Max Kempe

Max is a senior associate in the Disputes & Investigations team. He advises on a wide range of disputes, including general commercial, tech and product liability disputes, insolvency, fraud and regulatory investigations, insolvency and product liability disputes.

Max's focus on product liability means he regularly acts for manufacturers and importers in relation to complex, high value and multiparty claims. Max also advises and represents businesses involved in inquests, either as Interested Persons or merely as parties requested to provide information. Max acts for clients in a variety of sectors including life sciences, technology, consumer and retail and sport with a particular focus on the defence of clients both in claims and during an investigation process. Max has considerable litigation experience and has project management skills both in respect of the co-ordination of multi-party cross-border litigation and advisory/regulatory compliance.

CV

Since 2022 Senior associate, Taylor Wessing

2018 - 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2018 Associate, Spring Law LLP

Career

Since 2022 Senior associate, Taylor Wessing

2018 - 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2018 Associate, Spring Law LLP

Education

2017 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales

2014 MA, Legal Practice Certificate with Business and Finance, BPP University

2013 Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School

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Awards

Legal 500 UK 2020

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Experience

FRC v Deloitte (Autonomy)

Acted for Deloitte in relation to legal and regulatory issues arising from the GBP5 billion restatement of Autonomy’s financial statements in 2012 following the acquisition of Autonomy by Hewlett Packard, including proceedings brought by the FRC.

Stuart Broom

Julian Randall

Max Kempe

Defending a multi-million pound claim

A household brand domestic electrical appliance company in the UK in defending a claim for millions of pounds worth of damage arising out of a fire alleged to have been caused by a defective dishwasher.

Katie Chandler

David de Ferrars

Max Kempe