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Rowena Herdman-Smith

Rowena Herdman-Smith

Rowena Herdman-Smith

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Rowena is a recognised expert litigator who specialises in commercial dispute resolution. Her expertise covers a wide range of industry sectors from PR via general retail to pharmaceuticals. It also covers an equally wide range of disputes: over sale and purchase, on warranty claims, between partners and in boardrooms.

While Rowena specialises in director/shareholder disagreements and breach of warranty claims, she spends much of her time working with the boards of her client companies trying to head off disputes before proceedings are issued. Hence she is a strong advocate of mediation and uses it regularly as an effective means of dispute resolution. She also advises on corporate governance, fiduciary duties, general contractual work and many other company law issues. Her clients range from small partnerships to publicly quoted companies. She is listed in the "UK and European Legal Experts 2010" guide for Commercial Litigation and was listed in 'The Lawyer's Hot 100 2009' for litigation. She is also a member of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution and the Institute of Directors.

Key Experience

Working with a major generic pharmaceutical company on a variety of disputes including contractual issues and international litigation.
Advising on the interpretation of various sale and purchase agreements and, where applicable, taking proceedings to determine the meaning and effect of disputed provisions.
Advising various vendors and purchasers of companies on breach of warranty claims.
Advising various vendors and purchasers of companies on breach of warranty claims.
Advising various partnerships on a number of issues including the removal of individual partners and the referral of various contentious issues to arbitration.
Advising various directors/shareholders on their rights when faced with removal at board level. Also advising various boards about their ability to remove individual directors/shareholders.

Career History

Partner, Mishcon de Reya
Qualified, Mishcon de Reya