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James Langley

Work Department
Litigation and Arbitration
Position
As a partner with Higher Rights of Audience, James focuses on international arbitration, including both commercial arbitration and investor-state arbitration, as well as commercial litigation and mediation. He has experience of arbitration and litigation predominantly within the energy and infrastructure, telecoms, financial services, shipping and sports sectors, including proceedings under the ICSID, ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, LMAA, DIFC-LCIA and ADCCAC (Abu Dhabi) arbitration rules.
Much of James’ practice focuses on projects in the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and Latin America. James has most recently worked for: a South Asian state defending a BIT claim by a UAE entity under the UNCITRAL Rules relating to a bauxite mining project; a multinational energy company in an arbitration under the ICC Rules relating to a dispute concerning completion under an SPA; and a South Asian state pursuing and defending claims in the English courts relating to challenges/appeals to arbitral awards worth several billion dollars. James has benefited from secondments to Moscow and Dubai during his time at the Firm.
Memberships
Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2008
Solicitor Advocate, Higher Courts of England and Wales, Higher Rights of Audience
Education
BPP Law School, 2005, Legal Practice Course
BPP Law School, 2004, Graduate Diploma in Law
St Anne’s College, Oxford University, 2003, BA, Modern History
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
Drawing on its global platform, Dentons is particularly active in cases involving India and various African nations. Disputes stemming from supply chain and logistics matters are a particular area of expertise. Practice co-head Louisa Caswell represents clients across the retail, technology and pharmaceuticals sector in shareholder and JV disputes and warranty and indemnity claims. Fellow co-chair and ‘exceptional litigator’ Dan Bodle boasts High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court experience. James Langley specialises in High Court claims, while Craig Neilson focuses on the fintech and has experience in fraud litigation. Felicity Ewing is active in group litigation.
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Next Generation Partners)Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Employment > Immigration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- 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) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport