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London

Founded in 2012, Signature Litigation has grown into one of London’s pre-eminent specialist dispute resolution practices. From the outset, we set out to do things differently: a conflict-free, disputes-only platform designed to give clients the undivided focus and strategic agility that complex, high-stakes matters demand.

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Gibraltar

Established in 2017, Signature Litigation's Gibraltar office was founded to address growing demand for specialist expertise in commercial litigation and private wealth disputes on the Rock.

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Paris

Signature Litigation AARPI houses one of France’s most enviable product liability practices, with the team also handling commercial and corporate litigation, insurance and reinsurance, toxic tort and ESG, civil fraud and asset tracing, international arbitration, administrative and public law.

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Frankfurt

Frankfurt has emerged as one of Europe's foremost financial and commercial centres and, increasingly, as a bridge between European and Asian markets. With that growth comes an increasing demand for sophisticated dispute resolution. Signature Litigation established its Frankfurt office to meet this need, bringing our conflict-free, disputes-only platform to the German market.

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Signature Litigation ranked in Chambers Global 2022 Guide

17 February 2022

UK - Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Band 3

Dedicated litigation experts with experience in handling every element of large-scale and highly complex commercial disputes, frequently involving multiple parties and jurisdictions. Noted for its representation of claimants in the banking sector as well as its ability to pursue or defend major fraud claims. Clients include high-net-worth individuals, financial institutions and worldwide commercial organisations from across a diverse array of industry sectors.

Strengths

One source says: "If you need a creative legal team for very difficult pieces of commercial or fraud litigation, Signature should be on your list."

Notable practitioners

Founding partner Graham Huntley is a key contact at the firm.

France - Litigation - Band 5

Signature Litigation is an experienced practice handling a variety of litigation mandates, including product liability, insurance claims and IP-related disputes. The law firm offers further assistance with environmental claims and competition cases. The team is also well versed in handling class action claims.

UK - Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration - Band 5

Impressive boutique that is renowned for its astute representation of clients in the energy, financial service and telecommunications sectors. Routinely called upon to handle proceedings under LCIA rules. Further experience of advising on enforcement actions. Well versed in multiparty and cross-border disputes, with recent work involving matters stemming from Russia, the CIS and the Middle East.

 

Individual rankings are as follows:

 

Thomas Rouhette - France: Litigation - Band 2

Thomas Rouhette is widely praised for his expertise in product liability cases. He also assists with fraud matters and financial disputes. One impressed client says: "He is spectacularly intelligent, takes the time to understand the strategic needs of our business and beyond that he is a very pleasant individual, the full package."

Elliott Phillips - Gibraltar: General Business Law - Dispute Resolution - Band 2 

Highlight cases for Elliott Phillips include his advice to Gibraltar telecoms service providers on appeals against decisions taken by the Gibraltar communications regulator. He also advises on significant insolvency and trusts disputes. "He gets straight to the point," states one source, explaining: "There is no background noise; he quickly gets to the core issues of what the dispute is about." "He is extremely well connected and charismatic," notes another interviewee. Elliott Phillips is a key partner in Signature Litigation LLP's Gibraltar office.

Ioannis Alexopoulos - UK: Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration - Band 6

Ioannis Alexopoulos brings long-standing experience in high-value commercial disputes seated across various jurisdictions. He is also adept at handling BIT claims.

"He consistently produces extraordinary, excellent work and he fills the client with great confidence and comfort." "He is the team leader and a great professional."