedes installed devices in diesel vehicles that could cheat emissions tests.
- Advises and represents Philip Evans in the significant collective action against six global banks seeking damages in respect of foreign exchange (FX) spot trading cartels.
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Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Lucy Rigby
Hausfeld & Co LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nicola Boyle