Adam Johnson has acted in connection with many large-scale litigation and arbitration cases. He is currently acting in London Commercial Court proceedings by FGIC (a US monoline insurer) against IKB, arising out of IKB's near collapse in 2007. He acted in AWG's high profile fraud claim arising from its listed takeover of Morrison plc: AWG v. Morrison & Another (one of The Lawyer magazine's Top 10 trials for 2006; the case settled on the eve of an anticipated 9 month trial (judgment on a preliminary point is at [2006] 1 WLR 1163 (CA)).
Adam is a qualified Solicitor-Advocate and one of the members of the firm's Advocacy Unit and is a CEDR Accredited Mediator. He is also a Trustee of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and is the firm's Corporate Responsibility Partner.
He is listed in Who's Who Legal (2010) in the Commercial Litigation category, and in Legal Experts (2010) in the Banking Litigation category.
Adam's practice has particular emphasis on the following areas:
Cross-border disputes and international law, including asset tracing and injunctions, claims involving States and State entities, jurisdiction and choice of law issues and international judicial assistance (in particular letters of request)
Arbitration, including acting both in arbitrations and in relation to connected litigation (for example as regards stays of proceedings and as regards the enforcement of arbitration awards)
Banking and financial services, in particular in relation to cross-border banking and securities litigation.
Representative credentials include acting for:
- the United States Securities & Exchange Commission in major fraud enforcement proceedings in the Isle of Man, arising from the collapse of Aremisoft Corporation (which resulted in the largest ever repatriation of the proceeds of crime by the United States)
- the partners of Arthur Andersen (UK) in connection with a variety of matters following the collapse of the worldwide Andersen network, including US proceedings related to the Enron and WorldCom scandals
- an Eastern European State in LCIA and bilateral investment treaty arbitration proceedings arising out of a foreign investment programme
- Mabey & Johnson in relation to an attempt to stay English litigation in favour of arbitration proceedings: Mabey & Johnson v. Danos & Others [2007] EWHC 1094 (Ch) (Henderson J)
- Standard Chartered Bank in relation to Cayman Islands injunction proceedings arising out of the attempted enforcement of judgments and awards against the Republic of Congo
Accolades:
"Adam Johnson is highly regarded for large-scale litigation and arbitration"
Chambers UK 2011
"a cerebral style while always being utterly user-friendly"
Chambers UK 2011
"Provides 'thoughtful, clear and calm leadership'"
Legal 500 UK 2010
"Johnson's approachability and calm demeanour in pressurised circumstances win him support throughout the City and contribute to his reputation as a gifted lawyer and courtroom advocate"
Chambers UK 2008