Laura Askew

Laura is a Managing Associate in the Innovation department. She is a disputes lawyer with over 10 years' experience resolving disputes for clients in a broad range of sectors.

Laura has worked on disputes in the technology, oil and gas, telecoms, banking, private equity, shipping and IT sectors (amongst others). Laura also has experience of international disputes, having worked in the Dubai office of an international law firm.

Laura has experience of litigation, arbitration and mediation, and holds Higher Rights of Audience in the Civil Courts of England and Wales.

Key Experience

• Advising a private equity firm in relation to an earn-out dispute. The dispute involved the acquisition of a technology company.
• Acting for a sports-technology company in relation to a cross-border contractual dispute, involving a defendant in South Korea.
• Advising a private equity firm in relation to a claim for a breach of warranty. The claim concerned the client's acquisition of a technology company.
• Advising a professional services firm on the successful renegotiation of a substantial technology contract.
• Advising an investment management firm in relation to a potential claim regarding a mortgage-backed securitisation structure.
• Acting for an oil and gas company in relation to a contractual dispute (involving a finance document) which proceeded to a trial in the High Court (with a successful outcome for the client).
• Advising an international shipping company in High Court proceedings concerning a dispute regarding Bills of Exchange.

Career History

Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Director, Deloitte Legal
Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (Dubai)
Trainee Solicitor, Clifford Chance LLP
College of law, GDL and LPC (LLB)
The University of Manchester, Politics, Philosophy and Economics (BA Hons)