Nick Storrs > Taylor Wessing LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Taylor Wessing LLP Offices
5 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3TW
England
Nick Storrs
Work Department
Arbitration, Commercial Litigation
Position
Nick is a partner specialising in international arbitration and commercial litigation. He regularly represents clients in arbitrations under institutional rules, including under the rules of the LCIA and ICC, and in ad hoc proceedings. Nick also has extensive experience of conducting proceedings before the English High Court including obtaining freezing injunctions and managing enforcement proceedings.
Nick represents clients in international disputes across a wide range of industry sectors, including natural resources, aviation and banking and financial services. He regularly advises on shareholder actions, joint venture disputes, disputes arising out of complex financing arrangements, and fraud and asset tracing claims. Many of his cases concern interests held in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (including Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Georgia) as well as interests held in off-shore jurisdictions such as the BVI and Cayman Islands.
Career
Since 2019 Partner at Taylor Wessing
2013 – 2019 Senior associate at Signature Litigation
2012 – 2013 Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell
2008 – 2012 Trainee/Associate at Jones Day
Languages
English
Dutch
French
Memberships
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Education
2010 Admitted as a lawyer in England & Wales
2007 Legal Practice Course
2006 Graduate Diploma in Law
2005 BSc Physics and Astrophysics, Bristol University
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
Taylor Wessing LLP ‘demonstrates vast experience in international arbitration’. Representing companies, institutions and ultra-HNW individuals, the group has particular expertise in disputes involving the life sciences, telecoms and transportation sectors. The team also handles arbitrations concerning India and Africa. Karel Daele is a longstanding commercial and investor-state arbitration specialist, who is well known for Africa-related disputes. Nick Storrs is ‘utterly dedicated to clients’ causes.’
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Industry focus > TMT
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Real estate > Planning
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Asset based lending