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Rose Parlane

Senior Associate

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Education
  • The University of Auckland, BA, 2001
  • The University of Auckland, LLB, with Honors, 2001
Admissions
  • Barrister, New Zealand
  • Solicitor, England and Wales
  • Solicitor, New Zealand
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Rose represents both domestic and foreign clients on a range of general commercial litigation, arbitration and regulatory matters. Her litigation experience includes acting for both corporate and private clients on a variety of complex contract, fraud, tort and trust claims, with an emphasis on multijurisdictional disputes. Many of the cases she has been involved in have required the obtaining and defending of freezing orders, worldwide asset tracing and enforcement. Rose has been involved in arbitration proceedings before the LCIA and SCC.

A member of the firm's anticorruption group, Rose has been involved in the conduct of U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practice Act investigations for clients with operations in Eastern Europe and Africa. She advises clients on how to implement and update their anticorruption compliance programmes.

Rose is mentioned in The Legal 500 UK, 2011 (Dispute Resolution - Commercial Litigation) as having "a good grasp of the law."
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Representation of Energy Venture Partners Limited in $200 million Commercial Court proceedings against Malabu Oil and Gas Limited arising out of the disposal of an oil prospecting licence for one of West Africa's largest deep offshore oil blocks, including obtaining freezing order and interim injunction relief (2011 Folio No. 792).

Representation of Claimants in $400 million shareholder dispute between the founders of an Afghan mobile telephone company, which included claims for breach of contract and breach of trust.

Representation of Claimants in $60 million claim for fraud, deceit, breach of trust and dishonest assistance, including obtaining freezing order relief and involving the laws of seven different jurisdictions (Claim No. 2006 Folio 508).

Representation of high net worth individual and his company in relation to a £5 million debt recovery and fraud claim against another high net worth individual and his offshore company.

Representation of companies based in Dubai, Azerbaijan and Cyprus in their $60 million contract claim against an aluminum trader in a Swiss Chamber of Commerce arbitration seated in Zurich.

Advice to global generic pharmaceutical company on its global anti-corruption programme and compliance with the UK Bribery Act.

Co-author, "Deferred Prosecution Agreements in the UK," Compliance & Risk, Volume 1, Issue 3, 2012
Co-author, "Before the Final Whistle: How Employers Can Stay Onside with Compliance Hotlines," Thomson Reuters, December 21, 2011
Co-presenter, "Social Media and Developments in BYOB & Investigations, Litigation and Privilege," Second Annual London Data Privacy and Security Conference, May 15, 2013
Speaker, The Bribery Act - Impact on UK businesses, July 18, 2011
Speaker, Bribery Act: Implications for Public Affairs Professionals, DeHavilland, June 28, 2011
Panelist, The UK Bribery Act: An International Perspective, April 7, 2011
Co-presenter, "Beyond FCPA: Why a New U.K. Law Impacts on U.S. Overseas Business," Elsevier Webinar, February 24, 2011
Speaker, "UK Bribery Act 2010 - Understanding and Meeting the Challenge," German-British Chamber of Commerce, October 13, 2010