Commercial Litigation lawyers

Jon Meltzer

Specialist Counsel. Dispute resolution

Setterwalls

Jonas Nilsson

Partner, board member at Foyen and head of the firm’s Commercial law Group.

Foyen Advokatfirma

Jonathan Abela Fiorentino

Partner

Mamo TCV Advocates

Jonathan Arr

He acts for high-net-worth individuals from the UK and around the world, trustees, protectors, wealth managers and multinational businesses. Jonathan has a wealth of experience litigating in both UK and international courts, including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, BVI, Jersey, Guernsey, Singapore, the Isle of Man and Mauritius. He acts on the full range of matters affecting private clients and their structures, including: applications to deal with mistaken advice or flawed decisions by way of rectification or revocation; breach of trust claims; fraud claims; disputes between family members regarding their interest in family trusts and the operation of underlying corporate entities; trustee directions and court approval/blessing applications; advice about and disputes involving loss of capacity by family members or fiduciaries; challenges to wills and Inheritance Act claims; and art and cultural property disputes. He has particular expertise resolving difficult and long-running disputes between beneficiaries of both English and offshore family trusts owning large multinational businesses. As well as acting in court and arbitration proceedings, he has also advised clients in numerous successful large-scale settlement negotiations and mediations, particularly in the context of family disputes. Jonathan is a member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists. His work helping clients resolve mistakes and undo their consequences means Jonathan frequently acts for claimants on professional negligence claims. He also regularly acts for clients in commercial litigation, with particular expertise in disputes involving breaches of fiduciary duty and conspiracy, including high-value employment disputes in the High Court and employment tribunals, and associated internal investigations.

Macfarlanes LLP

Jonathan Bourchier

Partner

MLT Aikins LLP

Jonathan Braunstein

Mr. Braunstein is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation Department, and a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Healthcare, ERISA Benefits Litigation, and Securities and Financial Litigation Practice Groups, as well as the firm’s Health Care Fraud and Provider Billing Litigation Specialty Team. Working across-departments, practices areas and specialty teams, Mr. Braunstein provides valued and trusted advice and representation to local, national, and multinational clients in the healthcare, insurance, employee benefits, financial services, real estate, construction, and global defense industries. Mr. Braunstein has niche expertise representing welfare benefit plans and other payors in healthcare reimbursement and provider billing litigation under ERISA, RICO and state law, with a particular emphasis on “fraud, waste, and abuse” litigation. Mr. Braunstein also has substantial expertise representing insurers in complex coverage disputes, extra-contractual claims and litigation concerning life insurance, annuities, business property and commercial general liability policies, builder’s risk policies, hurricane and catastrophe claims, and business interruption coverages. Mr. Braunstein’s diverse practice has also included representation of real estate and mortgage service providers, construction contractors, private global defense contractors, investment and financial service advisors, bank depositors, and businesses engaged in international shipping and commerce. Mr. Braunstein has successfully litigated hundreds of individual and/or class action contract, tort and statutory claims on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts throughout California and beyond, including trials and appeals, and in matters set for arbitration before FINRA. Each year since 2009, Mr. Braunstein has been recognized by Northern California Super Lawyers as a business litigation "Rising Star," an exclusive designation awarded to only 2.5% of qualified attorneys. Mr. Braunstein serves as the Membership Vice-Chair of the ABA TIPS Section Life Insurance Committee, which works closely with the TIPS Section Health & Disability and Employee Benefits Committees.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Jonathan Clyne

Partner of Jackson Parton specialising in shipping litigation and dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on disputes involving aspects of navigation and seamanship. Also advises on some non-shipping related disputes. Currently advising on cases arising from collisions, groundings, hull and machinery damage, unsafe ports, speed and performance claims, bunker quality, cargo damage (particularly for owners), charterparty and bill of lading disputes. Also some non-contentious shipping related and other work. Important cases include the BOW SPRING/MANZANILLO II – a putting-by case in the Suez Canal. The DARFUR – one of the leading authorities on limitation of liability and conflict of laws. The SUN CROSS – acting for the owners of cargo against a third-party vessel that collided with the SUN CROSS. Most recently successfully acted for the victims of a Ponzi scheme in SIMETRA GLOBAL ASSETS LTD AND ANR V IKON FINANCE AND OTHERS in the Court of Appeal, which ordered the dispute to be remitted back to the Commercial Court for a retrial.

