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Stefan Sudweeks

Partner

Mills Oakley

InsuranceReinsurance+4
Australia
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Stefan Tuinenga

Stefan Tuinenga is a founding partner of the firm. He has more than fifteen years of antitrust litigation experience. He primarily focuses on international antitrust litigation and collective actions.

Lindenbaum

Competition / AntitrustLitigation+4
Netherlands
SV

Stefan Van Camp

Counsel. IT services, software, internet; product safety, liability and recalls; copyright, trademarks, designs, patents, databases, domain names; media, entertainment & gambling; distribution & franchising; unfair competition; corporate law; commercial litigation.

Timelex

Information TechnologyIntellectual Property+6
BelgiumDutch, English +1
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Stefano Ruis

Stefano Ruis is a partner in the civil department. He is an acknowledged expert in police law who conducts actions against the police, including public law challenges as well as related human rights and data retention issues. Stefano has a strong track record of successful challenges to warrants, arrests, police cautions and decisions to disclose non-conviction information on DBS certificates. He also advises clients on the deletion of data retained by the police following a criminal investigation and currently acts for category M core participants in the Undercover Policing Inquiry. His caseload also includes matters involving witness protection and related civil claims. He has acted in a number of cases where arrests/prosecutions have arisen from protests/demonstrations. Stefano’s expertise includes a broad dispute resolution practice, where he acts for both individuals and businesses involved in commercial litigation. This work includes civil fraud, civil liability arising from criminal investigations and maters involving contempt of court.

Hickman & Rose

Police LawPublic Law+6
EnglandItalian
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Stephen Barry

Stephen is a commercial litigator, experienced in leading complex and high value disputes in the Commercial Court across a range of disciplines and sectors. He leads the Planning and Environmental team advising on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious environmental, planning and health & safety work, including environmental and regulatory risk and investigations. He advises the Boards and inhouse Counsel of private and public companies and individuals on all aspects of litigation and alternative dispute resolution processes.

Addleshaw Goddard

LitigationCommercial Litigation+4
IrelandEnglish (presumed)
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Stephen Bate

Accredited Mediator, Chartered Arbitrator C. Arb., Barrister.

CEDR

MediationArbitration+4
EnglandGerman (conversational), French (conversational)
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Stephen Blake

Steve Blake is a Litigation Partner in our San Francisco office. focuses on high-stakes shareholder litigation and securities regulatory matters. Steve regularly advises corporations, financial institutions, funds and their advisors in connection with mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, legal compliance and commercial disputes. Steve also regularly represents entities and individuals before the SEC, FINRA and stock exchanges. Steve frequently writes and lectures on shareholder litigation, fiduciary duties and issues under the Securities Act, Exchange Act, Investment Company Act and Investment Advisors Act. Steve is the author of the quarterly “Stock Block” column in The Recorder. His recent columns “Along Came SPACs, and Then SPAC Litigation,” “Challenges to Corporate Decision-Making in the Face of Increasingly Polarized Responses to ESG Initiatives,” and “Burgeoning ‘Caremark’ Claims Likely to Drive Stockholder Demands” have been widely read. Steve is Co-Head of the Firm’s Asia Litigation Practice and is also Co-Chair of the Firm’s Knowledge & Innovation Committee. Recognized as a 2021 Law360 “Rising Star” in Securities, Steve is also recognized by Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation as a “Litigation Star,” and was a repeat honoree on their “40 & Under List.” Steve was named among the Daily Journal’s “Leading Commercial Litigators” for 2024 and 2026. He was selected as part of Bloomberg Law’s “40 Under 40” in 2022, and by the Daily Journal as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” lawyers in California in 2018. Steve is recognized by Chambers USA in Securities Litigation, by The Legal 500 in both M&A Litigation and Securities Litigation, and as a “Rising Star” in Northern California securities litigation by Super Lawyers.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Securities LitigationShareholder Litigation+3
United States
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Stephen Dean

Stephen is the Managing Partner and Head of Disputes Resolution.

