Genevieve Poirier

Partner, London

+44 20 3880 1540

gpoirier@lalive.law

Genevieve Poirier

Genevieve is an arbitration and litigation specialist, advising on the resolution of high-value international commercial disputes. Ranked in all legal directories, she has been hailed as “first class” in Chambers UK, International Arbitration and a “real stand out litigator” in Legal 500 UK, International Arbitration.

Genevieve has acted in some of the world’s largest and most complex cross- border disputes. Her expertise covers a broad range of commercial matters in the telecommunications, energy, insurance, fast moving consumer goods, and financial services sectors; including those arising out of shareholder and joint venture disputes.  She has worked extensively on India-seated and India-related arbitrations, and as counsel and arbitrator in matters involving a number of procedural and substantive laws.

She is experienced with the rules of all the major institutions and a range of arbitral seats including, in particular, London, Paris, Geneva, Stockholm, New York, and Delhi. She serves as Arbitrator and is a Solicitor Advocate with rights of audience in the English High Court.

Recognition

Genevieve is ranked in Chambers UK and is described as “brilliant… very bright and very commercially minded” and lauded as a partner who “convinces through sophistication, leadership and quick comprehension”.
Chambers UK, International Arbitration, 2024 & 2025

Genevieve is ranked as a “Next Generation Partner” and is recognised as a “real standout litigator”. “Bright, commercially savvy, and excellent to deal with. She’s also extremely hardworking and seemingly on-call 24/7”. She is noted for her “great understanding of complex legal matters.” and “meticulous attention to detail”.
Legal 500, UK, International Arbitration, 2023 & 2024

Genevieve is ranked as a “Next Generation Partner” and is recognised as a “a first-rate litigator in both the commercial court and arbitration”.
Legal 500, UK, International Arbitration, 2021 & 2022



Recent conferences

London International Dispute Week - The Role of Intelligence in Litigation and Arbitration: Crafting Strategy, Safeguarding Reputation, Leveraging Evidence
GENEVIEVE POIRIER, Role: Speaker
London, 6 June 2025

Centre for International Legal Studies - Arbitrators, Fraud Concerns and the Courts
GENEVIEVE POIRIER, Role: Speaker, Panel discussion with Justice BR Gavai – Chief Justice of India; Justice Vikram Nath – Judge Supreme Court of India; Mr Tushar Mehta – Solicitor General of India
London, 4 June 2025

9th CARTAL Conference on International Arbitration 2025, National law University Jodhpur - Reconciling Tradition with Innovation: Future proofing Dispute Resolution processes
GENEVIEVE POIRIER, Role: Speaker
Virtual, 25 May 2025

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Career history

  • Partner, LALIVE, 2021 – present
  • Counsel, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP, 2009 – 2021

Academic qualifications

  • LLB, Victoria University (First Class Hons), New Zealand, 2003
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Practices

  • Arbitration - International Commercial

Sectors

  • Banking & Finance
  • Energy
  • Technology

Languages

  • English

Nationality

  • Canadian
  • Irish

Admission

  • England & Wales, 2006 
  • New Zealand, 2003 (Barrister and Solicitor)
“A real stand-out litigator” Legal 500 UK Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, 2024