Praised for its 'sharp legal minds who combine technical mastery with a commercial, solution-oriented approach', Hausfeld & Co LLP acts for high-profile claimants and defendants on complex disputes, covering competition matters, class actions, and litigation funding. 'Sharp, focused and very knowledgeable’, Ned Beale leads the team with Lucy Pert, distinguished for her ‘sense of judgement, strategic clarity, and ability to simplify complex legal and factual matrices’. Simon Bishop is praised as a ’highly intellectual, rigorous and deep thinker’, with in-depth knowledge of derivatives and structured products. Greg Lascelles and David Lawne are also noted.
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Testimonials
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- 'Hausfeld is in the Champions League of commercial disputes specialists. Its team deals with cases of the very highest value and greatest complexity, and is never afraid to take on the combined firepower of 'magic circle' opponents. They are the team that a client wants fighting for it in the biggest and most complex cases, against massively well-resourced defendants.’
- ‘Simon Bishop is highly intellectual, rigorous and deep-thinking in his approach to his cases. Ned Beale is an outstanding leader of its commercial litigation group. He has repeatedly attracted some of the largest clients in the City - no mean feat. A shout out also to the Hausfeld associates: they are always reliable, conscientious and good-humoured.’
Key clients
- Serendip LDA and Wind Rose Aviation Company LLC
- Phillip Evans, former Inquiry Chair at the Competition and Markets Authority
Work highlights
Represented the Ukrainian airline Wind Rose and its lessors in one of the largest actions currently before the English courts. The case concerns aircraft stranded in Russia and Ukraine due to the war, with a total claim value of $10 billion and relates to claims brought against Russian and Ukrainian insurers and their London market reinsurers, who have refused to honour war risk insurance.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Lucy Pert; Ned Beale
Other key lawyers
Simon Bishop; Greg Lascelles; David Lawne