Noah Stewart-Ornstein
Overview
Noah Stewart-Ornstein’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration, with a particular emphasis on joint venture and shareholder disputes, complex contractual claims and litigation with a fraud element. Noah has acted in matters before all major arbitral institutions and Courts of all levels in England and Wales, including the Supreme Court, as well as a number of foreign courts. Noah also has significant experience with obtaining interim relief, including pre-action disclosure and freezing orders, and in acting as coordinating counsel for multijurisdictional matters and assisting clients to develop and implement cross-border litigation strategies.
Noah is ranked in Chambers and Partners for Commercial Litigation and described as "very thorough, very enthusiastic and all over the detail" and as "a formidable lawyer with an amazing ability to digest complex bundles of information and a very good tactical approach [who] fiercely protects his clients' interests and is always thinking about the best way forward". The Legal 500 ranks Noah as a key lawyer in Kirkland’s London litigation department and describes him as a “stand out associate” that is “destined for partnership”.
Before joining Kirkland, Noah practiced at a leading London litigation boutique and completed a commercial pupillage at eminent commercial barristers’ chambers Essex Court Chambers, Fountain Court and 4 Pump Court as a Harold G Fox Scholar. Before coming to the UK, Noah served as a judicial law clerk to the judges of the British Columbia Court of Appeal.