Lianne Craig > Hausfeld & Co LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Hausfeld & Co LLP‘s ‘driven, focused, accomplished and experienced team‘ comprises sector specialists in finance, aviation, and claimant-side insurance. In November 2022, the ICC appointed Ned Beale to the International Chamber of Commerce’s UK Arbitration and ADR Committee; London commercial disputes head John McElroy focuses on complex financial services and contractual disputes; and Lucy Pert routinely manages international, cross-border commercial arbitrations. Elected the firm’s first female managing partner in London in early 2022, Lianne Craig has strong connections to the Spanish market.

Litigation boutique Hausfeld & Co LLP fields a ‘very focused, efficient, and on the ball’ team, acting for a vast range of longstanding premium clients. ‘Polished operator’ John McElroy is the head of the ‘always collaborative’ team, recently acting on Covid-19 related matters. Noted practitioners include the ‘excellent’ Lianne Craig, who is the managing partner of the firm, ‘super responsive’ Ned Beale, and Anna Gilbert, who has ‘one of the sharpest legal minds’.

Hausfeld & Co LLP  ‘attracts really interesting cases and turns out magic circle quality work‘, acting on high-profile commercial and financial service disputes, with extensive experience particularly in the competition sphere. John McElroy acts as the head of commercial disputes, with significant experience in fraud and energy linked banking disputes. Noted practitioners within the team include Anthony Maton, the ‘brilliant‘ Lianne Craig, and the ‘seriously impressive’ Lucy Pert.

Hausfeld & Co LLP is a market leader in the group litigation space, acting on competition claims across a wide range of sectors. Prospective shareholder and mis-selling claims, as well as product liability and human rights claims are all additional strengths of the practice . Nicola Boyle is the head of the team, with vast experience in collective redress cases; she has been acting on the high-profile collective claim against Qualcomm. A number of other impressive individuals form the team, including Lesley Hannah, who has technology-related expertise, Lucy Rigby, specialising in large-scale group actions, and managing partner Lianne Craig, who has ‘exceptional people skills’.