Education

  • The University of Manchester, LL.B. (1990)
  • College of Law, Chester (1991)

Admissions

  • England and Wales

Laurence Winston

Partner
lwinston@crowell.com
+44.20.7413.1333

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.

In addition, Laurence focuses on complex banking and investment disputes and claims on guarantees and indemnities and breach of warranty claims. He also focuses on data/cyber security and acted in one of the highest profile cases in the world to date.

He lectures and presents for Finance U.K., credit conferences, and other business conferences on fraud and asset recovery. He also appeared on CNBC Europe as an authority on fraud.

Prior to joining the firm, Laurence was a partner and head of U.K. litigation in the London office of an international firm.


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.

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Firm News & Announcements

January 11, 2023 Crowell & Moring Releases Litigation Forecast 2023: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year
June 21, 2022 Experienced International Disputes Lawyer Werner Eyskens Joins Crowell & Moring’s Brussels Office
July 1, 2021 Crowell & Moring Partner Ian A. Laird Named One of Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers
November 19, 2020 Crowell & Moring and ICC Qatar Discuss Emerging Trends in International Disputes
October 9, 2020 Legal 500 Recommends Crowell & Moring as Top UK Law Firm for Asset Based Lending
November 5, 2019 Global Investigations Review Names Crowell & Moring’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group to “GIR 100” Fifth Year in a Row
June 20, 2019 Laurence Winston Expands Crowell & Moring's London Office