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Natasha Harrison

Founder & Managing Partner

Founder and Managing Partner of the London and New York offices of Pallas, Natasha focuses on complex commercial litigation disputes in the English Courts, internationally and through arbitration. She is the go-to counsel for some of the most important global corporates and her experience lies in high profile, high-value cases for hedge funds, private equity funds, investment banks, corporations and governments.

With a portfolio encompassing high-stakes business disputes, including distressed and sovereign debt investments, special situations, emerging markets, complex finance arrangements and restructurings, she has a reputation as being one of the leading litigators of the most important investor disputes of the last decade.

Top-ranked in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for Commercial Litigation and Banking Litigation, Natasha was also listed by Financial News as one of the 50 Most Influential Lawyers and one of the 100 Most Influential Women in European Finance for the fourth year. She has been selected as one of the world’s leading Commercial Litigation practitioners in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite 2024 report.

Described as a “tour de force”, “a powerhouse”, “one of a kind”, “truly brilliant” and “a first rate litigator” who clients “adore”, Natasha is resourceful and creative; her experience across the board providing strategic litigation advice on an international level is second to none. With winning results across high-stakes international litigation and arbitration, and particular experience in complex financial disputes, special situations and contentious restructurings, clients describe her as being “in the top drawer of litigators in the City”, a “leading light for hedge fund and other high value litigation”, “a tough litigator and a great leader who provides client focused advice” and as “absolutely the person you want in a fight.” She is further described by clients as “phenomenal, with a very good, sophisticated and analytical mind”, “standing head and shoulders above the competition”, “hard to beat” and “formidable”.

Awarded the HERoes Woman Role Model title for the fifth year running in 2023, Natasha is pioneering the way for gender diversity in the workplace, having placed ESG at the foundations of the firm.

 

Natasha Harrison - Profile on The Marque

Credit Suisse AT1 Holders

Acting for institutional and retail holders in proceedings against the Swiss authorities, Credit Suisse and UBS in respect of the write-down of the AT1s and the merger between UBS and Credit Suisse.

 

Private Equity Fund

Acting for one of the world’s top private equity funds in connection with litigation arising out of a significant collapse of a joint venture transaction.

 

Major S90 FSMA Claim

Acting for a significant group of institutional investors in prospectus liability claim against Glencore plc, for amounts in excess of £2 billion.

 

Tuna Bond Litigation

Acting in complex English court proceedings against the Republic of Mozambique and Credit Suisse with respect to the “tuna bond scandal”, where amounts in dispute are over £500m.

 

A Group of Investors in Greensill’s Supply Chain Finance Funds

Advising holders of interests in the supply chain finance funds invested in Greensill to seek to recover shortfall amounts from Credit Suisse.

Inns of Court School of Law, Bar Vocational Course

College of Law, London, Common Professional Examination

Durham University, B.A., Honours, Modern History

Bars

Bar of England & Wales

Solicitor of England & Wales

Chambers UK, Banking Litigation (Band 1) and Commercial and Corporate Litigation (Band 1)

 

Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, Commercial and Corporate Litigation (Band 1)

 

Legal 500 UK, Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail (Hall of Fame)

 

Legal 500 UK, Commercial Litigation: Premium (Hall of Fame)

 

Best Lawyers UK, Arbitration and Mediation (2025)

 

Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers Guide (2024 and 2025)

 

Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide (2023 and 2024)

 

Women in Business Law Awards, Litigator of the Year (2023)

 

Financial News: 50 Most Influential Lawyers (2022 – 2023)

 

Financial News: 100 Most Influential Women in European Finance (2020, 2022 – 2024)

 

Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite 2024 (Commercial Litigation)

 

Who’s Who Legal: Restructuring & Insolvency 2024 (Thought Leader and Recommended)

 

Women in Finance, Legal Adviser of the Year (2021, 2023)

 

Empower Advocate Executive Role Model (2021 – 2024)

 

HERoes Women Executives Role Model (2019 – 2023)

 

Women, Influence and Power in Law awards, ‘Outstanding Winner’ – Leaders in Law (2021)

 

The Lawyer: Hot 100 (2021, 2011)

 

Lawdragon 500 Global Litigation Lawyers Guide (2021)

 

Lawdragon, 500 Leading Lawyers in America Guide (2021)

 

Winner: Best in Litigation, Euromoney Women in Business Law Awards (2015)

 

Super Lawyers, Commercial Litigation, London (2013 – 2015)

 

Lawdragon, Commercial Litigation (2015)

 

Financial News, 40 under 40: The rising stars of legal services (2013)

natasha.harrison@pallasllp.com

+44 20 4574 1001

“Natasha is deservedly one of the most well-regarded solicitors in the London market and provides exceptional advocacy for her clients in complex disputes.”
Chambers UK 2024

“Natasha Harrison is an absolute star offering well considered and accurate assessment of any litigation situation in the shortest of timeframes.”
Legal 500 UK 2024

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