Jeremy Sher

Jeremy Sher's assists clients with high-stakes international disputes, crises and strategic decisions. His experience spans litigation, arbitration and regulatory and compliance issues.

Jeremy is International Co-Head of our Global Class Actions Group and a Global Lead Partner for ESG Disputes, Investigations and Stakeholder Engagement. Jeremy works with our Funds, Financial Services, Industrials, Life Sciences, Entertainment, Technology and Consumer Goods, Food and Retail sectors.

By drawing on his experience as a disputes lawyer, Jeremy supports clients to manage the opportunities, risks and challenges from the transition to a more sustainable future. Jeremy provides strategic guidance to private equity and funds clients, financial institutions, governments, global corporations, boards and senior-level executives on reputationally sensitive and high profile ESG-linked disputes.

Jeremy conducts litigation and arbitration related to corporate governance, structuring, ESG credentials and certification, due diligence, marketing, warranties, disclosures and reporting (including greenwashing allegations), market transitions and exits, raw materials, product liability, supply chain issues, climate change, biodiversity and sustainable finance. As part of his disputes practice, Jeremy conducts pro-active risk assessments and develops pre-litigation plans; handles contentious aspects of corporate transactions; offers reputation management counsel; responds to investor queries about major disputes; develops responses to public campaigns; and helps to manage crises.

Jeremy also leads DLA Piper's class actions practice outside the Americas. He has experience coordinating global defence strategies across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Across fifteen years of experience, Jeremy has defended class actions relating to consumer protection, business and human rights, securities, corporate governance, product liability, environmental protection, data protection, employment status and competition. He publishes on collective litigation topics and participates in major events regarding the development of this practice area in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Jeremy's other experience includes corporate and financial disputes, asset management litigation, international commercial arbitration and civil fraud. Jeremy worked in politics and public policy before practising law. He provides pro bono support to environmental and legal charities.