Jeremy Sher
PartnerJeremy Sher is an international disputes lawyer and strategic adviser. He acts for corporations, investors, fund managers, boards and senior executives on major disputes and situations involving significant legal, commercial, governmental and reputational risk. He is International Co-Chair of Class Actions and Mass Torts at DLA Piper.
Jeremy’s practice encompasses international arbitration, complex commercial and collective litigation, regulatory disputes and corporate crises. He acts on disputes arising from major transactions and investments, shareholder and investor claims, fraud, contractual disputes and matters involving states and state entities. He has acted in some of the largest collective litigation proceedings in England.
Jeremy has substantial international experience across Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East, with a particular focus on disputes involving private capital, investment funds and financial institutions. He also has significant experience in the defence and national security sectors, advising on matters where business, investment and legal risk intersect with government, regulation and geopolitics.
Jeremy served as a legal adviser to the Government of Afghanistan during the presidency of Ashraf Ghani. He advised on legislative and regulatory reform designed to attract foreign investment and facilitate major infrastructure development, as well as disputes, investment protection and strategic legal risk arising from those reforms and projects.
His sector experience includes private capital, defence and national security, technology, energy and natural resources and life sciences.
Before entering private practice, Jeremy worked in politics and public policy.
EXPERIENCE
- Advising a technology company concerning class action risks relating to alleged online harm.
- Advising an infrastructure company to defend class actions relating to competition matters.
- Advising a global manufacturer to defending a class action concerning marketing statements concerning a product's environmental credentials.
- Advising a technology company concerning mass claims relating to employment status.
- Advising a global pharmaceutical company to defend class actions relating to competition matters.
- Working closely with US colleagues, assisting a medical devices manufacturer to defend potential class actions in North America, Europe and Australia.
- Advising a medical products manufacturer concerning a dispute with a supplier. This matter involved conducting a mediation, re-establishing a stable supply chain and advising on potential class action risk.
- Advising investor groups regarding contentious issues in the USD14 billion liquidation of Abraaj Private Equity. This landmark matter included corporate criminal and regulatory advice, conducting multiple parallel litigation and arbitration proceedings and providing contentious advice to assist corporate transactions.
- Advising investors in a major African energy company in a USD750 million joint venture dispute. These proceedings included an LCIA arbitration and obtaining an injunction in the BVI in support of the arbitral proceedings.
- Advising a Government in Asia in relation to the termination of a USD5 billion oil field joint venture, including consideration of force majeure events based on terrorist activity.
- Representing private equity firms in litigation and arbitration, including contentious M&A, intra-fund disputes, breach of investment parameters, breach of fiduciary duties, shareholder disputes and fraud.
- Advising a steel fabrication company in a EUR150 million dispute under ICC arbitration rules with a manufacturer relating to product quality defects. This work involved the use of the ICC’s Pre-Arbitral Referee Procedure and the successful completion of a two week trial.
- Advising a leading bank in relation to a USD100 million shareholders’ dispute. This matter involves an LCIA arbitration and complex regulatory issues in England, Europe and the Middle East.
- Advising a global entertainment company concerning a EUR55 million fraud claim. This matter involved understanding complex financial reporting issues, High Court litigation and regulatory issues in Europe and Asia.
Awards
- Future Leader, Commercial Litigation, Who's Who Legal, 2023 – 2026
- "Jeremy Sher is… among the most tactically astute disputes practitioners I have encountered in big-ticket litigation globally, …. [he is] brilliant at planning and execution. Jeremy Sher is a phenomenal, stand-out individual in disputes. He is both extremely intelligent, a pleasure to work with, and a cut above the rest of the market in litigation strategy and tactics. Jeremy has the complete litigator's toolbox and manages every dispute with a combination of genius, tactical nous, and complete control". Legal 500, 2027
- "Jeremy Sher has an impeccable pedigree in international group litigation. He specializes in class actions in this jurisdiction and abroad. He brings great insight from his significant experience in such matters. He is a fantastic team player." Legal 500, 2027
- “…Jeremy will always go the extra mile.” Commercial Litigation: Premium, Legal 500, 2021
- “Jeremy Sher is one of the great strategic thinkers I have encountered in litigation: he never approaches litigation without a carefully thought out plan for how to win and what to do to get there. One of the best letter writers in the business as well; his drafting for centre-piece disputes correspondence like letters before action and responses to letters before action is both a joy to read and highly effective at getting results.” Financial Services: Contentious, Legal 500, 2021
- “Jeremy Sher is exceptionally intelligent, experienced and well-versed in combative litigation. He is a clever tactician and seems to get on well with all members of his team and manage clients with aplomb”.
Financial Services: Contentious, Legal 500, 2020 - “Jeremy Sher counts class actions and M&A-related disputes among his areas of expertise”.
Commercial Litigation: Premium, Legal 500, 2020 - “The team at DLA Piper comprising Jamie Curle, Jeremy Sher and James Carter is exceptional. What makes them exceptional is the lengths to which they will go to bring their clients with them at every stage of the litigation process....”.
Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, Legal 500, 2020 - “[…] Jeremy Sher, […] is strong for class actions…”.
Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, Legal 500, 2020 - “[…] Jeremy Sher stands out for his consistent involvement in high value, cross-border fraud disputes”.
Civil Fraud, Legal 500, 2020 - “Highly regarded”.
Commercial Litigation, Legal 500, 2019
- London School of Economics, MSc
- The University of Western Australia, BA (Hons), LLB (Dist)
- College of Law (New South Wales), Grad Dip Leg Prac