Position

Alyssa has a broad practice covering all areas of commercial dispute resolution. She has worked on a variety of commercial disputes in areas such as civil fraud, banking, energy, shareholder disputes and jurisdiction challenges.

Her current cases include Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation v Dechert LLP & Ors, where she is instructed by ENRC (with Clare Montgomery QC, Nathan Pillow QC, Anna Boase QC, Tim Akkouh, James MacDonald, Jack Rivett, Freddie Popplewell and Matthew Hoyle) in two joined claims brought by ENRC against its former solicitors and the SFO.

From October 2018 to March 2019, Alyssa spent five months as a Judicial Assistant in the Commercial Court, where she worked on cases such as Marme Inversiones 2007 SL v Natwest Markets Plc [2019] EWHC 366 (Comm) (Picken J), Tugushev v Orlov [2019] EWHC 645 (Comm) (Carr J) and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited v ING Bank N.V. [2019] EWHC 676 (Comm) (Moulder J).

Education

University of Oxford (2011-2015), BA Jurisprudence with Law Studies in Europe (French Law) (First Class Honours, ranked third in year)Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris II (2013-2014), Certificat Supérieur de Droit Français.University of Oxford (2015-2016), Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction)BPP Law School London (2016-2017), BPTC (Outstanding, Top of Year)

Mentions

London Bar

Commercial litigation

LEADING ASSOCIATE1

Alyssa Stansbury – One Essex Court ‘A brilliant junior who is intelligent, proactive, sensible and commercial – one of the best around for her call.‘

London Bar

Fraud: civil

LEADING ASSOCIATE1

Alyssa Stansbury – One Essex Court ‘Alyssa is going to be one of the outstanding lawyers of her generation. She is highly intelligent, incredibly hardworking, and very user-friendly.‘