Jackson Parton Solicitors

Jonathan E. Pickhardt

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Jonathan Griffiths

Jonathan is an experienced dispute resolution Partner, advising both public and private sector clients on a range of disputes and litigation issues. He is currently most active advising on public law disputes in the Administrative Court and in procurement-related cases. He also advises on contract, defamation and sports-related issues and has participated in public inquiries. His work has involved acting for commercial organisations, central government (and central government-sponsored bodies), local government and other public bodies. He also acts for sports governing bodies and occasionally individuals. Jonathan’s cases in the Administrative Court have involved judicial review applications in relation to planning and procurement decisions as well as the exercise of powers. He has also conducted numerous statutory challenges and statutory appeals. Since 2020 he has successfully represented contracting authorities on five separate challenges to contract award decisions and managed to avoid legal action in each case. In addition, he is experienced in representing clients on procurement disputes in the Technology and Construction Court where litigation has been issued. He has also been involved in advising on sports disciplinary procedures and where those procedures have been escalated to Court action and before Sports Resolution Arbitration panels. He has resolved disputes via mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution across the entire range of his practice.

Geldards LLP

Jonathan Hibberts

Jonathan has a wide range of experience in dealing with litigation: alongside general commercial disputes, he specialises in property litigation, development and professional negligence disputes. He also provides strategic advice on transactions and developments, and is known for providing innovative solutions. He has acted for both landlords, tenants, and developers, including dealing with lease renewals, disrepair, and termination disputes. Jonathan has also acted in a variety of general commercial disputes, including acting against financial institutions. His professional negligence experience includes negligent surveys and legal advice, including environmental contamination. Jonathan also has a significant amount of experience in working with charities and religious organisations.

Wedlake Bell LLP

Jonathan Liteplo

Partner, Commercial Litigation Group

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Jonathan Muscat

Managing Associate

WH Partners

Jonathan Paikin

Partner Co-Chair, Government and Regulatory Litigation Practice Group

WilmerHale

Jonathan Potts

Partner - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Jonathan R. Little

Partner

Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC

Jonathan Sachs

Jonathan specialises in professional negligence, commercial litigation and fraud. He has particular expertise in claimant negligence claims against solicitors, surveyors and tax professionals. He has also conducted litigation in various jurisdictions around the world, including the US, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Hong Kong.

Irwin Mitchell

Jonathan Sachs

Partner

Broadfield Law UK LLP

Jonathan Shapiro

Partner

Goodwin

Jonathan Sherman

Partner and Vice Chair, Strategic Litigation

Sterlington PLLC

Jonathan Smart

Jon is the head of Shoosmiths’ mobility sector, overseeing the firm’s growth across automotive, rail, logistics and the future of transport. He also leads the firm's commercial litigation practice advising on complex, high value commercial disputes and is recommended in the 2024 Legal 500 Guide and Chambers and Partners 2024. His practice has a particular emphasis in: IT and outsourcing disputes; contract and supply chain litigation; and corporate and shareholder disputes. Jon has a particularly strong reputation in the automotive and technology sectors and works with a number of leading automotive manufacturers and global IT companies including Volkswagen Group, Mercedes Benz and Honda. Jon is also a member of the Society for Computers and Law. Recent work includes: acting for a global automotive manufacturer in a £35 million breach of contract claim in the High Court; pursuing claims for a US technology company in respect of a multi-million pound dispute arising from a global IT outsourcing agreement; advising a leading FTSE 100 company in respect of a £40 million supply chain dispute involving a leading retail chain; defending a leading IT company from claims exceeding £20milllion arising from an complex software development project; defending one of the world's leading automotive brands from a $19 million multi-jurisdictional contractual claim; and acting in the matter of HHH v GGG in defending a £40 million claim arising from the payment of bribes to a foreign public official, which are the subject of a parallel criminal investigation by the Serious Fraud Office. Jon is regularly asked to contribute to leading publications and is the author of the Lexis Nexis chapter on “Termination of Distribution Agreements” and co-author of the first edition of the Artificial Intelligence Country Comparative Guide for Legal 500. Testimonials “Jon Smart is an exceptional partner who fights hard to secure the best outcome for … his clients and has led the team on a number of impressive cases.” - Legal 500 ‘‘Jonathan Smart is a standout partner. He is bright, likeable, efficient and an excellent legal strategist.’’- Legal 500 "Jonathan Smart is exceptionally bright and provides sound advice. He is able to look beyond the legal elements of a case and advise with his clients’ business needs and commercial interests in mind” - Legal 500 “Jonathan Smart is a very hands-on partner. He can parachute into cases at short notice and lead counsel as necessary in the absence of his associates.” - Legal 500 “Jonathan is commercially astute, with the client's interests at his core.” - Chambers UK

Shoosmiths LLP

Jonathan Smoller

Principal

Offit Kurman

Jonathan Stork

Partner

Shakespeare Martineau LLP

Jonathan Waldrop

Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Plaintiffs' Litigation

Kasowitz LLP

Jonathan Warner-Reed

Partner

Davitt Jones Bould