Lee Bolton Monier-Williams

Dispute ResolutionCommercial Litigation+5
England
SD

Stephen Dilley

Stephen is a partner specialising in commercial litigation. He leads the commercial litigation team in the South West. Stephen deals with complex, heavyweight disputes, based on giving clear, concise and commercial advice to our clients that adds real value to their businesses. He makes extensive use of ADR, mediation and creative fee structures (including the use of litigation funding, discounted Conditional Fee Agreements, ATE insurance and fixed fees) and sharing the litigation risk with our clients to set us apart from our competitors both nationally and in the City. His experience includes supply chain disputes, IT disputes, breach of contract, stock and asset recovery, guarantee claims, fraud, misrepresentation, advice on directors duties, insolvency disputes, banking and FI litigation and shareholder claims.

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Commercial LitigationDispute Resolution+5
England
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Stephen Eastley

Stephen is a Senior Associate commercial litigation lawyer. He specialises in advising clients on a wide range of contractual disputes, debt and asset recovery claims. Stephen has experience in both High Court and County Court litigation and alternative dispute resolution including mediation. Stephen advises national and international clients on a range of instructions as part of a team of lawyers based in the firm’s Solent office. Stephen’s advice centres on achieving commercially productive results for clients and clients have praised both his proactive attitude and business orientated advice. Recent work undertaken by Stephen includes: representing a high-street bank’s commercial brand in recovery of secured lending against a property worth £1.3 million; acting for national building materials group in relation to a director’s guarantee of company credit; and advising a worldwide recruitment agency on a tri-party recovery and indemnity claim.

Shoosmiths LLP

Commercial LitigationContract Disputes+3
England
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Stephen Forte

Principal

Offit Kurman

Commercial LitigationDistressed Real Estate+2
United States
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Stephen H. Lee

Stephen Lee is an accomplished trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience representing companies and individuals in a broad range of complex commercial disputes across the United States and internationally. His practice spans matters involving product sales contracts, business acquisitions and divestitures, trade secret litigation, and claims for breach of fiduciary duty. He also regularly represents corporate officers and directors in shareholder disputes. Stephen has extensive experience defending companies—particularly in the pharmaceutical sector—in product liability litigation, government investigations, and accident and personal injury claims. He also counsels clients on internal investigations and risk mitigation strategies. In the energy sector, Stephen has represented exploration and production companies, as well as oilfield service providers, in litigation nationwide. His work with chemical manufacturers and marketers has given him in-depth knowledge of the design, operation, and economics of chemical facilities, making him a trusted advisor in this highly technical industry.

Porter Hedges LLP

Commercial LitigationProduct Liability+4
United States
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Stephen Hibbard

Stephen Hibbard is a partner in Proskauer's Litigation Department and a member of the Securities Litigation, Asset Management Litigation, and White Collar & Investigations groups. Stephen is the chair of Proskauer's Securities Litigation Group. A highly regarded complex commercial and securities litigator with more than 30 years of experience, Steve represents financial institutions, companies, and individuals in commercial litigation, securities class actions, merger & acquisition litigation, derivative actions, and corporate governance disputes. He routinely represents clients in regulatory or internal investigations, and regularly advises public companies on fiduciary duty and disclosure issues. Steve has led the defense of dozens of headline-making and high-profile matters from cryptocurrency to cyber-security, from fintech to greentech, and from the housing mortgage crisis to the age of digital assets and AI. Buyers, sellers, and financial advisors have relied on him in merger litigation, including in dozens of technology company mergers. Steve has also handled complex litigation matters involving corporate finance, accounting, antitrust, defamation, copyright, tax, employment, RICO, and unfair business practices claims for businesses in a wide range of industries including investment banking, commercial banking, venture capital, private equity, asset management, biotech, pharmaceuticals, hardware, semiconductors, software, and sports leagues and teams.

