Lauren is a Senior Associate in the litigation team.

Lauren trained at Withers in London, and cut her teeth on large-scale litigation such as Marathon Asset Management LLP v Seddon and others, which was listed as one of The Lawyer's ‘Top 20' cases of 2016.

Her practice currently focusses on shareholder disputes, insolvency, and fraud. As a dual qualified BVI and English litigator, Lauren's work tends to be high value and cross-border in nature, often involving urgent injunctive relief and coordination between various jurisdictions.
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Me in a minute

When the opportunity came up to take a secondment in the Withers' BVI office, I jumped at the chance.

As a junior lawyer in London, I dealt with cases that touched on offshore jurisdictions. When I'd see exotic sounding addresses on legal documents, I'd always wonder what those places would actually be like in 'real' life. So when the opportunity came up to take a secondment in Withers' BVI office, I jumped at the chance.