James Williams-Crowther

Associate

London + 44.20.7039.5155

James Williams-Crowther's practice focuses on resolving construction, infrastructure, and energy disputes.

James has experience representing large national and international corporations in arbitration and litigation proceedings. He also has experience acting in an advisory and pre-dispute capacity, including in adjudications, mediations, and before dispute review boards.

James's recent representations include acting for an international real estate developer in fire safety defect claims and representing the owner in a flagship European infrastructure project.

Experience

  • Femern seeks project counsel in multi-billion euro claims by contractor consortia on Fehmarnbelt mega-project, world's largest immersed tunnelJones Day advised Femern A/S ("Femern"), a Danish company charged with ensuring the construction of the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, a 18 km tunnel under the Baltic Sea connecting Denmark and Germany.
  • Leading industrial gas and chemical company seeks advice on governing law disputeJones Day advised a global industrial gas and chemical company on claims brought by a subcontractor engaged on a major net-zero hydrogen energy project in Canada.
  • Inflexion sells Aspen Pumps Group to largest ever European Continuation FundJones Day advised Inflexion Private Equity on its sale of Aspen Pumps Group to Inflexion Continuation Fund I, a new continuation fund established by Inflexion to acquire Aspen and three other Inflexion-managed assets.
  • GTAM Apex Lakeside Bidco acquires Lakeside Retail ParkJones Day advised GTAM Apex Lakeside Bidco Limited in the £114 million acquisition of Lakeside Retail Park from Landsec.
  • Real estate developer brings £30 million action concerning fire safety defects in London residential propertyJones Day is acting for a real estate developer in relation to a dispute arising out of fire safety defects in a London residential property.