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Commercial litigation

At Freshfields, we champion our client’s interests in their most complex, high value and high stakes litigation matters.
Commercial litigation

As trusted advocate to some of the world’s leading organisations, we litigate – and win – many of the world’s largest, most complex and reputationally significant commercial cases

Our clients’ cases are often multijurisdictional or transnational, and in many of our cases the outcome has a major impact on the future of the parties and sectors involved.

From a single point of contact, our clients access comprehensive legal advice and guidance anywhere in the world. We understand that litigation can bring a range of concerns from commercial to reputational, and our advice is delivered with these wider implications in mind. 

We offer our clients an integrated approach throughout all stages of the dispute lifecycle. Our team works closely with regulatory, investigations, securities litigation, mass claims and arbitration colleagues, and our local practices all have outstanding reputations in their own markets. Where necessary, we work with our StrongerTogether network of local litigation counsel to ensure clients get the very best team in their corner, wherever they need it.

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Deutsche Bank

Acting for Deutsche Bank in Deutsche Bank v Sebastian Holdings Inc. in respect of Deutsche Bank's successful claim for around $230m and successful defence of Sebastian Holdings' $7bn counterclaim, the largest post-credit crunch claim heard in the English Commercial Court

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Contacts

Meet the team
London

James Kennedy

パートナー
New York

Timothy Harkness

Partner, Co-Head of US Commercial Litigation
London

Samantha Trevan

パートナー
Hamburg

Hans-Patrick Schroeder

パートナー
New York, San Francisco

Gayle Klein

Co-head of US litigation, arbitration and global investigations
Meet the team

Awards & recognition

Benchmark Litigation at the 2023 Benchmark Litigation US Awards

Securities Firm of the Year

GCR Awards Litigation of the Year (Cartel Defence) 2023

Global Competition Review

UK Legal Business Awards 2021

Commercial Litigation Team of the Year

Latest blogs

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Our thinking

Our thinking

Mar 25 2026

London M&A Forum: The new discipline of dealmaking

At a time of ongoing uncertainty, the global M&A landscape is evolving. External scrutiny is intensifying, and dealmaking is not reverting to familiar playbooks. The new discipline of dealmaking explores what that means across the full lifecycle of a transaction.

10 Key Themes 2026
Apr 2 2026

Private litigation: The class action catalyst

Jan 29 2026

2025 Transnational Litigation Trends

2024 was a year full of challenges for global businesses navigating complex legal issues across jurisdictions worldwide.  As technological advancements, geopolitical 
issues, and the global regulatory landscape continue to evolve, 2025 seems likely to be no less demanding.  

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