Nicholas Adams’ practice focuses on international arbitration, encompassing ad hoc arbitrations and proceedings subject to various institutional rules, and on complex litigations, particularly where cross-border elements arise.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2026 | International Litigation & Arbitration |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2025 | International Litigation & Arbitration |
Adams has extensive experience working on prominent matters in the financial and technology sectors, the energy industry and the telecoms space, as well as on proceedings arising out of shareholder agreements and specialised commercial contracts. Recent examples include acting for:
- a European affiliate of a U.S. energy corporation as claimant in a London-seated ad hoc arbitration in relation to various disputes arising pursuant to a turn-key contract for the construction of a 1,200 MW gas-fired combined cycle power station in Spain
- a member of the Crédit Agricole banking group as claimant in a US$1.675 billion structured finance dispute relating to a series of complex derivative obligations. The dispute involved proceedings in London, Jersey and New York, and was ranked by The Lawyer as one of its top cases
- a member of the Renaissance Capital banking group as respondent in defending allegations of financial fraud and contractual breach in excess of US$500 million that involved court and arbitration proceedings in three jurisdictions
- one of the world’s largest financial institutions in respect of the propriety of trading activities within its foreign exchange business, both in London and other jurisdictions globally, in a defence spanning from the inception of the matter through to its current phase of coordinated class action litigations
- a shareholder of a major telecommunications company with operations in the Middle East and Eastern Europe as respondent in a various London-seated LCIA shareholder arbitrations brought by multiple state-owned and private entities, and spanning several years, including related litigation in the British Virgin Islands and England
- the trustees of Bermuda trusts with assets of approximately US$20 billion as respondent in the defence of multiple proceedings attacking those trusts, including the largest claim by value ever to come before the Bermuda Supreme Court and extensive related appeals