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Lisa is a partner in the London commercial dispute resolution group. She has extensive experience in international commercial litigation, including insurance/re-insurance (marine and non-marine), international trade and shipping disputes arising under COAs, multi-party vessel sharing agreements, charterparties, bills of lading, and ship sale/purchase and repair contracts.

Frequently involved in complex and high-profile insurance/reinsurance, shipping, and trade litigation, Lisa has recently successfully represented clients in high-value multi-jurisdictional claims before the High Court concerning maritime casualty, war, and political risk. She is currently involved in the multi-billion aviation insurance litigation arising out of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Lisa is also active in the commodity and energy sectors. With a broad range of clients, she acts for banks, insurers, traders, P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, and cargo interests, in connection with court, mediation, and English and international arbitration proceedings before the ICC, LCIA, LMAA, GAFTA and FOSFA.

She sits on the European committee and chairs the membership committee of the International Energy Credit Association (IECA). Lisa is ranked as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in The Legal 500, in which she has regularly been featured and praised for ‘standing out for litigation matters’, and being ‘well regarded for shipping and trade disputes’.