• University of Cambridge, MA, 2003-2006
• GDL, BPP Law School, London, 2008
• LPC, College of Law, London, 2009
• Higher Rights of Audience (Higher Courts Civil Proceedings), City, University of London, 2015

• Solicitor qualified in England & Wales

Advising:

• A global bank - defending two related high profile billion pound and multi-million pound group action fraud claims concerning certain tax-advantaged film finance structures.
• An energy and trading conglomerate on a range of cross-border contentious matters and high court litigation following the collapse of Greensill Capital.
• An airline on multi-million pound bribery, deceit, conspiracy, undue influence and dishonest assistance claim against an aircraft manufacturer.
• Financial institutions and technology companies on claims and issues arising out of payments fraud by third parties including APP and supplier invoice fraud.
• A financial institution responding to an urgent injunction and claim after it was required to suspend accounts and cease providing banking and other services for regulatory reasons.
• A bank in a multi-million pound close-out dispute under an ISDA Master Agreement.
• Banks on litigation risk around sanctions legislation and the civil law impact on ISDA trades and nostro/vostro accounts.
• A commodities company on disputed margin calls and related claims.
• Payments companies on various merchant and customer claims.
• A foreign exchange bureau on claims regarding termination of an outsourcing and services agreement.
• A blockchain technology developer advising on litigation and strategic risk management.
• The creator and developer of a DeFi protocol in claims following the collapse of a DeFi pool.
• Banks  on enforcement of finance documents in a number of jurisdictions around the world 
• Financial institutions - on various trade finance issues concerning letters of credit.
• An international bank, defending a claim seeking payment under the terms of an on-demand guarantee where making payment was contrary to the terms of a foreign court order.
• A monitoring committee of approximately 20 lenders in relation to the USD900m restructuring of a European head-quartered group of companies and the first ever parallel Dutch WHOA and English scheme of arrangement.
• A global bank successfully defending a complex £30m group action misselling claim.
• Banks and payment companies responding to a range of third party disclosure orders and freezing injunctions in high value proceedings.
• A financial institution successfully responding to an application for Norwich Pharmacal relief and/or pre-action disclosure.
• An international bank, defending a claim seeking payment under the terms of an on-demand guarantee where making payment was contrary to the terms of a foreign court order.
• A monitoring committee of approximately 20 lenders in relation to the USD900m restructuring of a European head-quartered group of companies and the first ever parallel Dutch WHOA and English scheme of arrangement.
• An energy company - defending a freezing injunction and a mass tort claim from hundreds of claimants.
• A hedge fund in parallel civil and criminal proceedings in relation to the theft of highly confidential information and trading algorithms
• Fintechs, corporates and individuals on various contractural, shareholder, investor, cryptoasset, blockchain, de-fi and termination disputes.
• Corporates and financial institutions on ICC, LCIA, LMAA and ad hoc arbitrations.
• Acting on contractual disputes - regarding termination of player contracts and image rights agreements.

Next Generation Partner, Civil Fraud (London), The Legal 500 UK, 2024

• "James Lockwood is a new partner who is outstanding and a future star"
• "James Lockwood is tactically astute; and he's a delight to work with. Clients love him. He's utterly first-rate."

Dispute resolution: Banking litigation: investment and retail, The Legal 500 UK, 2024

• "James Lockwood is a brilliant up-and-coming partner"
• "James Lockwood is very smart and also pleasant to work with"

Next Generation Partner, Civil Fraud (London), The Legal 500 UK, 2023

• "James Lockwood is utterly outstanding and, although a newly made-up partner, has the qualities of the most seasoned of litigators. He's extremely bright, and an excellent lawyer; he's has a vice-like grip on the details of the case while never losing sight of the big-picture"
• "James Lockwood: a very slick operator and rising star who made partner this year. Leading the next generation for NRF"

Rising Star - Civil Fraud (London), The Legal 500 UK, 2022

• "James Lockwood, Counsel, is class act, very responsive and gives practical and commercial advice; clients love him.  Sure to be a star of the future"
• "James Lockwood: totally outstanding, and someone you want working on any fraud case you've got. He produces excellent documents, first-rate analysis and legal research, and has a capacity for hard work second to none"
• "James Lockwood is an up and coming superstar"

The Legal 500 UK, 2021

• "James Lockwood is a brilliant team player".
• "James Lockwood drafts documents beautifully and is very bright".

Member of:

• Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association
• Fraud Lawyers Association
• London Solicitors Litigation Association
• Financial Services Lawyers Association