Core areas for LALIVE ‘s London office are energy, construction and mining. Genevieve Poirier is a commercial arbitration specialist; Lorraine de Germiny is an investment arbitration expert; and Marc Veit works between the firm’s London and Zürich offices. Nicholas Lawn was hired in June 2023 from Van Bael & Bellis (London) LLP.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Flexible, dynamic and professional.’
‘Diverse, dynamic, straightforward, and they get results.’
‘Lorraine de Germiny oozes expertise while being easygoing and helpful.’
‘An excellent boutique firm with first-class service.’
‘Genevieve Poirier is a real standout litigator. Bright, commercially savvy, and excellent to deal with. She's also extremely hardworking and seemingly on-call 24/7.’
‘The way LALIVE staffs cases is brilliant, with the partners very well supported by associates and other juniors.'
‘Marc Veit has an exceptional grasp on the quantum aspects of claims.'
'Robert Bradshaw has an amazing grasp of detail and is always available.'

Key clients

Gate Gourmet Korea
Romania
Prairie Mining
Republic of Latvia
Indiana Resources and Winshear Gold Corporation
Lupaka Gold Corporation

Work highlights

Representing Romania in a $4.75bn ICSID arbitration, initiated by Canadian and UK investors over a gold mining project.
Representing four related Australian and UK entities (Prairie Mining) in two UNCITRAL arbitrations, arising out of a mine and hard coking coal project in Poland.
Acting in two separate ICSID arbitrations in the mining sector against Tanzania, following legislative reforms revoking retention licenses.