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James
Whitfield

London-based counsel for award enforcement, commercial litigation, and post-Brexit cross-border matters in common-law jurisdictions.

JW
PARTNER · UK & COMMON LAW
CONTACT
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LANGUAGES
English
James leads VLO's UK & Common Law practice. His focus is enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards through English procedure, and commercial disputes involving English-law contracts with EU or MENA counterparties. He coordinates with leading commercial barristers on contentious matters.
His approach combines deep procedural knowledge of English commercial courts with the cross-border perspective that distinguishes VLO's practice — the strategy comes first, the forum second.

Common-law legal education with focus on commercial litigation.
BIOGRAPHY
PRACTICE AREAS
James advises on
ENFORCEMENT
Foreign judgments and arbitral awards through English procedure.
Commercial disputes with EU/MENA cross-border element.
LITIGATION
CORPORATE
Shareholder and joint-venture disputes under English law.
ARBITRATION
Proceedings seated in London.
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REPRESENTATIVE WORK
Selected practice areas in action.
Examples illustrate the type of matter James handles. Specifics are withheld for confidentiality.
ENFORCEMENT
Award recognition
Worldwide freezing-order coordination in support of arbitral award enforcement through English procedure.
LITIGATION
Commercial dispute
Multi-jurisdictional shareholder dispute resolved through coordinated English and Continental proceedings.
ARBITRATION
Construction matter
Counsel role in arbitration seated in London under English-law contracts.
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