Band 2
Band 3
Band 3
About
Provided by Nathaniel Bird
Practice Areas
Commercial Dispute Resolution; Banking & Finance; Civil Fraud; International Arbitration; Professional Negligence; Restructuring/Insolvency.
Career
An in-demand junior for heavyweight commercial litigation and arbitration, banking and civil fraud disputes. I am regularly instructed in high profile and high value matters. Recent experience includes: acting for Ukrainian businessman Gennadiy Bogolyubov in the PrivatBank litigation, successfully defeating a fraud claim brought by a Russian oil company in a 12 week Commercial Court trial; defending a multi-billion dollar claim arising out of the Malaysian 1MDB scandal; representing Dubai Islamic Bank in a significant dispute with the administrators of the NMC Group; acting for litigation funder Vannin in a prominent claim against the RBOS Shareholders Action Group (one of The Lawyer’s Top Cases of 2020). Notable past instructions include representing Citibank in the successful defence of a £2.3bn fraud claim brought by the Terra Firma private equity fund (one of The Lawyer’s Top Cases of 2016) and acting for Société Générale defending claims that high-value investments were procured by bribery in Libya (one of The Lawyer’s Top Cases of 2017). Named as one of The Lawyer’s ‘Hot 100’ in 2018.
2012 Call (Lincoln’s Inn). Education: LL.B. Law, London School of Economics (2009); LL.M., Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge (2010); BCL, Mansfield College, University of Oxford (2010).
Professional Memberships
COMBAR, LCIA
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Nathaniel Bird is an increasingly prominent junior who garners praise for his expertise in commercial banking disputes. He frequently acts in high-profile matters dealing with civil fraud, as well as being skilled in international arbitration.
Nathaniel Bird is a talented barrister with increasing experience in multi-jurisdictional, high-profile fraud claims. He has acted for high net worth individuals and large financial institutions in defending claims of fraudulent misrepresentation and bribery.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Nathaniel is an excellent senior junior, fast developing a reputation as a go-to barrister in his own right."
"He's phenomenally bright and writes beautifully."
"Nathaniel is hard-working, patient and unflappable."
"He is very good in the detail and is particularly good with experts. He knows his stuff when it gets down to the nitty-gritty and is all across the details."
"Nathaniel digests complex questions of law with ease and provides straightforward and effective advice on those questions."
"Nathaniel is so bright and focused on the detail. He is an extremely safe pair of hands and goes above and beyond."
"Nathaniel is an excellent senior junior, fast developing a reputation as a go-to barrister in his own right."
"He's phenomenally bright and writes beautifully."
"Nathaniel is hard-working, patient and unflappable."
"He is very good in the detail and is particularly good with experts. He knows his stuff when it gets down to the nitty-gritty and is all across the details."
"Nathaniel digests complex questions of law with ease and provides straightforward and effective advice on those questions."
"Nathaniel is so bright and focused on the detail. He is an extremely safe pair of hands and goes above and beyond."
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