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Gavin Foggo

Partner

Gavin heads up the litigation and dispute resolution department.  He handles a broad range of UK and international business disputes, involving litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiations. 

In particular, Gavin specialises in corporate transactional and corporate governance claims (including breach of warranty, breach of directors' duties and shareholder disputes). He acts mainly in the financial services and professional services sectors, and regularly advises clients on fraud, regulatory, partnership and employment disputes. He has also handled a number of multi-million and billion-dollar international fraud cases.

Gavin is the Honorary Secreatory of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, and a member of the Litigation Sub-Committee of the City of London Law Society. He is also the Honorary Secretary of the Association of Partnership Practitioners (APP). In addition, Gavin is a member of the Upper Tribunals (Tax and Chancery) User Group. Gavin has written numerous articles, and has been quoted many times in the national and trade press. He is rated as a leading dispute resolution individual in The Legal 500 and Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession. He is described as a "highly efficient and popular litigator" (Legal 500, 2010 edition), and a "clear, businesslike, and sensible practitioner...he is very measured and takes a tough line, but is not unreasonable." (Chambers Guide, 2011 edition).

Gavin graduated with an honours degree in law from Durham University in 1987. He completed his training with Fox Williams and qualified into the firm’s Dispute Resolution department in 1992, becoming a partner in 2001. He is a solicitor-advocate (higher courts civil).

Outside the office Gavin enjoys traveling, sports, theatre, running half - marathons and coping with his children.

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