Julianne Hughes-Jennett is a partner in Quinn Emanuel’s London office. Julianne is a solicitor advocate with full rights of audience for civil matters at all levels of the English Courts. She is a versatile disputes lawyer with extensive experience of complex, high-value commercial disputes and investigations including in the financial services, natural resources, life sciences, and technology and telecommunications sectors. She is a specialist in group litigation and her practice also straddles ESG litigation, securities litigation, white collar crime, and investigations, including follow data breaches. She advises regularly on corporate liability under tort law, climate change litigation and liability for untrue or misleading statements or failures, including greenwashing. A dynamic lawyer, Julianne comes recommended for her significant expertise in litigation matters relating to human rights– “she is a great business and human rights litigation lawyer” (Chambers, 2023). She is perceived as "very versatile, able to go into detail and deal across civil and arbitration aspects together with criminal aspects that are also relevant for cases." Other sources describe her as "sharp and analytical," with a client adding: "She is extremely meticulous and hard-working." (Chambers, 2020). "Julianne is an excellent lawyer" (Chambers, 2023). Julianne is also currently Lead Counsel for Ukraine in its inter-state proceedings against the Russian Federation before the European Court of Human Rights.
