Louisa Caswell

Louisa Caswell is a Partner at Dentons and heads the Disputes division for Dentons in the UK. She is a leading commercial litigator with an outstanding record in big-ticket trials and complex cross-border disputes. Her practice focuses on Commercial Litigation.

Louisa is known for her expertise in corporate/M&A disputes, including shareholder disputes, warranty and indemnity claims, and post-completion disputes over deferred consideration and earn-outs. She also has particular experience in disputes and termination issues relating to supply contracts involving products and components, logistics and IT projects.

In her product litigation practice, Louisa acts for product manufacturers on product liability claims, product safety and compliance issues, and product recalls relating to food and drink, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and technology. She defended GlaxoSmithKline in a landmark product liability group action relating to its antidepressant Seroxat and was involved in all stages of this long-running litigation.

Her experience includes achieving a successful judgment in a long-running pharmaceutical product liability dispute and obtaining legal costs against third party litigation funders in excess of the Arkin Cap, and acting in a complex US$350 million credit derivatives dispute involving litigation in both the UK and Germany. She is ranked as a leading individual in Legal 500 for both Commercial Litigation and Product Liability, and by Chambers and Partners for Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Product Liability.