Civil Litigation lawyers

Beatriz Sacramento Magalhães

Junior Associate

Moreira Menezes Martins Advogados

Belinda Moore

Belinda qualified as a solicitor in 1998 following a career in senior management in the public sector. She acts for police forces and public authorities in defence of civil claims in particular misfeasance cases. Belinda has developed a specialism in applications arising out of legislation aimed at targeting anti social behaviour. This includes applications for ASBOs, crack house closures, football banning orders, sexual offences prevention orders and cash seizures and forfeiture. She has lectured extensively on these areas of law and has provided training in house for the police service.

Weightmans LLP

Ben Bentley

Ben is an accomplished Partner Barrister working in the firm’s in-house advocacy team since his call to the Bar in 2008. He routinely appears in court to conduct trials, coroner’s inquests and to prosecute on behalf of government regulatory agencies at various tribunals. He is adept at drafting court pleadings, advising on issues of liability and quantum in personal injury matters, and handling complex civil procedure applications. He has had considerable success in employer and public liability matters in court and has also achieved notable victories defending against credit hire claims. He is additionally experienced in dealing with costs matters, particularly in challenging the recovery of after the event insurance premiums. Ben’s education practice also extends to prosecution on behalf of the National College for Teaching & Leadership; and advising and advocating at all levels of Tribunal in respect to Special Educational Needs and Disability Discrimination matters.

Browne Jacobson LLP

Benedict Tugonon

Senior Partner

The Law Firm of Quiason Makalintal

Benjamin Smith

I am an experienced disputes practitioner advising on all aspects of commercial and civil dispute resolution. My practice spans litigation and arbitration on complex national, cross-border, and multijurisdictional disputes. I support a wide range of clients across a broad spectrum of sectors, consistently guiding industry leading stakeholders and organisations to the resolution of their most sensitive issues. My work has been described as "tireless" and "fantastic." My experience is complemented by two in-house secondments at Sky UK (Litigation and Anti-Piracy) and Tesco (Product Legal), giving me a true understanding of the client's perspective which I use to tailor advice and strategy. It also means I empathise with how tough my client's role is, especially when it comes to contentious matters. I am also the founder of the Rising Lawyers' Society (a network for junior in-house lawyers) and a committee member of the Junior Division of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (the professional association for litigators in the UK and abroad) - do reach out if you are interested in either. I was shortlisted for the 2023 "Rising Star of the Year" by the Access Legal Modern Law Awards.

Lewis Silkin

Bernardina Calafiori

Founding Partner Daverio & Florio

Daverio & Florio Studio Legale

Beth Wilkinson

Wilkinson Stekloff

Bharat Kumar

Advocate

I.B. Law Associates

Bianca Georgia Paloma

Junior Associate

Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)

Billy Mak

Solicitor

Lisa's Law Solicitors

Bo Hyun Lee

Partner

DR & AJU LLC

Bojang Sung

Attorney

DR & AJU LLC

Boo Sik Kim

Partner

DR & AJU LLC

Bradley Lui

Bradley S. Lui | Morrison Foerster Bradley Lui is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Global Antitrust Litigation Group, where his practice includes the representation of clients in criminal and civil litigation and before federal antitrust enforcement agencies. He has extensive civil and criminal antitrust litigation experience and regularly represents clients before the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in connection with mergers and acquisitions and cartel matters. He also represents clients in connection with cartel work and other matters before antitrust authorities in jurisdictions abroad, including the EU, Korea, and Japan. Brad has successfully defended clients in government investigations and antitrust litigation involving the rubber chemicals, consumer electronics, telecommunications, and transportation industries. In addition, he has successfully represented plaintiffs in a number of antitrust matters. Brad also provides antitrust counseling to companies in the consumer products, financial, technology, food, and pharmaceutical industries. Brad has served as lead trial counsel in overcharge claims involving over a billion dollars before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the state regulatory commissions. He also has a depth of understanding of leading appellate cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Brad was named one of Lawdragon’s 2022 500 Leading Litigators in America. Prior to joining MoFo, Brad was a trial attorney with the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, where he litigated a price-fixing suit against the major U.S. domestic airlines and was involved in investigations of Microsoft, major airline mergers, and grand jury investigations. He also served as a special assistant U.S. attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, where he tried criminal cases and handled criminal appeals. Brad has also clerked for Judge Dickran Tevrizian of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Brad is a resident of our Washington, D.C., office and a member of our San Francisco office.

Morrison Foerster

Brandon K. Essig

Partner

Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC

Brenda Kong

Associate Director, Dispute Resolution

Drew & Napier LLC

Brenda, Yun Ru Wong

Legal Associate

David Allan ST Advocates

Brian Burnovski

Partner

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Brian Hennigan

Partner

Hueston Hennigan LLP

Brian Kearney

Associate

Ballard Spahr LLP

Brian Weinstein

Partner

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Britt Steckman

Britt Steckman focuses her practice on civil and criminal litigation and federal securities law. Her clients include individuals, broker-dealers, municipal advisors, large and medium sized investment banks, municipal issuers, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, and energy companies, among others. Britt defends enforcement actions by state and federal authorities; advises clients on compliance matters; conducts internal investigations; represents clients in all stages of civil litigation, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitrations and administrative litigation; and advises on federal securities law issues in municipal securities transactions. Her experience includes federal securities laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) including establishing and maintaining compliance programs, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the False Claims Act (FCA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Natural Gas Act. Britt also has experience with appeals.

Bracewell LLP

Brittany Fuss

Attorney

Balch & Bingham LLP

Bruno Cação Ribeiro

Senior Associate

FAS Advogados, in cooperation with CMS