Nicola Phillips is a partner in the London office of Crowell & Moring and a member of the International Dispute Resolution Group. She has a diverse practice, advising on all aspects of civil litigation and has vast experience of High Court litigation, as well as alternative dispute resolution. Nicola manages large compliance investigations and has experience of acting for both regulators and large financial institutions responding to governmental enforcement enquiries. She also has significant experience of large complex civil frauds and regularly obtains injunctive relief to assist with asset preservation. Her other practice areas include asset-based lending, trade finance, insurance, and employment-related disputes.
Representative Matters
- Acting for two European regulators investigating a domestic bank’s policies and practices in respect of a deliberate and orchestrated scheme of money laundering across high-risk jurisdictions. Managing a large team’s document review, reporting findings of review, and giving evidence before Magisterial Inquiry.
- Leading on a commercial dispute relating to the misappropriation of €16m in respect of a contract for the supply of Naphtha. Successfully challenging an injunction obtained from the Latvian Court and obtaining injunctive relief from the English High Court. Negotiating the sale of the disputed product and recovering full payment. Obtaining Security for Costs and strike out of Part 20 claim.
- Acting on behalf of corporate client in its claim against its former MLRO in a multimillion-pound fraud, to obtain a damages judgment, as well as committal for contempt, and secured an asset recovery.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: England and Wales
Publications
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"An Update on U.K. Data Breach Damages,"
Privacy Law Alert
(April 17, 2020).
Contacts: John Laird, Robert Weekes, Laurence Winston, Nicola Phillips
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"Will Lenders be able to use COVID-19 to Invoke Material Adverse Change Clauses?,"
Corporate Alert
(April 17, 2020).
Contacts: Robert Weekes, Andrew J. Knight, Laurence Winston, David Russell, CFA, Nicola Phillips
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"New FCA Guidance on COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims,"
Insurance/Reinsurance Alert
(April 15, 2020).
Contacts: Mark Meyer, Laura Foggan, Michelle J. Linderman, Nicola Phillips
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"Profiteering in the U.K. and the Pandemic: Navigating Fluctuating Markets and Erratic Supply Chains,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(April 3, 2020).
Contacts: Robert Weekes, Lydia Taylor, Laurence Winston, Nicola Phillips
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"Morrisons Supermarket Not Liable for Employee’s Data Breach,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(April 1, 2020).
Contacts: John Laird, Maarten Stassen, Robert Weekes, Laurence Winston, Nicola Phillips
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"An English Law Perspective on COVID-19 and Contractual Disruption,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(March 18, 2020).
Contacts: John Laird, Robert Weekes, Laurence Winston, Nicola Phillips
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"Coronavirus – Issues for Asset-Based Lenders,"
(March 16, 2020).
Contacts: Robert Weekes, Cathryn Williams, Paul Muscutt, Andrew J. Knight, Laurence Winston, Nicola Phillips
Media Mentions
Firm News & Announcements