Mr Colin Gibson > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Fieldfisher Offices

RIVERBANK HOUSE
2 SWAN LANE
LONDON
EC4R 3TT
England
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Mr Colin Gibson

Work Department
Commercial Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Colin heads up the Dispute Resolution team at Fieldfisher and sits on the firm’s Executive Committee.
The Dispute Resolution team has grown from a modest team in 2013 (turnover £8.4m) to more than 100 fee earners and a turnover of more than £30m in the financial year 2019/20.
As well as presiding over a step change in the value and importance of the team’s work (biggest case now worth circa €6bn), Colin has overseen the recruitment of the largest team of Russian-speaking lawyers in London (30+) and several key partners (Vivien Davies, Stewart Perry, Simon Sloane, Andrew Sanderson, Daniel Hayward, Tracey Wright, James Lappin, Donna Goldsworthy).
As well as leading the team, Colin was the Lead Partner on the internationally important Yukos Finance case (against CMS), where he successfully represented two of five defendants in getting all claims dismissed against them.
He also led on Mavuli Caboose v RP&C (against Taylor Wessing) and Oro Agri v Vivagro (against Powell Gilbert). He currently leads on Astor v Atalaya (against Hogan Lovells) and Profile Partners/Rune Hauge.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Hailed for being ‘exceptionally strong’, Fieldfisher counts sports governing bodies and associations among its key clients, fielding a cross-disciplinary offering based around corporate, dispute resolution and employment matters. Andrew Sanderson leads, boasting vast experience in handling health and safety reviews and defending in prosecutions; Colin Gibson primarily focuses on arbitrations; while Matthew Lohn and Quinton Newcomb are also cited as key ports of call.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
Fieldfisher offers established corporations, HNWIs and public bodies expert guidance on online defamation matters. Co-led by Colin Gibson , John Linneker and Nathan Capone, the team has extensive experience in both pursuing and defending defamation claims, providing comprehensive support in high-stakes reputation management cases.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
(Leading partners)Led by Colin Gibson, the ‘responsive, dedicated and brilliant’ dispute resolution team at Fieldfisher remains a go-to choice for litigation involving Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The practice demonstrates particular prowess in shareholder disputes and disputes arising from M&A. Donna Goldsworthy is adept at handling high-value cases, often working on a cross-border basis. James Lewis focuses on disputes related to supply, corporate structures and M&A, with expertise in the finance, energy and technology sectors. Other names to note include Nicola Sewell and Laura Parnell. Seasoned banking and finance litigator John McElroy joined the firm from Hausfeld & Co LLP in July 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
- Reputation management London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Sport London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Senior executives
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Trade finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Court of protection
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Securitisation
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport