Commercial Litigation lawyers

Matthew Lake

Matthew has 18 years’ experience specialising in property litigation dealing with all aspects of contentious commercial property and residential property issues. He also has a broad range of experience covering all aspects of housing management disputes on behalf of Housing Associations. Matthew has acted for a diverse range of clients including some well-known retail and service industry businesses. Matthew’s experience includes debt recovery, possession and demotion claims, injunctive action in matters involving anti-social behaviour (ASB), unlawful eviction and securing access for inspections and repairs, and extends to more complex matters such as mutual exchange, abandoned properties, unauthorised occupation, succession, and challenges to allocation schemes. Matthew has appeared regularly in the County Court on matters of anti-social behaviour and he has successfully defeated challenges brought on the grounds of proportionality. Matthew has developed a particular specialism in defending disrepair claims and prides himself on offering as robust a defence as possible in every case. Matthew believes his reputation with the claimant firms in this area assists him in defeating a significant proportion of claims and minimising damages in all other cases. Having previously represented tenants at his former firm in all manner of disputes against landlords, and having been that firm’s Housing Legal Aid Supervisor, this provides him with a tactical advantage when defending claims as he can anticipate the arguments which will be raised by a tenant’s solicitor and the manner in which they may be susceptible to challenge, at the outset of a case. Matthew has been involved in a number of claims involving the Equality Act and Proportionality defences. He has experience as an advocate in injunctive proceedings and committal proceedings, including successfully defending matters where Counsel has been instructed on the other side. He has vast experience of disrepair claims and successfully defended litigated claims. Matthew has also obtained costs orders against claimants in these claims. Matthew regularly provides training to clients on disrepair. Matthew also advises landowners in relation to matters regarding the Electronic Communications Code, including Code Operators’ rights to inspect land and site telecommunications equipment on that land, and the land owners’ ability to challenge those Operators’ demands. Some examples of his housing work include: Resisting a housing disrepair claim in which proceedings had been issued and an offer in settlement of £13,750 made, settling for £350 and small claims costs. Successfully defending a claim brought by a long leaseholder in respect of alleged failure to provide the services for which the landlord charged, and securing a recovery of wasted costs from the leaseholder. Resisting a telecommunications provider’s attempts to secure blanket rights under the Electronic Communications Code in respect of premises leased to the Housing Association (published case Cornerstone Telecommunications Limited and (1) Central St Giles General Partner Limited (2) Clarion Housing Association Limited [2019] UKUT 183). Matthew also represents landlords and tenants in all manner of commercial property disputes including lease renewal proceedings (both opposed and unopposed), dilapidations claims including use of the PLA Dilapidations Protocol, the impact of s.18 Landlord & Tenant Act 1927 and the effect of sub-tenants, rent/service charge disputes, advising on the effects of conditions attached to break options, serving break notices and advising landlords where a break notice may not be effective, advising on methods of obtaining vacant possession of sites and removal of equipment by telecommunications providers and advising on any discrete issues which arise during the term of a lease e.g. boundary disputes and encroachment. Some examples of his commercial work include: Successfully challenging the validity of a landlord’s break notice, saving the client £1m in relocation costs. Advising a landowner in relation to a £13m disposal affected by telecommunications equipment, including strategic and tactical options for seeking the removal of the equipment without the need for proceedings. Advising a tenant in relation to reinstatement provisions which could have resulted in expenditure in the region of £80m.

Weightmans LLP

Matthew Latella

Matthew Latella has over 25 years of experience as a trial lawyer and a track record of success in high-stakes matters, both acting for plaintiffs and defendants. He heads the Firm's Canadian international arbitration practice and has been lead counsel on several of the leading Canadian court cases involving international arbitration, successfully arguing precedent-setting cases up to the Supreme Court of Canada. He has been recognized by Legal 500 Canada as an "outstanding professional" and described by clients as "a brilliant advocate and cross-examiner." One client told Benchmark Legal: "Matthew is adept at identifying and nailing the core issues to successful conclusion. I’ve seen him simply out-work and out-strategize opposing counsel”, while another advised Legal 500: he “is an effective and calm presence in an arbitration hearing or in the courtroom.” Another client added: “He is always willing to help and positive, even after a long and exhausting day. He is always quick to respond and to the point.” Matthew has been named one of the 2025 Best Lawyers in Canada - Corporate Commercial Litigation, named a "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Legal and was the recipient of the National Impact Case of the Year Award in 2024 by Benchmark Litigation. He frequently litigates and arbitrates multijurisdictional disputes, including ground-breaking asset recovery and enforcement matters. Matthew is a frequent author of multiple publications regarding commercial litigation and arbitration topics ranging from fraud and asset recovery to the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, as detailed below.

