As a Professional Support Lawyer ("PSL") in the disputes practice, Ian uses his background as a qualified disputes lawyer and as an experienced PSL to support the London fee-earners. This support comprises the collation and dissemination of legal and business knowledge, research and provision of legal updates, support relating to business development opportunities and compliance work.

Ian's experience working as a Professional Support Lawyer (“PSL”) encompasses:

• Research: extensive research into topics across a range of commercial litigation, professional negligence and financial services topics; research into procedural, legislative and common law developments; research into developments relating to legal and regulatory investigations
• Knowledge management: drafting newsletters and ad hoc updates on procedural, legislative and common law developments; collating and promoting internal know-how
• Business development: researching and drafting client publications, drafting and editing articles for external publication; editing and reviewing client publications; formulating article ideas, monitoring press and industry coverage of a range of commercial litigation, professional negligence and financial services topics
• Training: writing, organising and delivering training
• Client advisory experience including:
  • Advising an Irish financial institution in relation to the negotiation and restructuring of a Loan Agreement providing finance to Egyptian IT companies. Acting for the financial institution in LCIA arbitration proceedings following an Event of Default
  • Acting for an Islamic financial institution in relation to a High Court case on the interpretation of a governing law clause which included a reference to Sharia’ah law
  • Acting for a leading UK developer in relation to the negotiation and settlement of a dispute with a market-leading UK supermarket
  • Advising a major UK public body on its opposition to a share capital reduction and petition of a company with which the public body was in quasi-partnership leading to a mutually satisfactory settlement following a six day hearing in the Companies Court
  • Acting for market-leading London insurance broker on a wide range of in-house commercial matters during a six month secondment, including IP/IT issues, employment matters and negligence claims
  • Advising a leading New York based venture capital fund in relation to claims arising out of the collapse of Parmalat, including advice in relation to rights pursuant to certain intercreditor agreements
  • Acting for the Provisional Liquidators of an Iraqi bank in relation to the impact of UN Sanctions prior to and following the Gulf War in 2004
  • Advising UK and French banks, aviation financiers and lessors in relation to the potential liability of lessors and/or aircraft "owners" for damage to third parties caused by aircraft
  • Advising a leading California-based aviation lessor in relation to an insurance claim for hail damage

• Co-contributor, "International Regulatory Cooperation: Court of Appeal Supports FSA’s Assistance of SEC in Request for Documents," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, March 4, 2010
• Co-author with Rod Lambert and Layne E. Kruse, "DoJ Finally Prevails - UK Executive Extradited to US, Albeit to Face Obstruction of Justice and Not Price-fixing Charges," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, March 2, 2010
• Co-contributor, "Recent International Anti-Corruption Enforcement Efforts & Compliance Guidance," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, December 14, 2009
• Co-author with Rod Lambert and Carlos Ray Rainer, "UK Competition Regulator Hits Construction Companies With Large Fines over 'Bid-Rigging' Practices," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, September 23, 2009
• Co-author with Rod Lambert and Carlos Ray Rainer, "A Boost for Parent Companies? - ECJ Annuls €22m Cartel Fine Due to Restriction of Parent Company’s 'Rights of Defence'," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, September 16, 2009
  Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Look out for the knock at the door: FSA gets tough on market abuse," In-House Lawyer, June 2009
• Co-author with Antony Corsi and Alex Rene, "UK signals tough approach to combating bribery and corruption," Complinet, May 20, 2009
• Co-author with Antony Corsi and Alex Rene, "A stick for the carrots (UK Bribery Bill)," Internal Auditing, May 2009
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "The Turner Review," Investment Week, April 13, 2009
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith and Jehan-Philippe Wood, "The long arm of the law (UK bribery enforcement),"

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• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Disputes – important lessons emerge for banks and financial institutions (Springwell)," Financier Worldwide, April 2009
• Co-author with Alexandre Herman Rene, William Jacobson, Richard Craig Smith and Antony James Corsi, "The Draft Bribery Bill – The Next Significant Step in the UK Government’s Fight Against Bribery and Corruption,"  Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, March 27, 2009
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Promise of tougher regulation: what does it mean for regulators and regulated institutions?" Complinet, February 6, 2009
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "The next stage of the Springwell saga:more lessons emerge," In-House Lawyer, February 2009
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith and Jehan-Philippe Wood, "Laying down the law (FSA/Aon)," OpRisk & Compliance, February 2009
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith and Jehan-Philippe Wood, "Cracking the whip (FSA/Aon)," FT Financial Adviser, January 29, 2009
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, Alexandre Herman Rene and Jehan-Philippe Wood, "FSA Joins the Enforcement Party in Landmark Financial Crime Action," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, January 14, 2009
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Litigation exposure heightens as the credit crunch continues," Bloomberg European Law Journal, January 2009
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "New build: regulatory revision - a look ahead," Compliance Monitor, December 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "A legal tidal wave," FT Financial Adviser, 27 November 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "A storm is brewing," New Law Journal, November 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "A new regulatory era," Internal Auditing and Business Risk, November 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "A changing regulatory landscape," Business XL, November 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Regulation: the price of government rescue," In-House Lawyer, November 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Letters to the editor," Money Market, November 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "A new regulatory era," Compliance Week, November 2008
• Co-author with Antony Corsi, "Class actions: will we adopt the American way?" The Times, 8 October 2008
• Co-author with Lista Cannon, William Jacobson and Alex Rene, "Two recent cases show UK is active in enforcement of foreign bribery laws", Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Client Briefing, October 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Security Alert," New Law Journal, 3 October 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Lessons from Springwell: when exotic became chaotic," PLC Magazine, September 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Security for costs," Law Society Gazette, 31 July 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Protection against Insider Dealing," FT Weekend, 19 July 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Seeking Security," Commercial Litigation Journal, May/June 2008
• Co-author with Chris Warren-Smith, "Are Class Actions Crossing the Pond?" Insurance Day, 1 June 2007

2000 - LPC, Nottingham Law School
1998 - LLB, Law, University of Sheffield

Ian enjoys football, music and travelling.