Norton Rose Fulbright
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England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Norton Rose Fulbright
Lawyers of Norton Rose Fulbright leverage the firm’s expansive international footprint to support on multijurisdictional fraud and asset tracing mandates, including those with insolvency, cyber-fraud, white-collar crime, corruption and bribery. Harriet Jones-Fenleigh is an expert in civil fraud disputes, worldwide freezing order applications, and proprietary injunctions, whereas James Lockwood is noted for his track record across a wealth of banking-related matters. The practice is co-led by Patrick Bourke and Ruth Cowley.
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Testimonials
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‘Strong team that is able to progress multiple challenging work streams. They work collaboratively and efficiently. They are a good humored bunch and are a pleasure to work alongside.’
‘A very able team at all levels, and exciting junior partners’
‘James Lockwood is a new partner who is outstanding and a future star’
‘James Lockwood is utterly outstanding and, although a newly made-up partner, has the qualities of the most seasoned of litigators. He’s extremely bright, and an excellent lawyer; he’s has a vice-like grip on the details of the case while never losing sight of the big-picture; he’s tactically astute; and he’s a delight to work with. Clients love him. He’s utterly first-rate.'
‘Depth of expertise and ability to run well resourced litigation efficiently’
‘Highly experienced financial services regulatory team combined with astute commercial litigators.’
‘Anthony Corsi - a top class litigation heavyweight.’
‘The top of the ticket individuals at Norton Rose - i.e. partners and senior associates - are highly impressive, user-friendly and a delight to work with. I have worked with Antony Corsi and Jonathan Ball's team for nearly five years and the senior associates (I have experience of working with three of them so far) have always been top class. In my view this is key to good work product and running disputes efficiently.’
‘Antony Corsi is an excellent, careful and engaged partner: well-organised, charming, easy to work with and on top of the detail. Wonderful client manner.'
Key clients
- Orange Liberia, Inc.
- HSBC
- BNP Paribas
- Emirates NBD Bank
- Citibank N.A. and Citigroup Global Markets Limited
- Citicorp Trustee Company Ltd
Work highlights
- Acting for Orange Liberia in a high profile conspiracy claim which was one of the Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for 2022.
- Acting for HSBC in two related complex billion pound and hundred million pound group action fraud claims.
- Acting for Citicorp Trustee Company Ltd on claims following a USD650m Sukuk (Islamic bond) default.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Norton Rose Fulbright
James Lockwood is a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer based in London. He focuses on banking and finance, civil fraud and commercial litigation. He also has extensive experience of contentious regulatory and bribery and corruption investigations. James regularly acts for banks, corporates, funds and asset managers, helping them navigate a wide range of complex, cross-border and contentious matters. He has significant experience defending high-value group action litigations. James is a Solicitor-Advocate with higher rights of audience in the courts of England and Wales (Higher Courts Civil Proceedings). Before joining Norton Rose Fulbright, James spent nine years at a magic circle firm. He has completed secondments to the in-house litigation and investigation teams of two major international banks.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Patrick Bourke, Ruth Cowley