Guy Burkitt is a solicitor-advocate and advises clients on a broad range of complex, high-value and strategically significant commercial disputes. Guy has a varied practice, but regularly deals with disputes in the aviation, banking and insurance sectors. The Legal 500 2022 describes Guy as a "star of the future".
- Aviation:
- Advising an aircraft manufacturer on a high-profile dispute with one of its customers.
- Advising various aircraft lessors on cross-border enforcement and recovery issues.
- Banks:
- Advising a major global bank on its defence of a complex and wide-ranging claim brought on behalf of a large number of claimants against several banks arising from the alleged manipulation of USD LIBOR.
- Advising a major global bank on its defence of a high-value class action brought by shareholders under sections 90 and 90A FSMA 2000.
- Advising a major global bank on a high-value dispute in the Commercial Court involving allegations of market manipulation in the metals markets.
- Advising KfW, the German State Development Bank, on its successful breach of guarantee claim for over £150m against Mr Sanjay Singal.
- Insurance:
- Advising a FTSE 100 company on its portfolio of Covid-19 business interruption claims.
- Advising a FTSE 100 company on an LCIA arbitration related to credit insurance.
- Advising on a complex insurance dispute in the industrial sector.
- Advising an insurance broker on allegations of misselling bond indemnity insurance.
- General Commercial:
- Advising a global corporation as claimant in a complex breach of warranty claim involving allegations of fraud.
- Advising a payment services company on allegations of breach of a Quincecare duty of care.
- Advising a leading private equity fund on a high-value breach of warranty claim in the Commercial Court involving allegations of fraud.
- Advising a defendant to a fraudulent conspiracy claim in the Commercial Court.
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Career and
qualifications
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BA Hons (Modern Languages), University of Bristol, 2009
LLB, College of Law London, 2011
Clifford Chance LLP, 2012
Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Courts Rights, Civil Proceedings), 2016
Awards and citations
- "Guy Burkitt (Associate) – a delight to work with; very acute; star of the future."
The Legal 500, 2022
- Listed as a "Key lawyer" in Clifford Chance's Tier 1 Banking Litigation Team
The Legal 500, 2021
- "Guy Burkitt is a star on the rise. Clever, careful, independent-minded, hard-working to a fault and with excellent client skills. He is the full package".
The Legal 500, 2021
Clifford Chance
