Nine Practices. One Bench.
The matters our clients bring us rarely fall neatly within a single discipline. Our practice groups operate as a single bench across disputes and transactions.
Our flagship practice represents sovereigns, funds, and financial institutions in complex commercial litigation and international arbitration before US federal courts and the leading international tribunals.
Practice Detail →Capabilities- — International commercial arbitration (ICC, ICSID, LCIA, AAA, ICDR, UNCITRAL)
- — Investor–State arbitration
- — Federal trial practice
- — Cross-border enforcement of awards
- — Internal investigations and white-collar defense
We argue precedent-setting matters before the United States Supreme Court and the federal circuits, with more than fifty Supreme Court arguments to the firm's credit. Our appellate team leads certiorari strategy, merits briefing, and shadow-docket emergency relief applications.
Practice Detail →Capabilities- — Certiorari petitions and merits briefs
- — Federal circuit oral argument
- — Shadow docket and emergency stays
- — Amicus strategy
- — Constitutional, administrative, and statutory law
We represent debtors, creditors' committees, DIP lenders, and strategic investors in Chapter 11, Chapter 15, and out-of-court workouts. Our cross-border insolvency work spans the US, UK, EU, and Asia-Pacific.
Practice Detail →Capabilities- — Chapter 11 reorganizations
- — Chapter 15 cross-border recognition
- — DIP financing and exit financing
- — Distressed M&A and 363 sales
- — Out-of-court restructurings
We advise sponsors and limited partners across private equity, venture capital, credit, and real estate. Our practice spans GP-led secondaries, continuation funds, and subscription facilities — covering the full lifecycle from launch through liquidity event.
Practice Detail →Capabilities- — Private equity and venture capital fund formation
- — Credit and real estate fund formation
- — GP-led secondaries and continuation vehicles
- — Subscription facilities and NAV financing
- — Regulatory advice (Investment Advisers Act, AIFMD)
We advise digital asset platforms, payment processors, AI-driven financial services, and DeFi protocols on regulatory strategy across US, EU, and UK frameworks. Recognised authority on MiCA implementation and SEC digital asset enforcement.
Practice Detail →Capabilities- — Digital asset and stablecoin regulation
- — MiCA and EU regulatory strategy
- — SEC and CFTC enforcement defense
- — Payments and money-transmission licensing
- — AI and algorithmic finance compliance
Our London practice is a leading centre for reinsurance arbitration in Europe. We represent global insurers, reinsurers, and policyholders in coverage disputes, regulatory matters, and complex product design across London, Bermuda, and New York.
Practice Detail →Capabilities- — Reinsurance arbitration (AIDA, RAA, ad hoc)
- — Coverage disputes and policy litigation
- — State and federal regulatory proceedings
- — Insolvency and run-off
- — Product design and policy wording
Our Corporate practice advises leading financial institutions, multinational corporations, private equity firms, asset managers, hedge funds, and sovereign entities on their most significant transactions. We deploy cohesive deal teams across tax, antitrust, executive compensation, ERISA, real estate, trade compliance, environmental law, and intellectual property — working as one unit, under a single standard of quality, from term sheet to closing.
Practice Detail →Capabilities- — M&A and strategic transactions in regulated industries
- — Private equity and sovereign-backed investments
- — Outsourcing & technology transactions across 90+ jurisdictions
- — IT infrastructure, BPO, and managed-services agreements
- — Mid-contract renegotiations, renewals, and managed exits
Our Mergers, Acquisitions & Control Contests practice advises CEOs, directors, companies, and their committees on the most consequential corporate transactions and the disputes that arise from them — from deal structuring and board-level fiduciary obligations through shareholder class actions, proxy contests, and derivative litigation when transactions are challenged.
Practice Detail →Capabilities- — Pre-signing fiduciary advice and deal structuring
- — Delaware Court of Chancery litigation and expedited proceedings
- — Proxy contests and shareholder activism defense
- — Post-closing earnout, R&W, and indemnification disputes
- — Multi-forum derivative and securities class action defense
Our International Investigations & Enforcement practice advises corporations, financial institutions, sovereign entities, and individuals facing criminal and regulatory investigations across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously. We appear before the US Department of Justice, the SEC, the SFO, the FCA, and the enforcement arms of major regulators across the EU and Asia.
Practice Detail →Capabilities- — FCPA, UK Bribery Act, and global anti-corruption defense
- — OFAC, OFSI, and economic sanctions compliance
- — Anti-money laundering investigations and enforcement
- — Market conduct and securities enforcement
- — Civil and criminal asset tracing and recovery