Cécile Nicod
Cécile Nicod is an Associate in our Fraud & Commercial Disputes Department.
Cécile works on complex English High Court cases and cross-border disputes. She has particular expertise in acting for domestic and foreign government bodies in civil fraud claims. Cécile is currently part of the team representing the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in its £250 million claim against Servier in major litigation before the English courts.
Before joining Peters & Peters, she interned at the United Nations and earned a degree in International Relations and Spanish from the University of Leeds.
A native French speaker, Cécile also speaks Spanish.
Case examples
Acting for the Republic of Mozambique in the US$2 billion “Tuna Bonds” Commercial Court proceedings against Credit Suisse and Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Privinvest.
Acting for a major healthcare provider on a £250 million claim against a pharmaceutical company for breaches of EU and UK competition rules.
Acting for a Mexican public body in High Court proceedings arising from supply contracts during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Represented a high-net-worth individual prosecuted for insider dealing by the Financial Conduct Authority.