Laurence Winston
Overview
Laurence Winston is a partner and co-head of Crowell & Moring’s International Dispute Resolution Group in the firm’s London office. He is also a member of the firm’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Group and Financial Services Group. His practice focuses on acting for blue chip clients, banks, asset-based lenders and other financial institutions in a broad range of cross border and domestic commercial litigation and arbitration matters with a particular focus on world-wide and U.K. fraud investigations, and asset recovery actions. He has in-depth experience of obtaining freezing injunctions, search and seizure orders, and additional forms of relief on behalf of his clients.
Career & Education
- College of Law, Chester, 1991
- The University of Manchester, LL.B., 1990
- England and Wales
Laurence's Insights
Publication | 11.15.23
Press Coverage | 11.07.23
ICC Qatar Organises Event On Latest Trends In International Arbitration
Press Coverage | 10.25.23
Press Coverage | 10.20.23
Representative Matters
- Acted for a major UK broadcaster in a high profile £10m dispute with its main contractor in relation to the construction and subsequent demolition and rebuild of film studios for its flagship soap opera.
- Acted for an Italian conglomerate in a US$50m ICC arbitration dispute over the construction of LNG tank farms in Qatar involving other parties in Korea and Qatar.
- Acted in a multi-billion dollar arbitration dispute involving the construction of an airport in the Middle East.
- Advised on a U.S. $1 billion breach of warranty claim in the LCIA arising out of a corporate acquisition in the Ukraine.
- Acted in one of the highest profile data breach cases in the world to date involving an investigation by the ICO into alleged serious data breaches and the opposition of a search warrant.
- Advised on a U.S. $850 million breach of contract and fraud claim.
- Acted for global financier in a landmark invoice discounting civil fraud case that resulted in a £16 million judgment following a 10 week trial.
- Acted as the independent solicitor in a search and seizure injunction in the Ferrari/McLaren “Spygate” case.
- Acted in a U.S. $50 million derivatives scheme dispute involving a leading investment bank.
- Acted for Premiership footballer in a breach of privacy claim in relation to a telephone hacking matter.
- Acted for a global energy supplier in an anti-trespass injunction and possession order to evict protesters from a power station.
Laurence's Insights
Publication | 11.15.23
Press Coverage | 11.07.23
ICC Qatar Organises Event On Latest Trends In International Arbitration
Press Coverage | 10.25.23
Press Coverage | 10.20.23
Insights
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Crowell & Moring's Litigation Forecast 2020
Practices
- International Dispute Resolution
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Litigation and Trial
- Infrastructure
- Cross-Border Data Flows
- International Arbitration — London Practice
- International Dispute Resolution — London Practice
- International Litigation — London Practice
- Financial Services
- Financial Services Litigation and Disputes
Industries
Laurence's Insights
Publication | 11.15.23
Press Coverage | 11.07.23
ICC Qatar Organises Event On Latest Trends In International Arbitration
Press Coverage | 10.25.23
Press Coverage | 10.20.23