Legal Team

{“title”:”Trevor Asserson”,”role”:”Founding Partner”,”content”:”Trevor founded Asserson and has been recognised for many years as one of the UK\u2019s leading litigation lawyers. Chambers and Legal 500 refer to him as a \u201cbrilliant litigator\u201d having a \u201cheavyweight reputation\u201d; being \u201cinnovative\u201d and \u201cable to find creative solutions\u201d, and \u201ca leader in his field\u201d. He has been shortlisted as Litigator of the Year and highly ranked in the international directories for almost two decades, most recently top tier for international litigation EMEA. Trevor was educated at Oxford University, where he received an open scholarship. He qualified as a UK solicitor in 1984 and holds Higher Rights of Audience. Prior to establishing Asserson, Trevor worked at Herbert Smith, Europe\u2019s leading litigation firm, and subsequently as Global Head of International Litigation at Bird & Bird, one of Europe\u2019s largest multinational firms.”,”excerpt”:”Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 referred to him as a \u201cbrilliant litigator\u201d and \u201ca leader in his field\u201d.”,”image”:”https:\/\/studentgroupclaim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TREVOR-ASSERSON-1.png”,”linkedin”:”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/trevor-asserson-0848094\/ \ufeff”}

{“title”:”Shimon Goldwater”,”role”:”Partner”,”content”:”Shimon is a dispute resolution partner at Asserson. Shimon qualified as a solicitor in 2013 and holds Higher Rights of Audience. He has particular expertise in public law litigation in the energy and renewables sector, and it was as a result of his work, including a claim which successfully won \u00a360m from the UK Government for a group of solar energy companies, that Asserson was shortlisted for \u201cLaw Firm of the Year\u201d at the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2015. Shimon was the main associate in the team which successfully defeated a $2 billion Commercial Court claim against Asserson\u2019s client Beny Steinmetz brought by Vale SA, one of the world\u2019s largest mining companies; the claim was dismissed by the court in February 2022. Shimon was shortlisted as Junior Lawyer of the Year 2018 in the Law Society\u2019s Excellence Awards, and won the prize for Rising Star of the Year at the Modern Law Awards 2019.”,”excerpt”:”He won the prize for Rising Star of the year at the Modern Law Awards in 2019.”,”image”:”https:\/\/studentgroupclaim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Shimon-Goldwater.png”,”linkedin”:”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shimon-goldwater-51a37542\/”}

{“title”:”Ryan Dunleavy”,”role”:”Partner”,”content”:”Ryan is a partner at Harcus Parker with in-depth experience of acting on complex, high value group litigation order and representative cases. He holds Higher Rights of Audience. The Legal 500 described him as a \u201cfocused professional\u201d who can \u201cgrasp multiple and complicated matters and can identify very quickly the most appropriate and best solution\u201d. He has particular expertise in dealing with High Court claims, but also conducts disputes in the appellate courts. Over the course of his career he has been a partner at other UK law firms, as well as managed litigation teams within them. He is quoted as a legal expert in the national and international media.”,”excerpt”:”The Legal 500 described him as \u201ctactically and commercially savvy\u201d.”,”image”:”https:\/\/studentgroupclaim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ryan.png”,”linkedin”:”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ryan-dunleavy-07450716a\/”}

{“title”:”Tom Glover”,”role”:”Project Co-ordinator”,”content”:””,”excerpt”:”Tom is co-ordinating the marketing, stakeholder engagement, and bookbuild for the Student Group Claim.\r\n\r\nBefore joining Harcus Parker in January 2021, Tom worked as an Analyst and Project Director for Reuters Events across the energy and automobile industries. He also led the group\u2019s research into the energy transition and corporate decarbonisation.\r\n\r\nTom has a Masters with Distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science.”,”image”:”https:\/\/studentgroupclaim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/SGC-Thomas.png”,”linkedin”:”#”}

{“title”:”Francesca Caller”,”role”:”Communications and Business Development”,”content”:”Francesca is a business development manager at Asserson responsible for client care and marketing on the student group claims.”,”excerpt”:””,”image”:”https:\/\/studentgroupclaim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Francesca-Caller-1.png”,”linkedin”:”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/francesca-caller-279a9486\/”}

{“title”:”Olivia Selley”,”role”:”Associate”,”content”:”Olivia is an Associate at Harcus Parker with experience of pursuing complex group actions on behalf of consumers, namely for Mortgage Prisoners and those affected by the diesel emissions scandal.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nShe is pragmatic, solutions-focused, and has a strong attention to detail. In addition to her group action experience, Olivia assists partners on various high value commercial cases.”,”excerpt”:””,”image”:”https:\/\/studentgroupclaim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/423979C6-063F-4001-8C3E-A2D617C520CC.jpeg”,”linkedin”:”#”}

{“title”:”Olivier Altmeyer”,”role”:”Associate”,”content”:”Olivier is an associate solicitor at Harcus Parker. He has worked on various well-known group actions, such as the Lloyds \/ HBOS Litigation, which was a large-scale securities claim brought by numerous Lloyds TSB Group plc shareholders that arose as a consequence of the acquisition of HBOS plc by Lloyds. In addition to his group action experience, Olivier assists partners on various representative claimant cases.”,”excerpt”:””,”image”:”https:\/\/studentgroupclaim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/olivier.png”,”linkedin”:”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/olivier-altmeyer-b6b2879a\/”}

{“title”:”Jennifer Harvey”,”role”:”Associate”,”content”:”Jennifer joined Harcus Parker in October 2022. Her practice includes group litigation disputes and representative cases. Recognised as a \u201cKey Lawyer\u201d in the Legal 500, she has experience in high-value, complex international disputes, including international arbitration and investor-state dispute settlement.\r\n\r\nJennifer is a Solicitor Advocate. Prior to qualifying as a solicitor Jennifer also completed the Bar Professional Training Course.”,”excerpt”:””,”image”:”https:\/\/studentgroupclaim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/SGC-Jennifer.png”,”linkedin”:”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hirschjk\/”}

{“title”:”Francesca Arnaud”,”role”:”Litigation Manager”,”content”:”Francesca is a litigation paralegal at Harcus Parker. She has in the past assisted legal teams dealing with consumer group litigation cases.”,”excerpt”:””,”image”:”https:\/\/studentgroupclaim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Francesca-Arnaud.png”,”linkedin”:”#”}

{“title”:”Louise Orme”,”role”:”Paralegal”,”content”:”Louise is a litigation paralegal at Harcus Parker. She has worked previously on various consumer disputes, including those requiring group litigation orders.”,”excerpt”:””,”image”:”https:\/\/studentgroupclaim.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Louise-Orme.png”,”linkedin”:”#”}