43 LAWYER MONTHLY ADR AWARDS 2024 Cross-Border Commercial Litigation Lawyer of the Year About James Kennedy James advises clients on complex and cross-border commercial litigation proceedings and multijurisdictional investigations. He also has an expertise in public law and judicial review. James’ recent commercial litigation experience includes several cases involving multi-jurisdiction civil and arbitral proceedings concerning assets worth several billion $US - with cases in the UK, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, the Netherlands, Cyprus, the Middle East, Nigeria and various jurisdictions in the Caribbean. James has also managed internal and regulatory investigations (and spin-off litigation) for clients in the healthcare, transport and technology sectors, including a number of cross-border corruption/compliance investigations. James’ public law experience includes several landmark judicial review cases in the nuclear, telecoms and transport sectors, as well as two separate public international law arbitrations in the Hague. Expertise • Commercial litigation • Mass claims • Media, Entertainment and Sports • Securities and Shareholder Litigation • Telecommunications UNITED KINGDOM James Kennedy Partner - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Firm Profile Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is one of the top law firms in the UK and a market leader in arbitration, competition, intellectual property, investigations, regulation and complex commercial litigation. Founded in the 18th century and boasting more than 5,000 employees, Freshfields’ expertise is consistently relied upon by some of the world’s largest organisations. serving clients in over 150 countries, we know what it takes to operate across borders, legal systems and commercial cultures. Over decades we have built ties with the leading national advisers in every market so we can support our clients wherever they need us. We enable our clients to succeed by navigating their most complex legal challenges and creating opportunity where others see barriers. We seek to create a better future for our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work. www.freshfields.com
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