In tandem with the firm’s white-collar investigations, arbitration, securities, bankruptcy, and antitrust teams, Freshfields‘s commercial litigation practice represents clients in the gamut of disputes. The New York-based team excels in representation in parallel proceedings, on both a national and international scale. Tim Harkness co-lead the teams alongside Gayle Klein, co-head of US litigation and arbitration, who has a successful track record in class actions. David Livshiz’s cross-border commercial litigation practice sees him represent an impressive list of multinational corporations, financial institutions, sovereigns, and investment vehicles. Complex commercial and securities litigation specialist Andrew Gladstein is another name to note, alongside Elizabeth Curran. Linda Martin has left the firm.
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Practice head

Gayle Klein; Tim Harkness

Other key lawyers

David Livshiz; Andrew Gladstein; Elizabeth Curran;