Experience

Fountain Court Chambers

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Barrister

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  London Ian was called to the Bar in October 2015 and became a tenant at Fountain Court Chambers following the successful completion of pupillage in October 2016. Ian has a wide range of experience in commercial and civil matters, detailed at http://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/ian-bergson/

• Pupil Barrister

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2016

  London During the course of pupillage, Ian assisted on matters across Chambers’ practice areas, including banking and finance, commercial litigation, international arbitration, professional discipline and sports law.



Linklaters

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate, Dispute Resolution

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2015

  London Before transferring to the Bar, Ian qualified as a solicitor in 2012 and worked in the Dispute Resolution department at Linklaters LLP practising general commercial litigation and arbitration. Ian advised on various English court proceedings before the High Court and the Supreme Court and contentious proceedings in a number of other jurisdictions (including the Isle of Man and the Cayman Islands). Ian’s practice focussed on disputes involving complex financial products arising… Show more Before transferring to the Bar, Ian qualified as a solicitor in 2012 and worked in the Dispute Resolution department at Linklaters LLP practising general commercial litigation and arbitration. Ian advised on various English court proceedings before the High Court and the Supreme Court and contentious proceedings in a number of other jurisdictions (including the Isle of Man and the Cayman Islands). Ian’s practice focussed on disputes involving complex financial products arising from the global financial crisis, contentious insolvency matters and conflict of laws advice. Leave of absence in 2013/14 to complete the BCL at Oxford University.

• Trainee Solicitor

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2012

  London, Hong Kong, Switzerland Experience of a wide range of litigation, arbitration and contentious regulatory proceedings during two seats in the Litigation and Arbitration departments in London and (whilst on secondment) in Hong Kong. Six month client secondment to Man Investments AG in Switzerland (detailed above).



Man Group

• United Kingdom
• Investment Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Secondee

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2012

  Pfaffikon, Switzerland Six month client secondment in Pfäffikon, Switzerland within the Product Legal team (Structured Products & Finance), who are responsible for all legal aspects of Man’s range of structured products including global fund launches, custody issues, and product financing.