Capable of ‘delivering a brilliant service to its clients,’ Shoosmiths LLP’s litigation team acts for tech and energy sector clients involved in public procurement, breach of director’s duties and restrictive covenant claims and joint venture disputes, among others. Practice head Fleur Turrington ‘leaves no stone unturned’ when representing clients in contentious procurement or pensions matters, while ’standout star’ Aimee Cook is sought out for her expertise in breach of contract, directors’ duties and share purchase agreements.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team offers a very user-friendly service and is able to support on complex matters in an efficient manner. The team was capable and had good strategic insight on how to approach matters and was able to work well with our pre-selected counsel.’

  • ‘They offer sound pragmatic advice and a great sounding board to share issues with. Aimee Cook was great in this regard and provided valuable support throughout the matter.’

  • ‘Shoosmiths has a strong commercial litigation team with particular specialism in procurement and regulatory challenges.’

  • ‘Fleur Turrington is an experienced litigator who leaves no stone unturned. Aimee Cook is very capable litigator with a shrewd sense of strategy.’

  • ‘Excellent, efficient legal team delivering a brilliant service to its clients.’

  • ‘Aimee Cook is a standout star, brilliant client care, strategically savvy.’

Key clients

  • BPP Holdings Limited
  • Henkel Limited
  • Ecolab Limited
  • Coloplast Limited
  • Tulip Trading Limited
  • Kuehne + Nagel Limited
  • Morgan Advanced Materials Plc
  • Prodrive Composites Limited
  • Gilling Dod Limited
  • The Student Energy Group Ltd
  • Capital Development Investments Ltd
  • Dr. Craig Wright

Work highlights

Acting for Tulip Trading Limited in its claim regarding ownership of digital assets worth circa £4.5bn.
Acting for The Student Energy Group Ltd in its £4.1m commercial fraud claim.
Acting for the defendant, Dr. Craig Wright, to determine whether our client is the person behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Practice head

Fleur Turrington

Other key lawyers

Aimee Cook