Proskauer Rose LLP

Securities LitigationAsset Management Litigation+3
United States
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Stephen Juris

Mr. Juris has extensive experience litigating complex commercial disputes and representing corporate and individual clients in connection with government investigations and regulatory enforcement matters. Mr. Juris has represented clients in sophisticated commercial and appellate litigation in state and federal courts, and has also conducted internal investigations across a diverse range of industries.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

White Collar DefenseWhite Collar Criminal Defense+10
United States
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Stephen Kastenberg

Partner

Ballard Spahr LLP

AntitrustCommercial Litigation+3
United States
SL

Stephen L. Saxl

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig

Class ActionComplex Civil Litigation+9
United StatesEnglish
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Stephen O\'Connor

Stephen is a partner in Ogier's Dispute Resolution team in Dublin, Ireland, with extensive experience in commercial litigation in the High Court, the Commercial Division of the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court or otherwise dealt with through mediation or arbitration.

Ogier

Commercial LitigationFinancial Services Litigation+7
Ireland
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Stephen P. Barry

Stephen Barry represents clients spanning a broad spectrum of industries in high-stakes shareholder lawsuits, sensitive government and internal investigations, and complex commercial disputes and appeals. As a versatile and well-rounded litigator, Stephen skillfully handles all aspects of his clients’ needs — from early-stage preemptive counseling, to fact-finding and analysis, to written and oral advocacy. He tactfully manages complex internal investigations and defends clients in their most significant regulatory enforcement proceedings — including matters related to accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls. His litigation record — including in high-profile, bet-the-company lawsuits — ranges from first-chair trial experience to appeals before the US Supreme Court and numerous state and federal appellate courts. Stephen strives to resolve matters as efficiently as possible, in a manner that serves his clients’ interests and business needs — and his effective and strategic advocacy has led to early-stage dismissal of dozens of major lawsuits collectively alleging hundreds of billions of dollars in damages. Stephen’s clients include public and private companies, accounting firms, executives and board members, and other organizations from the energy, education, consumer retail, financial services, online media, telecommunications, transportation, biotechnology, and defense industries, among others. He also maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing clients in immigration proceedings and veterans' affairs matters. Prior to joining Latham, Stephen served as a law clerk to Judge Henry E. Hudson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Latham & Watkins

Shareholder LitigationGovernment Investigations+3
United States
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Stephen Riden

Partner

Beck Reed Riden LLP

Commercial LitigationIntellectual Property+1
United States
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Stephen Rome

Stephen is a partner in the dispute resolution group specialising in commercial litigation and insolvency. His experience crosses a number of disciplines including commercial disputes, financial services, cross-border claims and fraud. Stephen advises businesses of all sizes, from large corporations to SMEs and owner managed businesses. He has acted in a range of sectors including real estate, automotive, energy and technology. He has successfully represented clients in the Court of Appeal in a number of areas including freezing injunctions (Stephen Hunt (as Provisional Liquidator of Black Capital) v Raveneet Ubhi [2023] EWCA Civ 417); contempt proceedings (Loveridge v Loveridge [2021] EWCA Civ 1697), EWCA Civ 417, as well as shareholder and partnership disputes (Loveridge v Loveridge [2020] EWCA Civ 1104). He also has significant experience in the High Court, including in a breach of fiduciary duty and conspiracy to cause loss valued at £35 million (Henderson & Jones Limited v David Jason Ross and others [2022] EWHC 2560 (Ch).

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Commercial LitigationInsolvency+3
England
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Stephen Rynerson

Counsel - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

LitigationMortgage Litigation+2
United States
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Stephen Shapiro

Partner

Holland & Knight

ConstructionGovernment Contracts+2
United States
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Stephen Shotnes

Stephen is a leading practitioner in media and commercial litigation, and in sports litigation/regulatory matters. He is also recognised for his expertise in forensic and investigative work. Before entering the law, he gained a broad experience base as a journalist, a parliamentary researcher, and an editor. His previous experience equips him with a wider perspective on the role of legal issues within the larger context of commerce and public opinion. In the Legal 500 Stephen has been hailed as ‘one of the best forensic solicitors, with a great nose for a case’. He has also been noted for his tenacity and for being ‘sharp as a whip’. He has acted for a wide range of clients, including TV channels/ production companies, a Premier League football club, film finance companies/film makers, celebrities/celebrity management companies, US labor unions, national and local newspapers, book publishers and the government of a South Pacific state.

Simons Muirhead Burton

Media LitigationCommercial Litigation+2
England
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Stephen Strauss

Partner - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Class ActionsMass Torts+3
United States