Nicola Phillips
Overview
Nicola Phillips guides her clients in all areas of commercial litigation. From providing crisis management and legal advice to clients facing cyberattacks to pursuing injunctive relief for victims of fraud, Nicola’s practice has a strong focus on urgent and critical support.
Career & Education
- University of Kent, LL.B., Honors, 2000
- University of Warwick, LL.M., 2002
- College of Law, London, LPC, 2003
- England and Wales
Nicola's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 04.14.26
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published details of a £390,000 penalty it imposed on ADI, an Irish subsidiary of Apple Inc., on 19 March 2026. The penalty relates to two payments totalling approximately £635,000 made in 2022 to Okko LLC, a sanctioned Russian app developer, for App Store revenue. Although the underlying facts are relatively simple, there are several interesting takeaways from OFSI’s penalty notice.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.23.26
US Section 301 Investigations: The UK Is in the Crosshairs on Forced Labour — Act Now
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.11.26
Civil Litigation as a First-Response Strategy: The UK Government's Fraud Strategy 2026–2029
Blog Post | 02.25.26
Representative Matters
- Led an aviation client’s multibillion-pound high court contractual damages claim on an expedited timetable, successfully pursuing numerous interim applications; preparing pleadings, witness evidence, and expert evidence; and guiding the client on strategy and commercial settlement.
- Advised a global payroll services provider following a cyberattack that disabled its systems, resulting in potential disruption to its payroll services. Nicola managed the Information Commissioner’s Office’s report and investigation, assisted the client with resuming business operations, and dealt with contractual claims both for and against the client.
- Successfully pursued a manufacturer for the premature failure of parts supplied in a claim for breach of contract, obtaining a finding fully in our client’s favor and awarding our client all of the £11,243,026 claimed plus an indemnity for future losses.
- Pursuing cross-border constructive trust and unjust enrichment claims for a finance client in respect of a series of frauds perpetrated against it to the value of $20 million.
- Securing funds in excess of $26 million by way of third-party debt orders to enforce an international arbitration award against a nation-state. This followed after having won on the merits in this international commercial arbitration on a breach of contract claim.
Nicola's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 04.14.26
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published details of a £390,000 penalty it imposed on ADI, an Irish subsidiary of Apple Inc., on 19 March 2026. The penalty relates to two payments totalling approximately £635,000 made in 2022 to Okko LLC, a sanctioned Russian app developer, for App Store revenue. Although the underlying facts are relatively simple, there are several interesting takeaways from OFSI’s penalty notice.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.23.26
US Section 301 Investigations: The UK Is in the Crosshairs on Forced Labour — Act Now
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.11.26
Civil Litigation as a First-Response Strategy: The UK Government's Fraud Strategy 2026–2029
Blog Post | 02.25.26
Insights
Russian Oligarch Used Illicit Finance Methods, And His Son, To Hide Wealth From Wife
|08.09.21
Money Laundering
New UK Sanctions Reporting Duties for Insolvency Practitioners and Other Professionals
|06.05.25
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
New UK Sanctions on Russia Targeting Technology, Software and Additional Strategic Goods
|05.02.25
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Firms at Risk of Monetary Penalty for Breaches of UK Financial Sanctions Imposed on Russia
|03.31.25
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Authors:
UK’s OTSI Publishes New Russia Evasion and Diversion Guidance
|01.13.25
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
OFSI Granted Greater Sanctions Monitoring and Enforcement Powers
|11.25.24
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Practices
- International Dispute Resolution
- International Litigation
- Litigation and Trial
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Economic Sanctions
- Infrastructure
- International Dispute Resolution — London Practice
- International Litigation — London Practice
- Financial Services
- Financial Services Litigation and Disputes
- Financial Services Regulatory and Enforcement
- Investigations
- EU and UK Public Procurement
Industries
Nicola's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 04.14.26
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published details of a £390,000 penalty it imposed on ADI, an Irish subsidiary of Apple Inc., on 19 March 2026. The penalty relates to two payments totalling approximately £635,000 made in 2022 to Okko LLC, a sanctioned Russian app developer, for App Store revenue. Although the underlying facts are relatively simple, there are several interesting takeaways from OFSI’s penalty notice.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.23.26
US Section 301 Investigations: The UK Is in the Crosshairs on Forced Labour — Act Now
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.11.26
Civil Litigation as a First-Response Strategy: The UK Government's Fraud Strategy 2026–2029
Blog Post | 02.25.26
