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Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright

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England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing

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Fraud: civil

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s civil fraud offering is central to its disputes practice and is frequently counsel on some of the market’s largest civil fraud and asset tracing matters. One of the hallmarks of the department is its experience in urgent, high-value interim relief applications in civil fraud cases, including worldwide freezing orders, proprietary injunctions, Norwich pharmacal orders, and search orders. James Lockwood continues to draw on his considerable experience to assist with bribery, conspiracy, and dishonest assistance claims, as well as payment fraud disputes. Further key lawyers include contentious financial services expert Katie Stephen.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘James Lockwood is outstanding and, although a fairly recent 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.'
  • ‘The team is a great all-round performer with star individuals at all levels.’
  • ‘James Lockwood is a real standout - an absolute star of the future.'
  • 'Katie Stephen is very senior and has superb experience, especially in financial services related matters.'
  • 'Aditya Badami is an excellent associate who can run big-ticket litigation at proportionate cost.’
  • ‘From the outset they were honest about the position we were in and the problems we faced. The advice and guidance were exemplary, not only did we get the best outcome possible for the company, we learnt so much from James Lockwood and Rahul Mansigani, and their professionalism, integrity and knowledge regarding our case, has proven to be invaluable.’

Key clients

  • HSBC
  • Citicorp Trustee Company Ltd.
  • Emirates NBD Bank
  • Shell
  • Liberty France Industries Pte Limited
  • Liberty France Aluminium HoldCo Ltd
  • The special administrators of WealthTek LLP

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Other key lawyers

James Lockwood; Katie Stephen; Samson Spanier; Aditya Badami; Alasdair Marshall; Rahul Mansigani