Baker McKenzie

Matthew Leverton

Matthew has wide-ranging litigation and dispute resolution experience. He regularly handles applications for interim relief and trial litigation, and is well versed in alternative dispute resolution, with experience in expert determination, arbitration and mediation. Matthew is routinely instructed on heavyweight, high value commercial disputes of all kinds, and has particular experience and expertise in handling claims arising from fraud. He has a split practice, acting both for corporate clients and for individuals. Corporate disputes Matthew acts for both established, substantial businesses and earlier stage companies, across a variety of sectors, including technology, financial services, retail, hospitality, entertainment and sport. His caseload covers the full range of contractual disputes, civil fraud, economic tort and company law disputes (including shareholder disputes). He also has significant experience in dealing with commercial property disputes, including landlord and tenant disputes, claims in nuisance, and claims for possession. Disputes involving individuals Matthew represents and advises UHNWIs, HNWIs and families. He has significant experience in representing individuals in connection with civil fraud and asset recovery, and in disputes in which individuals may become involved in their capacities as directors, shareholders and investors. He is equally comfortable acting for individuals in their personal, private capacities, handling all manner of contractual claims, negligence claims, art disputes, contentious educational issues, and property disputes (including landlord and tenant disputes, ‘neighbour disputes’ and disputes arising out of property renovation and development). He is highly attuned to the particular sensitivities which can arise in the context of disputes involving clients with a public profile, and works closely with the firm’s media and information group.

Harbottle & Lewis LLP

Matthew Lindenbaum

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Matthew MacLachlan

Matthew is a commercial litigator, primarily advising multinationals. He is dual-ranked by Legal 500 as a Key Lawyer for Commercial Litigation (London Dispute Resolution) and for Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity (London Risk Advisory) in 2024. Matthew also leads Shoosmiths' cyber and contentious privacy practice. He acts on major data incidents, often on a global scale. He has published industry-leading guidance in this area, including Privilege in Cyber Investigations (PLC Practice Note (Maintained)) and in the Privacy & Data Protection Journal. Recent experience includes: Acting on an emergency basis for a major property management company in the wake of a ransomware incident resulting in system compromise and major data loss. Advising on regulatory liabilities, litigation risk, liability to counterparties and securing coverage from insurers. Advising two defendant multinationals facing $70 million Commercial Court claims from selling shareholders following the sale of an underlying target. The claims involve complex share issuance mechanisms and loss modelling. Acting for a major motor services company on an emergency basis following a national data incident. Coordinating regulatory response, liaising with counterparties, advising on mass notifications to data subjects, and defending ongoing class action litigation. Advising two major insurers in Commercial Court proceedings concerning a $140 million tower of insurance. Insurers faced $70 million claims concerning class actions and regulatory fines arising from US cyber claims. Essex County Council v UBB Waste (Essex) Limited [2020] EWHC 1581 (TCC): acting for the claimant in its successful £1 billion High Court claim for breach of a PFI contract against the operator of a major waste treatment facility. Advising an ultra-high net worth individual in his defence of £600 million High Court proceedings for breach of warranty and misrepresentation as part of a sale of his business interests.

Shoosmiths LLP

Matthew Martens

Partner Co-Chair, Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group

WilmerHale

Matthew Moy

Matthew is a Legal Director in our commercial litigation team. He is an experienced litigator who advises on commercial contract disputes, warranty and indemnity claims, professional negligence, defamation and media related disputes, restrictive covenants in employment contracts and shareholder and partnership disputes. Matthew acts for a wide range of clients including large corporates, SMEs, OMBs and high net worth individuals operating across various business and commercial sectors such as e-commerce, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and retail. His work often involves complex and technical High Court litigation concerning seven figure sums requiring the instruction of leading counsel and reputable experts. He has also worked on a number of challenging and high value International Arbitrations.

