Lucy Pert

Experience

Financial Services & Banking

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.

Arbitration & International Arbitration

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.

Insolvency & Restructuring

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.

Commercial & Financial Disputes

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.