Francesca specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, with expertise in civil fraud, commercial contracts, banking and financial services, energy, competition, and offshore disputes. She has considerable experience of heavy-duty High Court litigation, acting in several of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases (2018, 2019 and 2022). She is also called to the BVI Bar.

University of Glasgow – LLB (Hons) Scots Law with French Language (First Class Honours with a Distinction in spoken French; first in year in both Law and French; various subject prizes). Sciences Po, Paris – Certificat du Programme d’Echange (Summa Cum Laude; Dean’s List). BPP University – Accelerated Legal Practice Course (Distinction). Solicitors Regulation Authority/Herbert Smith Freehills – Higher Rights of Audience (top of cohort).