Focusing on litigation and broader disputes strategies, Fiona’s portfolio encompasses high-profile finance litigation, restructuring and insolvency-related litigation, commercial litigation, shareholder disputes and sovereign debt disputes. She frequently litigates both before the English Courts and other fora, in complex, multi-jurisdictional and novel situations. Fiona also has a strong advisory practice working with clients to understand litigation risk and develop litigation strategies ahead of time.
Fiona’s expert litigation skills combined with commercial nous has resulted in a proven track record in her cases. She has successfully represented numerous bondholder and lender groups in English litigation, as well as in contentious restructurings where she is able to contribute authoritative technical knowledge with litigation savvy. Fiona has a prolific record in commercial litigations before the English High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Her quality and work is recognised by longstanding rankings in the major directories. Fiona is currently ranked as a Leading Individual in Chambers UK and Legal 500 UK for Banking Litigation and Commercial Litigation. She is also ranked for and Restructuring/Insolvency in Chambers UK. Her clients describe her as “a class act” who is ”an impressive litigation lawyer with an encyclopaedic knowledge of her matters”, “brilliant at weaving through the course of litigation” and “a trusted advisor on any form of dispute” who is “highly regarded for her work in complex cross-border cases”. She is praised for being “extremely clever and erudite”, “easy to deal with”, “approachable and on the ball” and “skilled at managing difficult dynamics”. Fiona won Securities Litigator of the Year at the IFLR European Women in Business Law Awards 2023 and was included in The Lawyer’s “Hot 100” list 2023.
