Richard Norman has considerable experience in litigation and dispute resolution. He advises clients on the whole spectrum of commercial disputes and specialises in litigation, mediation and international arbitration. He works for clients across many industry sectors (including IT, telecoms, life sciences and manufacturing) on how to avoid, manage and resolve disputes.
Richard is the architect behind the highly successful market-leading WIN (What In-house lawyers Need) initiative across the global firm, which has won several prestigious industry awards such as the FT Award for Innovation in Client Service and the Legal Week Innovation Awards. WIN has over 10,00 members and has provided training to over 5000 clients.
Richard is experienced in managing the full range of commercial disputes on a global basis. In particular, he has handled a comprehensive range of IT&T disputes. He has acted on reported IT and telecommunications disputes in the High Court and the Court of Appeal, and been involved in several high profile mediations in the Commercial Court/the Technology & Construction Court. Richard has also been involved in several international arbitrations.
Richard is Co-Leader of the International Tech Disputes Team.
Richard’s clients have access to his fully bespoke litigation managed service which provides a global offering to his clients.
Richard’s client base includes multinational IT and telecommunications companies including Arqiva, Atos, Adobe, CBRE, Gamma Telecom, Neos Networks, NTT Data, Tata Communications, Telenor, Viasat and Verizon.