Cohen & Gresser (UK) LLP‘s London team acts in disputes involving shareholders, investment funds, M&A, capital markets, joint ventures, and commercial arrangements. It also litigates in relation to regulatory obligations, directors’ duties, fraud, insolvency, professional negligence, and corporate governance and restructurings. Promoted to partner during 2023, Thomas Shortland is ’a sensationally good lawyer and commercial litigator’. The wide-ranging practice of Patrick Ferguson encompass commercial disputes. Former UK commercial litigation leader Jumana Rahman departed the firm in April 2024.
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Témoignages
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‘The Cohen & Gresser team is one of the most impressive around.’
‘Achieves victories that clients can usually only dream about.’
‘The team is unwaveringly committed and responsive throughout cases, working long hours for months on end without losing any enthusiasm or vigour.’
‘Unlimited hard work, extraordinary tactical and strategic nous.’
‘No stone left unturned - and all done by people with the utmost charm and positivity - the epitome of can-do.’
‘The CG team is deep, wide and very skilled. They can deploy huge resources to work on a case, and bring massive and long-term experience to bear.’
- ‘Thomas Shortland is a sensationally good lawyer and commercial litigator.’
- ‘Thomas Shortland is responsible and straightforward with his clients, and advises them to the highest level as to the strategy - he then ensures that it is implemented to guarantee the best result.’
Clients clés
- Hot Pancakes
- Sixth Borough Capital Fund
- Dawson James Securities
Points forts
- Defended James Henderson, the former CEO of Bell Pottinger, against director disqualification proceedings issued by the Secretary of State in the Business & Property Courts.
- Representing Sixth Borough Capital Management and Dawson James Securities in high-value Commercial Court litigation against TC BioPharm in relation to loan notes and related allegations of breach of confidence.
- Represented Hot Pancakes in English Business & Property Court proceedings in relation to IP rights.
Avocats
Les grands avocats de demain
Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.
Responsable de la pratique
Thomas Shortland
Autres avocats clés
Patrick Ferguson