Charles Fussell

Spear's Review

Litigation hotshot Charles Fussell knows the value of flexibility when it comes to getting results. ‘The guiding principle with any dispute is to find a solution that best fits the matter at hand,’ he says. ‘Sometimes that involves diplomacy, and at other times it requires tanks on the lawn.’

Fussell says he first realised he had a knack for litigation while at Herbert Smith (now Herbert Smith Freehills LLP) as a young barrister in 1996. ‘I soon realised that clients were very comfortable talking to me, often rather than more senior members of the team.’ In 2007, he launched his own firm, specialising in advising private clients, families and owner/managers of businesses, rather than large corporates.