Sophie Lalor-Harbord > Stewarts Law LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Stewarts Law LLP
5 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
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Position

Partner

Sophie specialises in complex commercial litigation and has particular experience in the media and technology sectors.

Sophie has experience across a wide range of high value commercial disputes with significant expertise in:

  • Fraud claims including those involving asset tracing, freezing injunctions, gagging orders and applications for Norwich Pharmacal relief; and
  • Media and technology disputes including cyber-security and data breach responses, content-related disputes and internal investigations.

Sophie advises clients in handling corporate crises, including advising on reputation management strategies.

Sophie’s recent work includes:

  • Acting for a property developer in a breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claim, involving complex issues of asset tracing across several jurisdictions
  • Acting for the shareholders of an oil company in multi-jurisdictional litigation against a Russian state-owned company
  • Acting for an Irish bank in relation to the tracing of assets worldwide in connection with conspiracy proceedings
  • Acting for a French consortium in a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation against an Indian manufacturing company
  • Advising on subject access requests under the GDPR

Career

Before joining Stewarts, Sophie spent seven years at Olswang LLP. Sophie has spent time working in Singapore and at global technology company, IBM.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail

Representing financial institutions, companies, multi-national corporations, and high-net-worth individuals, Stewarts Law LLP’s ‘dynamic’ banking litigation team advises on disputes related to financial instruments and structures. In addition to its strength in claimant work, the group is also seeing an increase in defence instructions, particularly acting for foreign banks. Lucy Ward and Mo Bhaskaran took over from Clive Zietman, who retired in May 2024, as practice co-heads in April 2023. Keith Thomas is an expert in securities litigation and experienced in advising on shareholder claims. Alex Jay leads the firm’s insolvency and asset recovery team and Elaina Bailes is active, including in offshore jurisdictions, fraud and asset recovery, and financial services and securities litigation. Laura Jenkins’ clientele ranges from individuals to corporations, while Sophie Lalor-Harbord has experience acting both for and against banks.