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George Byrne Hill

Associate

George advises corporates, financial institutions and individuals on their complex commercial disputes.

He has experience advising clients in the aviation, consumer, energy and financial services sectors on a range of matters including transaction-related disputes, complex contractual issues, commercial fraud, enforcement, insurance disputes and competition litigation.

Prior to qualification, George also sat in the firm’s leveraged finance and derivatives teams. In addition, he was seconded for six months to the international arbitration team in Singapore where he gained experience of both commercial and investor-state arbitrations across Asia Pacific.


Expertise

Experience

Pro bono

  • Supporting law reform charity JUSTICE, on the production of a guide for UK Members of Parliament explaining the key legal and constitutional principles they will encounter in their work.
  • Working alongside Bail for Immigration Detainees advising asylum seeks on their bail rights when held in immigration detention.
  • Working alongside Coram Children’s Legal Centre to prepare citizenship applications as part of the Kids in Need of Defense UK programme.

Qualifications

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.