Clifford Chance acts for an enviable roster of clients in high-stakes litigation and arbitration, including sovereign bodies, oil and gas, energy and infrastructure companies, and regional and multinational financial institutions. Recently, the firm has a growing body of working relating to professional negligence, restructuring and insolvency, and private wealth disputes. Paul Coates leads the team and is widely recognised for his expertise in construction disputes, handling a variety of contractual, performance, and professional negligence claims. Prachi Trivedi has an extensive practice that covers both litigation and arbitration and is particularly valued by clients for her ability to act on ESG-related dispute risk. Victoria St-Amour is instructed by both project companies and contractors. Nicole Buncher is experienced in cross-border litigation.
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‘They have a very experienced team who have good quality contacts in many jurisdictions so can cover where many different legal regimes are involved.’
‘Nicole Buncher is always great and goes the extra mile for clients.’
‘Paul Coates is exceptional. He is extremely intelligent and articulate. He is a very strong lawyer but he is also very client focused as well as being highly effective at managing his team. His style is the exactly correct mix of cooperation and professional courtesy towards the other side and protecting and furthering his client's interests.’
‘I worked with Prachi Trivedi in relation to an aviation finance dispute. She struck the perfect balance between the granular detail of the litigation, and the broader plans to achieve the client's strategic goals.’
‘Prachi Trivedi was exceptional. She had complete mastery of the case, despite joining at a relatively late stage.’
- 'Nicole Buncher is one of the best litigators I have come across.'
‘Prachi Trivedi is approachable and very knowledgeable. Paul Coates exudes confidence and quickly gets to the heart of a matter. ’
‘Paul Coates and Prachi Trivedi are both quality practitioners. They are particularly good on ESG disputes.’
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Paul Coates
Other key lawyers
Prachi Trivedi; Victoria St-Amour; Nicole Buncher