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Introduction

When it comes to commercial litigation, it doesn’t get much better than Herbert Smith. Widely regarded as the top among contentious practices, the City big-leaguer also regularly wins roles on some of the biggest corporate deals around, and it has developed its restructuring practice into a top-notch group, handling such large-scale matters as the Oilexco insolvency and the Yell restructuring project.

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Managing partner

David Willis

About the Firm

When it comes to commercial litigation, it doesn’t get much better than Herbert Smith. Widely regarded as the top among contentious practices, the City big-leaguer also regularly wins roles on some of the biggest corporate deals around, and it has developed its restructuring practice into a top-notch group, handling such large-scale matters as the Oilexco insolvency and the Yell restructuring project.

Star of the silver circle

Herbert Smith was established in 1882, but it really shot to prominence a century later. Long known for its disputes practice, in the 1990s the firm doubled the size of its corporate practice until it accounted for 50 per cent of revenue. Since then much of the firm’s growth strategy has revolved around investment outside the UK, with a particular focus on growth markets in Asia and the Mi...