Julian Bailey will join Jones Day's Global Disputes Practice in London
Julian Bailey will join the Firm as a partner in the Global Disputes Practice, based in London.
Mr. Bailey advises clients on international construction and infrastructure projects across a variety of industries, including transportation, oil and gas, energy (including renewables), industrial, health care, and insurance. He has played a lead role as counsel to clients in disputes on most continents, representing sovereign governments, developers, and contractors in complex large-scale matters.
At Jones Day, Mr. Bailey joins an integrated team of more than 200 Global Disputes lawyers, located in more than 25 business centers worldwide, who advise clients on how to successfully resolve high-value business disputes wherever they arise around the globe. He will work alongside his Jones Day colleagues to help clients with both project advisory issues and disputes litigation in some of the most challenging jurisdictions in the world.
"Julian has an extraordinary level of experience with international litigation and arbitration in large-scale construction and infrastructure disputes," said Sion Richards, who leads the Global Disputes Practice. "His technical knowledge and legal skills in this field are recognized around the world and he will add significant value for our clients and complement our Firm's existing international capabilities in those areas. I am delighted to welcome him to Jones Day."
Mr. Bailey is a former chairman of the Society of Construction Law in the UK, the leading industry body for construction law, and he is the author of a three-volume treatise on construction law as it applies in England, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, with an international outlook. He was lauded by Chambers UK 2023 for having "wide expertise in the industry" and that he "brings with him an impeccable commercial acumen" and by Legal 500 UK 2022 for having "proven time and again to be a reliable expert on all matters of construction law." He is one of nine solicitors in England ranked in Who's Who Legal's "Thought Leaders-Global Elite" 2023 guide for construction.
"Julian is a highly respected global disputes lawyer here in London, and is well-known throughout the UK business community for his work on some of the largest construction and engineering projects in the world," said John Phillips, Partner-in-Charge of the London Office. "He is an important addition to our team in the heart of one of the world's critical financial centers, strengthening our ability to counsel clients on the most complex commercial disputes in the UK and around the world. I'm pleased to welcome him to the London Office and look forward to his contributions at Jones Day."
Mr. Bailey earned both his bachelor of laws degree and his bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Adelaide. He also earned a graduate certificate in legal practice from the University of South Australia.
