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Commercial dispute resolution
Our approach to dispute resolution is to achieve the results that fit your business needs -whether that means protecting your position before proceedings are issued, mediating and negotiating settlements or pursuing the matter to trial.
We have expertise across all areas of commercial litigation, including contractual disputes, directors’ disputes, professional negligence, employment, banking and finance and regulatory oversight. Our skills and knowledge enable us to advise on sports governance, corporate reputation protection, media and entertainment and intellectual property.
Protecting customer and investor confidence in your business by avoiding negative publicity to the brand and managing reputation, is even more important during a dispute. Large disclosure exercises can expose companies to adverse publicity even before a matter gets to trial. Once the media discovers a business is in litigation or subject to a regulatory investigation, it may raise interest in the issues, resulting in an unflattering image of the company.