Jay Jamooji
Associate
jay.jamooji@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Disputes & Investigations
- International Arbitration
- International Disputes
- Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection
- Litigation Finance
- Cloud Computing & Data Storage
- Commercial Arbitration & International Commercial Disputes
- International Investment Disputes
Biography
Jay’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, international arbitration, civil fraud and regulatory investigations. Jay is also accredited as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) and has specialisms in the technology, finance, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence sectors.
Representative Work
Commercial Litigation
- Acted for Dr Lynch, Autonomy Corporation’s former CEO, in the UK’s highest value civil trial to-date and connected U.S. criminal proceedings, in connection with allegations of fraud linked to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s US$11.7 billion acquisition of Autonomy Corporation in 2011. *
- Assisted one of Wall Street’s best-known hedge funds with managing their litigation risk following investment in a technology venture capital fund.
- Provided strategic litigation advice to the buyer of one of the UK’s biggest electrical retail chains in relation to investigations conducted by its liquidators.
- Successfully defended an application against disclosure of privileged witness statements, pursuant to a U.S. Grand Jury subpoena. *
- Advised Airbus in relation to a multi-jurisdictional investigation into alleged corruption and bribery by the aircraft manufacturer. *
- Advised a sovereign wealth fund in defending proceedings brought by HM Revenue and Customs in connection with an alleged Stamp Duty Land Tax avoidance scheme, in the UK Supreme Court. *
LanguagesEnglish
Italian
French
English
Italian
French
EducationL.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2017
B.A., University of Oxford, 2016
L.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2017
B.A., University of Oxford, 2016
Bar AdmissionsSolicitor, England and Wales
Solicitor, England and Wales
Speeches and Publications
- Presenter and judge on the Lawyers Without Borders Wildlife Crime trial advocacy program, training 30 shortlisted Kenyan public prosecutors and criminal defence advocates.