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Lisa is a partner in the London commercial dispute resolution group and a member of the marine, trade and energy division. She has extensive experience in commercial, marine, and commodity trade related 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.

Regularly involved in high-profile, multi-jurisdictional shipping, trade, and marine and non-marine insurance litigation, Lisa has most recently represented clients in high-value claims before the High Court concerning maritime casualty, war, and political risk. She is also active in the commodity and energy sectors.

With a broad range of clients, Lisa 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.

Qualifying as a solicitor at Thomas Cooper LLP in 1999, Lisa became a partner in 2014. She has been praised in The Legal 500 as “standing out for litigation matters” and being “well regarded for shipping and trade disputes”. Lisa is an active member and chair of the membership committee of the International Energy Credit Association (IECA).