Laurence Harris

Senior Counsel
lharris@cooley.com
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Protecting my clients; arguing their position passionately, and achieving the best commercial result I can is what I come to work to do.

About Laurence

Laurence Harris acts for public and private companies, governments, public sector bodies and individuals in complex commercial, public law, fraud and asset tracing disputes. He has extensive experience of both English High Court and international arbitration proceedings under ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ad hoc rules. Laurence has had wide involvement in cross-border disputes, frequently involving fraud and asset tracing.

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Cooley Secures Transatlantic Win for IQVIA

Cooley Secures Transatlantic Win for IQVIA

February 11, 2022

A transatlantic Cooley team successfully represented biopharmaceutical company IQVIA in a breach of contract and unfair business practices case in which the High Court of Justice of England and Wales rendered a lengthy and detailed verdict in favor of IQVIA on all claims and counterclaims. Partners Mike Klisch, Henry Stewart, Laurence Harris and Bob Cahill led the Cooley team advising IQVIA.

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Mike Klisch
Partner, Washington, DC
Laurence Harris
Senior Counsel, London
Henry Stewart
Partner, London

Related Practices & Industries

Commercial Litigation
Life Sciences

Bavarian Nordic Acquires Two Commercial Vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline for €796 Million

Bavarian Nordic Acquires Two Commercial Vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline for €796 Million

October 7, 2019

Cooley advised Bavarian Nordic, an international biotechnology company developing and manufacturing novel cancer immunotherapies and vaccines for infectious diseases, on its agreement to acquire the manufacturing and global rights to two commercial vaccines – Rabipur/RabAvert and Encepur – from GlaxoSmithKline, for €796 million. Partners Nicola Maguire and John Wilkinson led the Cooley team.

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Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Joe Sandys
Special Counsel, London
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Laurence Harris
Senior Counsel, London
Chris Stack
Partner, London
David Wilson
Partner, London
Margie Murphy
Paralegal Specialist, New York

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Life Sciences
Mergers and Acquisitions

Acting for Governments on major asset recovery programmes, including bringing cases to recover substantial damages, land and other assets around the world

Acting for Governments on major asset recovery programmes, including bringing cases to recover substantial damages, land and other assets around the world

Advising a US public company on a dispute arising out of the termination of an international licensing and collaboration agreement of the development of a drug including a Phase 2 trial. The case involved obtaining a mandatory injunction in support of arbitration proceedings and obtaining a substantial judgment and damages for the client.

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Laurence Harris
Senior Counsel, London

Rankings and accolades

The Legal 500 UK: Dispute Resolution (2022)

The Legal 500 UK: Commercial Litigation - Premium (2022)

The Legal 500 UK: Crime, fraud and licensing (2022)

 

Memberships and affiliations

The Access to Justice Foundation - Chairman of the Board of Trustees