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Lauren Banner

Associate

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Lauren is an Associate in the Commercial Dispute Resolution Group and International Arbitration group. 

Lauren supports clients with resolving a range of complex, cross-border commercial disputes, including breach of contract claims, breach of copyright and confidence and fraudulent misrepresentation claims.

Lauren acts for clients in a number of sectors including Consumer, TMT, Education with a particular focus on the Energy and Renewables sector.  

Lauren’s experience includes a secondment to Drax Group PLC where she worked alongside Deputy General Counsel and internal stakeholders.

 

Lauren’s recent experience includes:

  • acting for leading multinational travel and meetings program management company in intellectual property dispute
  • representing a Middle-Eastern NOC in a USD30bn ad-hoc arbitration, seated in Geneva and administered by the PCA
  • advising on contract termination provisions, assessing both the legal and commercial risks associated with terminating a contract of substantial value
  • acting for a joint venture of oil and gas majors in Stockholm seated ICC arbitral proceedings regarding a price review dispute 
  • acting for global services provider in defending €300m+ IP infringement claims in the English High Court
  • acting for an energy supplier in a wide-ranging regulatory investigations by the UK energy sector regulator, Ofgem
  • acting for a University to defend a £106m misrepresentation claim concerning research into potential brain cancer treatments before the Technology and Construction Court
  • Lauren is actively involved in our corporate social responsibility projects. Lauren is acting as one of the lead Associates in the Firm’s largest pro bono project, working to relocate former members of the Afghan Judiciary following the 2021 removal of the coalition Government by the Taliban.
  • Lauren is a member of our internal Growth Forum.
  • Lauren is also a member of the Junior Lawyers Division and plays for our firm’s netball team.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice
  • LLB (Hons) Law
 
Lauren Banner

Associate

Lauren Banner

Associate

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