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LONDON
EC4Y 0DJ
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James Fidler

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Work Department

Global Disputes

Position

Partner

Career

James Fidler concentrates his practice on complex multijurisdictional civil litigation, with a predominant focus on fraud, asset tracing, and judgment/award enforcement.

His recent experience includes: preparing and implementing a recovery strategy for a listed company in the wake of a very significant fraud spanning approximately 30 jurisdictions, which involved obtaining search orders and freezing orders in courts throughout Asia and Europe, and which has resulted in the recovery of the majority of misappropriated funds; acting for a Middle Eastern bank in English proceedings to enforce a substantial foreign judgment against assets worldwide, and to pursue claims related to the debtors’ attempts to evade execution of that judgment; acting for an Emirati bank in an action brought in aid of foreign proceedings in which worldwide freezing orders were obtained in England and against defendants in the British Virgin Islands (BVI); and representing a prominent Saudi businessman in relation to fraud proceedings and a freezing order brought against him in England.

Memberships

  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer (Singapore)

Education

  • BPP Law School, London (Legal Practice Course with distinction 2014;
  • Graduate Diploma in Law with commendation 2013);
  • University of Oxford (M.St. in Religious Studies 2012);
  • University of Edinburgh (M.A. in Divinity with first class honours 2010)

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil

(Next Generation Partners)

James Fidler – Jones Day

‘Working at the top end of civil fraud’, Jones Day‘s practice is increasingly involved in matters concerning the Middle East, India and offshore jurisdictions. With over half of the firm’s 45-lawyer-strong London global disputes team focused on complex fraud, asset recovery, investigations and enforcement matters, the practice consistently brings and defends serious fraud claims, along with tracing misappropriated assets. It is experienced in obtaining freezing, search and disclosure orders (in support of both domestic and foreign proceedings), and additionally assists with enforcement matters. Focused on major fraud, asset tracing and corruption investigations (including contentious insolvency disputes), global disputes team head Sion Richards also leads the firm’s global enforcement and asset recovery group; offshore disputes team head Barnaby Stueck is ‘a highly experienced civil fraud litigator with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law’; Annabel Treadgold is experienced in civil fraud and asset recovery matters that frequently involve injunctive relief; and Daniel Travers has extensive experience in international fraud matters, including corporate insolvency-related fraud cases. Other active figures are ‘top-notch strategist’ Karl Moussalli and experienced litigators Daniel Moore and Dhanraj Misra. Promoted to partner in 2024, James Fidler focuses on fraud cases, investigations, asset tracing, and judgment enforcement.

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