Jon Newman

Arbitration representative experience

• Representing a Middle-Eastern company in an ICSID investment treaty arbitration against an Asian state relating to treaty breaches and the expropriation of investments.
• Representing a major private equity firm in relation to UNCITRAL arbitration administered by the HKIAC against a Taiwanese joint venture partner regarding breaches of a shareholders agreement.
• Advising a Canadian pension fund in relation to HKIAC arbitration proceedings against Chinese entities regarding breaches of a shareholders agreement.
• Advising a US satellite communications company in relation to potential LCIA arbitration proceedings and ancillary matters arising out of a commercial dispute.
• Advising a major investment bank on settlement of various disputes subject to an ICC arbitration arising out of a failed joint venture.
• Advising a high net worth individual in an LCIA arbitration concerning breach of warranties in a commercial agreement.

Litigation representative experience

• Representing a Canadian pension fund in relation to a fraud perpetrated by a joint venture partner and subsequent freezing injunction applications before the Hong Kong and Cayman courts.
• Advising a number of UK and international companies on issues relating to the application and enforcement of restrictive covenants under English law, including advising on applications for interim relief.
• Representing a leading global engineering company in a £300 million cartel follow-on damages claim in the English Courts.
• Advising a leading global engineering company in various cartel follow-on damages claims in England, Ireland and Israel.
• Representing a major UK construction company in a misuse of confidential information claim in the English Courts and in mediation proceedings.
• Advising an international fast moving consumer goods company in civil and criminal litigation in India arising out of allegations of fraud in intellectual property disputes.

White collar, government and regulatory representative experience

• Advising a number of investment banks on the EU sanctions aspects of a US$ 2.3 billion global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of a Chinese asset management company.
• Advising one of the world’s largest providers of rail transportation systems on the EU sanctions aspects of its US$ 1.42 billion IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• Advising a range of UK and international companies on the application of EU sanctions and associated advice on sanctions and export control policies, systems and controls.
• Advising a major European industrial company on an internal investigation following allegations of price fixing in the metals market.
• Advising a significant Middle Eastern entity in relation to fraudulent transactions perpetrated through impersonation and forged financial documentation.
• Advising a Middle Eastern entity in relation to a number of fraudulent websites and successfully having such fraudulent websites removed from the internet.
• Representing a global pharmaceuticals company on an investigation by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.
• Advising a petrochemicals company on ancillary matters relating to a long running investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into breaches of United Nations sanctions and allegations of overseas corruption.
• Advising a range of UK and international companies on the application of the UK Bribery Act and associated advice on anti-bribery policies, systems and controls.
• Representing a major telecommunications company in an internal investigation into allegations of fraud and corruption surrounding the award of a mobile telecommunications license in the Middle East.
• Advising a major telecommunications company in relation to compliance with EU sanctions.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Associate (2011–2014)
Trainee (2009–2011)