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ANDREW SAVAGE ANDREW SAVAGE
Partner
International Litigation Group
London
+44(0)20 7814 8217
asavage@wfw.com

Summary

Andrew Savage qualified as a solicitor in 1997 and became a Partner at Watson Farley & Williams in 2004.  He was appointed Head of Litigation and Arbitration in 2007 and specialises in commercial and finance disputes and international arbitration. He has acted on various large scale cases involving cross border issues and regarding the relationship between arbitration and court proceedings within and across states. He has also acted for and against state entities including the Federal Republic of Germany (in relation to an important art theft case) and the Government of the Republic of Zambia (an arbitration raising private law and public international law issues). The arbitration and litigation cases he has advised on have related to finance, insolvency, energy, insurance (for policy holders), commodities, insurance, shipping, construction, computer software and art theft.
 
Recent Experience

  • Acted for Hydro Aluminium in a major LCIA arbitration and related High Court litigation.
  • Acted for a Fortune 500 corporation in respect of a substantial political risk insurance claim.
  • Acted for the Government of Pakistan resisting the enforcement of an ICC arbitral award rendered in Paris relating to a circa $300million payment;
  • Acted for a UK plc in a software development dispute in the context of the oil industry.  The dispute involved ad hoc arbitration in London and litigation in Texas.
  • Defended a Greek ship owner against a multi million dollar commission claim.  The claim was brought in the Commercial Court.
  • Acted for an English company in a joint venture dispute arising out of a mining concession in Africa.  The dispute was arbitrated under the UNCITRAL rules.
  • Acted for a German Bank in a Court action and receivership concerning Bermudan borrowers.  The dispute involved litigation in England, Bermuda and New York.
  • Currently acting for a number of parties in respect of major derivatives disputes regarding net sums in the region of $500million;
  • Currently advising a major corporation in respect of an oil production agreement;
  • Currently advising in respect of a number of ship building disputes;
  • Currently acting for a number of hedge funds in respect of structured investment vehicles.
Education and Qualifications

1993 - 1995 CPE & LPC; York College of Law
1989 - 1992 BA Hons Politics Philosophy & Economics; St Anne’s College, Oxford University

Published Materials

Various, including in:
Lloyds List
Global Arbitration Review

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