Jonathan Cockfield is an English-qualified associate and solicitor-advocate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation and International Arbitration Groups.
Jonathan’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and international arbitration. He also has experience of counselling businesses in relation to litigation risk associated with governance, sustainability and human rights issues.
Jonathan has broad experience of complex commercial litigation, often with a transnational element. Most recently this has included:
- Defending a number of clients in respect of claims brought in the Commercial Court alleging misrepresentation, deceit and intimidation.
- Acting in High Court injunction proceedings in connection with claims for breach of contract, unlawful restraint of trade and violations of competition law.
- Bringing a $1.5 billion unlawful means conspiracy claim in the Commercial Court as well as advising on related proceedings in the Cayman Islands (including up to the Privy Council), New York and Mauritius.
- Obtaining a freezing injunction, and related relief, from the High Court in connection with a $550 million arbitration award arising out of a mining dispute.
- Representing a major investment bank in High Court proceedings regarding antitrust violations relating to LIBOR manipulation.
- Defending a UK company in High Court and Employment Tribunal proceedings arising out of the dismissal of a board member.
Jonathan’s recent international arbitration experience includes acting for a major international contractor in a $4 billion ICC arbitration concerning a Middle Eastern infrastructure project.
Jonathan trained at Gibson Dunn, during which time he spent 6 months seconded to the litigation and regulatory investigations team of a leading investment bank. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Jonathan worked as an adviser to a government minister and as a visiting lecturer in law at King’s College London. He received his Master of Arts from the University of Oxford and his Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting
- International Arbitration
- Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement
- Transnational Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- University of Cambridge - 2013 Master of Law
- University of Oxford - 2012 Master of Arts
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor