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Biography

James Petkovic
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James Petkovic

Counsel | Dispute Resolution | British Virgin Islands
+1 284 852 4370 james.petkovic@harneys.com
Biography

James Petkovic is a member of our Litigation & Insolvency team in the British Virgin Islands office. He has over a decade of experience in commercial litigation, with a practice that includes fraud, oil and gas, and banking disputes as well as a range of other commercial matters including contractual and restitutionary disputes. James also has extensive experience in international arbitration, having acted in multi-billion dollar ad hoc oil and gas proceedings administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Prior to joining Harneys in 2023, James practised as a barrister at One Essex Court in London where he retains a t ...

James Petkovic is a member of our Litigation & Insolvency team in the British Virgin Islands office. He has over a decade of experience in commercial litigation, with a practice that includes fraud, oil and gas, and banking disputes as well as a range of other commercial matters including contractual and restitutionary disputes. James also has extensive experience in international arbitration, having acted in multi-billion dollar ad hoc oil and gas proceedings administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

Prior to joining Harneys in 2023, James practised as a barrister at One Essex Court in London where he retains a tenancy and acted on multiple high-value commercial disputes. He is swiftly developing his offshore practice and has already acted on a range of high-value matters while at the firm.

James has also previously published an article on ESG litigation on Practical Law: "Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Litigation Risk for Lenders" - PLC Article (2022).

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Advising on Suppipat v Narongdej a US$2bn cross-border fraud proceedings in the London Commercial Court (listed as one of the The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases for 2022

Advising on Dar Al Arkan v Al Refai which involved allegations of fraud and breach of Middle Eastern banking practice (listed as one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2014 and 2015)

British Virgin Islands
2023

England & Wales
2009

Oxford (BCL)
2010

Cambridge (BA)
2007