Brabners LLP

Matthew Page

Partner

Habib Al Mulla & Partners

Matthew Reach

Partner

Fox Williams LLP

Matthew Rhodes

Matthew is an associate in the dispute resolution and litigation team as well as the trusts and private wealth team at Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited. Matthew's practice has a particular focus on commercial, trust, estate and insolvency litigation. In commercial disputes, Matthew assists companies, directors, shareholders, liquidators, administrators and creditors in achieving successful outcomes both in and out of Court. He has particular expertise in applications for interim relief, including injunctions, freezing orders, preservation orders and Anton Piller orders, and in the enforcement of judgments on both a domestic and cross-border basis. In addition, he also has expertise in high-value trust and estate litigation and court approved trust restructurings, often with a multi-jurisdictional element. Matthew represents global businesses, trustees, beneficiaries, settlors and protectors in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious cases before the Bermuda courts. He is currently working towards obtaining his TEP designation with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited

Matthew Rogers

Matthew is a barrister at CANDEY working across all of the firm’s practice areas, in particular commercial litigation and arbitration, company and shareholder disputes, insolvency, civil fraud and professional negligence. He has experience in High Court litigation, appeals to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, international arbitration, and disputes involving cross-border elements (including the Caribbean, CIS territories, the Middle East and Africa). Recent work includes: Successfully appearing as sole counsel in a High Court trial against a former top 20 Times Rich List businessman concerning unpaid sums under multi-million pound loan agreements. Successfully appearing as sole counsel in the Commercial Court in a claim to enforce a multi-million dollar foreign judgment debt by way of a third party debt order against a publicly listed FTSE 250 company. Part of the CANDEY team in relation to a circa $70 million LCIA Arbitration in the oil & gas sector. Junior counsel in relation to an unfair prejudice petition in the Insolvency and Companies List. Junior counsel in relation to a s. 423 Insolvency Act claim. Sole counsel in relation to a High Court chancery appeal. Sole and junior counsel respectively in relation to 7-figure professional negligence claims. Matthew studied undergraduate and master's degrees in Law at St John’s College, Cambridge. During his time as an undergraduate, he was awarded a James William Squire Scholarship and a Wright Prize (after receiving a First ranking 8th in the year). His master’s (First Class) specialised in Commercial Law. He is a Lord Denning Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn and was awarded Outstanding on the Bar Professional Training Course at City Law School. Matthew is called to the Bar of England and Wales (Lincoln’s Inn, 2019) and is a member of the Chancery Bar Association.

CANDEY

Matthew Salerno

Matthew Salerno represents institutional and individual clients in their most sensitive and highest-stakes disputes, including crisis management, white collar investigations, complex commercial disputes, and bet-the-company litigations. Combining keen negotiating and trial skills, Matthew delivers strategic counsel to clients in a range of investigations and litigation. He regularly navigates business-critical matters on behalf of many of the world’s leading banks, financial institutions, and brands, as well as corporate officers and executives. Matthew draws on his mix of plaintiff and defense-side experience to develop effective case strategies for clients. His vast and varied white collar work includes Foreign Corrupt Practices (FCPA), insider trading, short-seller attacks, bribery, corruption, trading, and securities fraud matters. Matthew frequently advises on sovereign debt and securities matters involving government-owned entities. He also regularly handles trade secrets cases, breach of contracts disputes, and general tort matters, including defamation suits. Matthew advises clients throughout all phases of state and federal investigations. Leveraging his broad experience working with government agencies and officers, he helps clients interact effectively with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), state attorneys general, congressional oversight panels, and the Special Counsel’s Office. He secures desired outcomes for clients both by negotiating favorable settlements and bringing cases to trial. Matthew regularly advises clients on a pro bono basis, including in connection with immigration, domestic violence matters, and with respect to military veteran organizations. Matthew previously served as a member of the firm’s Associates Committee, a firm leadership body comprising associates and partners that manages associate reviews and development as well as partnership recommendations, as well as the firm’s Mentoring Committee.

