Hausfeld & Co LLP houses experts in financial services, aviation, and policyholder insurance arbitral claims. Appointed as co-heads of commercial dispute resolution in June 2024, Ned Beale is ‘utterly focused on delivering winning results for clients’; and Lucy Pert's international, cross-border commercial arbitration caseload includes proceedings under LCIA and ICC rules, as well as ad hoc cases. The practice further showcases Greg Lascelles, a September 2024 arrival from Covington & Burling LLP, who acts in high-value commercial arbitrations; and the ’extremely capable’ Hana Tawfik.
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Testimonials
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‘The Hausfeld team has hands-on experience in handling all aspects of arbitration claims.’
‘The team offers a winning combination of talented solutions-based lawyers, who are experienced in all aspects of drafting, written advocacy, negotiations, and case management.’
- ‘Ned Beale is a strategic thinker, who works to identify solutions for his clients.’
- ‘Ned Beale sets up winning arguments from the earliest stages of proceedings, and does not shy away from difficult issues.’
- ‘Ned Beale is utterly focused on delivering winning results for clients.’
‘Hana Tawfik is talented, sharp and hard-working, and a natural leader.’
Key clients
- Avianca
Work highlights
Acting in a $80m LCIA shareholder arbitration concerning a transhipment terminal in the CIS region.
Acting for an EU cargo airline in an ICC arbitration, successfully obtaining a substantial final award against one of its major clients.
Acting for a private equity house in an LCIA arbitration, successfully obtaining a substantial final award.
Practice head
Ned Beale
Other key lawyers
Lucy Pert; Greg Lascelles; Hana Tawfik; Rebecca Warder; Edward Nyman