Lista Cannon joined the London location of Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP as a partner in 2005. Lista advises on transnational regulatory investigation and enforcement proceedings, commercial litigation, sovereign immunity issues, risk assessment and transnational commercial disputes. She is duly qualified, admitted to practice in England and New York.  Lista also practices in the professional indemnity field, representing major law firms and professional accountants in connection with civil and regulatory proceedings.  She has a strong banking, finance and arbitration practice through her extensive experience representing multi-national corporations, governments and financial institutions.

Lista also has experience in energy disputes and contracts. Significant work includes London Court of International Arbitration and ICC arbitrations, energy related contract disputes, including transnational litigation arising out of oil and gas joint venture disputes.  Lista was seconded to the Securities Investment Board (Financial Services Authority) as acting Head of Enforcement in the transition to the new UK regime.  Lista is a trained CEDR mediator.

Her recent matters include:

• Representing a global energy producer in connection with regulatory enforcement proceedings arising out of the restatement of oil reserves
• Acting for a leading German bank in fund management litigation against one of the largest UK banks
• Involvement in the Financial Services Authority investigations and civil claims relating to the collapse of the Split Capital market in the UK
• Acting in the Hollywood funding litigation on behalf of an offshore structured Investment Fund and Bond Trustee in bringing claims in connection with a series of AAA rated notes and taking the proceedings through to trial
• Representation before the London Metal Exchange of a major broker in connection with the collapse of the copper market in the Sumitomo scandal
• Acting for a global engineering construction and project management company in joint venture ICC arbitrations arising out of oil and gas contracts
• Acting for a multinational financial services firm in Maxwell-related litigation and regulatory enforcement proceedings, including Serious Fraud Office investigations

• The Law Society
• New York State Bar
• Trustee: British American Educational Foundation
• Trustee: Project HOPE (UK)
• ICC UK Environment Committee
• Reform Club

• Chambers Global, leading lawyer in UK Dispute Resolution (2002-2008)
• Chambers Europe, leading lawyer in UK Dispute Resolution (2008)
• Chambers UK, Leading lawyer in London Banking Litigation, London Dispute Resolution and UK Contentious Regulatory in (2008)
• PLC Dispute Resolution Handbook, recommended Dispute Resolution Counsel in England (2007-2008)
• Who's Who Legal , commercial litigation (2005-2008)
• Financial Times, High Fliers and Legal Eagles - for significant contributions to international financial regulatory investigations (2006)

• Contributor, International Commercial Fraud (a worldwide collaboration among over 20 leading fraud specialists), Sweet & Maxwell
• Editorial Boards of the Journal of Financial Crime and the Journal of Regulation and Compliance

Lista is a regular speaker at conferences throughout England and the United States.

1972 - LL.B., University of London (Hons.)

Lista is qualified as a lawyer in England and Wales, and in New York.