Anna is a disputes specialist with a broad practice spanning complex, high-value commercial litigation and international arbitration. Anna takes a hands-on, tailored approach to every case, focusing on achieving the best possible outcome for clients with minimum business and reputational disruption.
Anna has particular expertise in insurance, with over 10 years’ experience representing policyholders in high-value coverage disputes concerning “Bermuda Form” excess liability policies. She acts for policyholders in a wide range of insurance and reinsurance disputes before the English Courts and all the major arbitral institutions.
Anna also has significant experience acting for clients in the energy and natural resources sectors. Early in her career she worked in-house at Petrobras in Brazil, where she handled disputes, investigations and ESG-related risks. She has since acted for and against international energy and mining companies in disputes around the globe involving environmental damage, breach of contract and warranty, fraud, corruption and ESG.
Anna is a recognised voice on ESG issues and speaks regularly on ESG topics including greenwashing and supply chain disputes.
Anna is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.
Background
Anna graduated from the University of Oxford. She joined Enyo Law in 2015, having previously trained and worked in the London and Madrid offices of a major City firm.
- Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation Fund & Ors v Novo Banco S.A.[2018] UKSC 34 on appeal from [2016] EWCA Civ 1092
- Global Energy Horizons Corporation v Gray[2019] EWHC 1260 (Ch) (21 May 2019)
- Fielding & Another v Burnden Holdings (UK) Limited (in liquidation)[2018] UKSC 14
- Karam Al Sadeq v Dechert LLP & Ors; Jihad Quzmar v Dechert LLP & Another [2021] EWHC 1149; [2022] EWHC 1197; [2023] EWHC 795
Insurance
- Represented a major US agrochemical company in a series of high-value London arbitrations against Bermuda and London Market insurers concerning mass tort and long-tail environmental liabilities in the United States.
- Represented a major agricultural company in a series of high-value Bermuda Form arbitrations seeking recovery for alleged property damage and personal injury claims relating to a widely-used herbicide.
- Representing a US multinational in a series of insurance arbitrations, with aggregate claims exceeding US$1 billion.
- Acting for a US manufacturing company in three insurance arbitrations concerning property damage and personal injury claims brought by groups of individuals, local councils and public authorities in the UK, including claims for extensive building remediation.
- Advising a US manufacturing company on coverage issues arising from product liability claims in Europe and the United States.
- Advised shareholders of an international insurance company on the scope of regulatory powers exercised against the company and potential rights of action against the FCA.
- Acted for an international insurance company in a politically sensitive dispute with its regulator and auditor, involving a regulatory decision to withdraw the company's licence due to concerns over governance and internal risk management.
- Advising a large international insurance company in connection with multiple high-value claims brought by aviation industry clients, and the insurer's own reinsurance position in respect of those claims.
International Arbitration
- Acted for a UK company in a multi-million dollar claim against an international mining company involving allegations of fraud and corruption connected to mining operations in Sierra Leone.
- Advising an international mining company in a multi-party, high-value dispute involving allegations of environmental damage, breach of contract and fraud.
- Acted for a renewable energy business in relation to technical disputes arising out of EPC and Operating and Maintenance Agreements for solar parks in the UK.
Commercial Litigation
- Represented a FTSE 100 company in a £100 million class action brought by investors alleging that statements in investment prospectuses were untrue or misleading.
- Represented a former director of a FTSE 100 financial services company in defence of allegations of breach of contract, negligence and fraud.
- Acted for sellers in a multi-million pound private equity transaction accused of committing fraud to inflate the deal price.
- Acted for the former Chairman of Deutsche Bank in his successful defence of claims that he was required to account to a Canadian green energy fund for alleged secret profits exceeding US$100 million, including hidden interests in South Texan oilfields.
- Acted for the Bank of Portugal in a successful jurisdictional challenge before the Supreme Court relating to decisions taken in connection with the collapse of Banco Espírito Santo and the formation of Novo Banco.
- Member, Arbitral Women
- Member, LCIA Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
- University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership
