Thomas Hubbard
Senior Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Thomas Hubbard is a dispute resolution and investigations lawyer based in London.
He advises corporates and individuals on a wide range of matters including civil and criminal aspects of bribery and corruption, money laundering and fraud. Thomas has represented individual and corporate clients in cases brought by the UK Serious Fraud Office, Financial Conduct Authority, HM Revenue & Customs and the UK Crown Prosecution Service.
Thomas has worked on cross-border criminal investigations including advising on extradition and mutual legal assistance issues involving a wide range of foreign jurisdictions. He also advises clients on responses to information requests made under a wide range of powers from UK and foreign authorities.
He regularly advises clients on anti-money laundering liabilities and reporting obligations under the UK Proceeds of Crime Act as well as multijurisdictional cannabis-related money laundering issues.
Thomas also advises companies on commercial litigation and arbitration involving contractual and shareholder disputes. He has significant experience of high-value UK High Court litigation and international arbitration across a broad range of corporate and banking disputes, including civil fraud, M&A disputes and shareholder claims.
Professional experience
Collapse allLPC, BPP Law School, London, 2016
BPTC, BPP Law School, London, 2013
GDL, City University, London, 2012
MA, University of Oxford, 2010
- Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales
Advising / representing:
- A former senior executive of Petrofac in the ongoing SFO prosecution
- P&O Ferries - in a high-profile criminal investigation by the UK Insolvency Service (no charges brought)
- The CFO of Tesco - in a high profile SFO fraud prosecution (acquittal secured)
- Victor Dahdaleh - in one of the largest corruption prosecutions by the SFO to date (acquittal secured)
- A multinational company - in relation to an SFO investigation into alleged systemic fraud (no charges brought)
- A North American listed company - in a multijurisdictional investigation brought by the SFO and US Department of Justice
- A multinational FTSE 250 company - in relation to Office of Fair Trading and HMRC anti-money laundering investigations
- A multinational manufacturing company - on three separate internal, HSE and corporate manslaughter investigations
- A global payment services company – defending mandatory interim and final injunctions concerning regulatory and anti-trust issues
- An extractives joint venture and its household name shareholders in relation to multi-jurisdictional investigations and litigation arising out anti-trust allegations
- A UK energy company – defending a freezing injunction and a mass tort claim from hundreds of claimants
- Two global banks in a €26m Euro claim against a Ukrainian corporate group
- A $200m LIAC international arbitration – defending discrimination and contractual interference claims
- Leading financial institutions in relation to M&A claims
Key lawyer, The Legal 500 UK, 2023
“offers an excellent service”
“extremely good”
“highly-regarded”
“His legal analysis is excellent and his strategic judgement very good.”
Insights
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Publication | October 24, 2024
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