Natalie Harris is an English-qualified associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Technology Groups, and has broad experience in commercial litigation, international arbitration, enforcement proceedings, and EU technology regulation.
Natalie recently spent 5 months seconded to the EMEA Content Regulation team at a major social media platform, advising on a range of online safety regulatory and platform governance issues.
Natalie has represented major corporations and financial institutions across a range of high-value and complex disputes. Her experience includes:
- Defending a leading technology corporation in class action proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal alleging abuse of a dominant position.
- Representing multiple defendants in an English High Court defamation claim, including the successful defence of an anti-suit injunction in the Court of Appeal.
- Defending a global investment bank in multi-party litigation concerning USD LIBOR rate setting.
- Defending a global investment bank in multi-jurisdictional financial fraud/white-collar crime proceedings.
- Representing a UK retailer in the largest private sector mass equal pay claims before the English courts.
Natalie’s international arbitration experience includes: representing a major international contractor in a US$4 billion ICC arbitration arising out of a Middle Eastern infrastructure project; a global hotel group in an ICC arbitration arising from the management of a hotel in France; and a large energy company in an ICSID arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty.
Natalie maintains an active and extensive pro bono practice, and serves on the London office’s pro bono committee. Natalie has a particular interest in family law and international human rights. She coordinates Gibson Dunn’s partnerships with the University House Legal Advice Centre Family Law Clinic and the Domestic Abuse Response Alliance (DARA). Natalie also regularly represents clients referred to the firm by DARA, and has successfully secured numerous emergency Non-Molestation Orders on behalf of domestic abuse survivors. She has also assisted with an application before the European Court of Human Rights under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Natalie read law at the University of Cambridge, St John’s College, and trained at Gibson Dunn.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting
- International Arbitration
- Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement
- Tech and Innovation
- Transnational Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- BPP Law School - 2020 Legal Practice Course
- University of Cambridge - 2019 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor