Lucy Pert

Co-Head of Commercial Disputes and Partner
London

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OVERVIEW

Lucy is Co-Head of the Commercial Disputes Team in London.

Expertise

Lucy has extensive experience of managing complex, high stakes, cross-border commercial dispute in the English High Court and pursuant to multiple arbitral rules. Lucy has a particular focus on financial services, contentious restructuring, insolvency and shareholder disputes.

Having previously worked for a leading global litigation funder, Lucy really understands the economics of disputes and can bring unique insights to assist clients with litigation funding. Lucy also frequently advises third party funders with external due diligence or on-going support.

Lucy is qualified in New York as well as England and Wales, having begun her career in 2002 working for Paul, Weiss in Manhattan. She returned to England to continue her career first at Freshfields and then at Quinn Emanuel. She speaks fluent French.

Clients

Lucy’s clients – who often act adverse to large financial institutions – include corporates, hedge funds, private equity funds, insolvency practitioners and high net worth individuals. She is very well connected within the professional services community who often turn to her to refer work if they are conflicted.

Lucy heads the London DEI Committee and helps to coordinate all of the affinity groups dealing with racial justice, LGBTQ+, women, social inclusion and disability.

WHAT OTHERS SAY

Chambers

'Lucy Pert is a very good lawyer who is really impressive at what she does.' - Banking Litigation: Mainly Claimant, Chambers UK, 2025

'Lucy Pert is very supportive and constructive with her clients and is commercially aware.' - Banking Litigation: Mainly Claimant, Chambers UK, 2024

'Lucy has really good expertise and is very commercial and very articulate... She is terrific and energetic; she is a niche player in the banking world.' - Banking Litigation, Chambers UK, 2023

Legal 500 UK

Ranked as a 'Leading Partner, Lucy Pert is 'the best in the market' - Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, 2025

Lucy has been recognised as a key lawyer for her expertise in Commercial Litigation Premium and International Arbitration in the 2025 edition.

Ranked as a 'Next Generation Partner', Lucy Pert is 'seriously impressive – she exudes intelligence and competence.’ - Banking Litigation, 2024

'First class, and a wonderful leader.’ - Banking Litigation, 2024

'Lucy Pert’s attention to detail, client care and work ethic cannot be faulted'. - International Arbitration, 2024

Lucy Pert is recognised as 'Next Generation Lawyer, exceptionally bright and excellent under pressure' - Banking Litigation, 2023

Lucy is ranked as a 'key lawyer, [she] is tenacious, smart and clear in her advice.' - Commercial Litigation, 2023

Noted as a 'key lawyer, [she] stands out as a leader in her field... well regarded in the international arbitration market.' - International Arbitration, 2023

"Lucy Pert pitches things just right with the client and knows when to delegate and when to get involved." - Commercial Litigation: Premium, 2022

"Lucy Pert is a brilliant partner: clever and with a feel for the right answer." - Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, 2022

‘Lucy Pert’s management of very complex group litigation involving multiple fee-earners, experts and QCs has been very impressive. Her sector insight has been invaluable and she is very available and personable.’ - Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, 2021

“Has quite superb experience and judgement” - Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, 2020

“Lucy Pert is a very capable litigator” - Commercial Litigation, 2020

Ben Rigby, Global Legal Group

“The same could be said of Lucy Pert, whose value for Hausfeld was evident. Lucy‘s ability to bring together not just her own London lessons, but the overall experiences of her global claimant commercial firm, showed finesse.” - Ben Rigby, LIDW, 2021

Lawdragon

Lucy was recognised by Lawdragon in 2024 in their list of 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers for Commercial and Financial plaintiff litigation.

Lucy’s practice also involves expertise in the financial services sector:
- Representing seven local authorities in litigation against Barclays Bank relating to LIBOR manipulation.
- Representing a property developer in swap mis-selling claim against Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank.
- Representing a major Indian shipping company in a dispute under its Facilities Agreement.
- Representing a small business owner in a swap mis-selling claim against NatWest Markets Plc.
- Acting for UniCredit S.p.A. in a dispute with Barclays in the English High Court and Court of Appeal.
- Acting for Proton Bank SA in a dispute with UBS AG in the English High Court.
- Acting for a high net worth individual alleging mis-selling of complex financial products against Bank Leumi.
- Acting for the liquidators of a large hedge fund in disputes against the hedge fund manager and several ISDA counterparties.
- Acted for Citigroup in Enron related litigation involving securities fraud and bankruptcy proceedings.
- Acting on behalf of our client who is claiming significant damages for misrepresentations, related to the manipulation of LIBOR, in respect of certain loans and interest rate hedging instruments agreed with Bank of Scotland Plc in 2007 and 2008.
Lucy’s arbitration experience encompasses:
- Acting for a large aeronautical manufacturer in several LCIA arbitrations seated in London
- Acting for Russian businessmen in a complex, multi-jurisdictional LCIA arbitration seated in London relating to the ownership of a large Mosco hotel.
- LCIA arbitration involving a shareholder dispute between the members of a large Russian social medial company.
- LCIA arbitration relating to an unfair prejudice claim involving a South African mining company.

Her insolvency expertise relates to:
- Acting for the liquidators of a large hedge fund in disputes against the hedge fund manager and several ISDA counterparties.
- Litigation relating to the estate of a property developer Graham Harris whose business went into liquidation following the collapse of the prominent Irish Bank Anglo Irish Bank (NAMA) v. Harris.
- Representing the liquidators of Global Trader Europe Ltd (In Liquidation) against various banks in relation to the closeout of ISDA agreements.
- On team instructed to investigate claims arising out of the estate of Phones 4u.
In relation to contentious restructuring, Lucy has experience:
- Acting for the junior bondholders in the European Directories restructuring on an expedited appeal to the Court of Appeal concerning the market standard release on disposals clause in an inter-creditor deed and the release of the liabilities of that company's subsidiaries. (HHY Luxembourg SARL & anr v Barclays Bank plc & ors).
- Assisting a leading global alternative investment management firm in the restructuring of a Senior Facilities Agreement and Senior Hedging Agreement with respect to a chain of hotels.
- Working on a CVA (following extensive litigation) for a group of companies indebted to the National Asset Management Agency following the financial crisis in Ireland.
Lucy is an integral member of the commercial disputes and banking team and has worked on Hausfeld’s most high-profile disputes and litigation:
- Assisting several Norwegian telecoms companies with the enforcement of a judgement from the Norwegian Court of Appeal.
- Assisting a major US firm gather evidence from witnesses in the UK in support of proceedings in the US through the Hague Convention.
- Representing a major Indian conglomerate in a dispute with its auditor.
- Representing US company in a contractual dispute with UK customer.
- Representing an energy supplier in a judicial review relating to the failure to suspend the Energy Capacity Market.

Lucy Pert is a very good lawyer who is really impressive at what she does.

Chambers UK, 2025

Lucy Pert is very supportive and constructive with her clients and is commercially aware.

Chambers UK, 2024

Lucy Pert is seriously impressive – she exudes intelligence and competence.

Chambers UK, 2023

Lucy has really good expertise and is very commercial and very articulate... She is terrific and energetic; she is a niche player in the banking world.

Chambers UK, 2023

Lucy Pert is tenacious, smart and clear in her advice.

Legal 500 UK, 2023

Exceptionally bright and excellent under pressure.

Legal 500, 2023

Lucy Pert pitches things just right with the client and knows when to delegate and when to get involved.

Legal 500 UK, 2022

Lucy Pert is a brilliant partner: clever and with a feel for the right answer.

Legal 500 UK, 2022

Lucy Pert’s management of very complex group litigation involving multiple fee-earners, experts and QCs has been very impressive. Her sector insight has been invaluable and she is very available and personable.

Legal 500 UK, 2021