Outer Temple Chambers

Barrister; Year of Call 2023 (England & Wales), 2022 (Washington DC), 2010 (New York)

Joshua Ray is an experienced advocate who represents clients in complex commercial disputes and financial crime matters. He is also regularly engaged to advise on UK and US sanctions and export control issues. A dual qualified American attorney and English barrister, he has argued in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal district courts in New York, Boston, and Chicago, New York State court, and the English High Court. He has also presented cases before various arbitral tribunals.

Called in 2023, he brings fifteen years of cross-border experience with leading law firms in New York and London to the Bar. In addition to England & Wales, Josh is admitted to practice in New York and Washington, DC.

Josh has substantial experience representing both claimants and defendants in high value arbitrations and litigation, particularly those involving financial services, the oil and gas industry, real estate investments, private equity, and manufacturing.

In his financial crime and sanctions practice, he has acted for individuals and companies in connection with prosecutions and investigations brought by American and English regulators such as the DOJ, SFO, SEC, CFTC, OFAC, and OFSI. He has successfully removed clients from sanctions lists and challenged sanctions regulators in the English High Court in several cases of first impression.

Most of his matters span multiple jurisdictions. In addition to his American and British clients, he has recently acted for clients based in Myanmar, Russia, China, Turkey, Uzbekistan, the UAE, Cyprus, and Switzerland. Many of his engagements are for English and foreign law firms seeking specialist advocacy or cross-border legal strategies on behalf of their clients. Josh is often instructed on matters involving allegations of fraud, bribery, money laundering, or sanctions.