Latham & Watkins

Matthew Sheridan

Special Counsel

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Matthew Taylor

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Duane Morris LLP

Matthew W. Walch

Matthew Walch, a litigation partner in the Chicago office, represents clients in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. Matthew advises Fortune 500 companies and leading organizations as lead trial counsel in all types of disputes involving intellectual property, unfair competition, advertising, commercial contracts and employment. He draws on over 30 years of experience litigating matters to successful resolution in federal and state courts, before US and international arbitration panels and through advertising self-regulatory bodies such as the National Advertising Division. He regularly resolves disputes through both interlocutory and dispositive motion practice as well as at trial. Complementing his litigation work, Matthew routinely advises clients to develop strategies and processes to prevent litigation, especially in the areas of intellectual property and advertising. Matthew is admitted to practice in the US Supreme Court, US Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, and Seventh Circuits, and US District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, Western District of Wisconsin, Eastern District of Michigan, and District of Colorado. Leadership Matthew is a Past President of the Richard Linn American Inn of Court, an American Inn of Court. He received the 2017 Linn Inn Alliance Distinguished Service Medal for his contributions to the American Inns of Court movement. As part of the firm’s commitment to the community, Matthew works on a wide range of pro bono matters, including cases involving the creative arts, domestic violence, and civil rights. He also serves as the immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Prevent Child Abuse America and serves on the Boards of Directors of the Legal Aid Society, Metropolitan Family Services, and the NSCC Foundation. Crain’s Chicago recently recognized Matthew as one of the notable non-profit board leaders in the city.

Latham & Watkins

Matthew Weston

Legal Director

Birketts LLP

Matthew Whitley

Partner

Beck Redden L.L.P.

Maura Connolly

Maura is Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution Group. She also leads the Employment Law Group in Ireland. Maura’s disputes practice has involved the management of large scale litigation. This has recently included Commercial Court proceedings relating to professional negligence in the financial sector, management of a large e-discovery process, acting in a landmark case relating to the “Gig Economy” and the status of workers. In addition to representing clients in the Courts, particularly the High Court and Commercial Court, Maura has advised extensively on alternative dispute resolution procedures including mediation. Maura’s practice includes advice on regulatory matters, including professional conduct investigations and decision making, administrative law and legal proceedings. She has advised on statutory investigations, tribunals of inquiry and directors’ liability for statutory offences. Having practised for many years in the area of employment law Maura’s practice includes advising employers and employees on all aspects of employment law including contentious and non-contentious matters. She has been involved in many commercial transactions and has considerable experience of employment law issues arising in the context of mergers and acquisitions, including transfer of undertakings issues. She also advises on a contractual matters, development of policies and procedures, management of disciplinary, performance, absence and other processes. This includes regularly appearing in the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court and the Civil Courts. Data privacy and dealing with data access requests under GDPR is a feature of many cases in which we are involved. Most recently she has advised extensively on Covid-19 related issues, restructurings, redundancies and legislative changes.

Addleshaw Goddard

Maura Monaghan

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Mauricio A. España

Partner, Dechert's White Collar and Securities Litigation practice

Dechert

Mauricio España

Dechert

Maurizio Zonca

Maurizio's practice focuses on business crisis. As an expert in insolvency law, he advises companies in arrangements with creditors procedures, debt restructuring agreements, tax settlements and certified recovery plans; in this context, he has gained experience in restructuring companies operating in the renewable energy and automotive sectors, working in close co-ordination with the clients also in the management of the day-to-day life of the companies. In bankruptcy matters, he also deals with the preparation of bankruptcy petitions, appeals, bankruptcy composition proposals, applications for admission to the list of claims and opposition proceedings. He also assists and advises bankruptcy trustees in connection with the various tasks entrusted to him by the Court, such as liability actions and debt collection. He also assists clients in civil and commercial matters.

Osborne Clarke

Mauro Teresi

Counsel

Simmons & Simmons

Max Oehm

Dr. Max Oehm is a partner of Baker McKenzie’s Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Max advises international clients on complex commercial disputes, in particular regarding professional services (advisors liability), post-M&A and IT-/ infrastructure projects. He represents his clients in state court litigation, international arbitration and in other ADR proceedings. The Legal 500 (2024) has recognized Max as "Rising Star Litigation" and Best Lawyers lauds him as "One to Watch" for International Arbitration, Litigation and Mediation since 2022. Max holds a doctoral degree from the University of Mainz, Germany, and obtained a master’s degree in law at Boston University, USA, where he was awarded the American Law Outstanding Achievement Award. Max writes and speaks regularly on international arbitration and professional services issues. He teaches at the University of Mannheim, Germany. Max focuses on advising clients on managing risks and resolving disputes relating to professional services (advisors liability), post-M&A and IT-/ infrastructure projects. He is experienced in resolving disputes through international arbitration, commercial litigation and other ADR proceedings, including mediation and adjudication. To help clients make informed decisions about whether to invest in dispute resolution and to ensure that they get the best possible return on their investment, Max relies on AI and legal technology risk analysis tools to calculate probabilities for clients to prevail on their claims. Max also uses these tools to efficiently determine key aspects of a case and to develop convincing arguments for his clients. Max regularly acts as an arbitrator in international arbitrations.

Baker McKenzie