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 is hailed as “first class” in Chambers UK, International Arbitration, 2024 and a “real stand out litigator” in Legal 500 UK, International Arbitration, 2023. 

Genevieve has acted in some of the world’s largest and most complex cross border disputes. Her experience covers a broad range of commercial matters in the telecommunications, energy, insurance, and financial services sectors, including shareholder and joint venture disputes. She has worked extensively on India-seated and India-related arbitrations, as well as CIS-related disputes.

She is experienced in the arbitration rules of all the major institutions, including the ICC, LCIA and AAA, as well as the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, and a variety of arbitral seats including London, Geneva, Stockholm, New York, and Vienna. 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 quoted as “first class”, “excellent” and “a pleasure to work with”.
Chambers UK, International Arbitration, 2024 

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”.
Legal 500, UK, International Arbitration, 2023



Recent publications

Lifestyle v. Hornby Street and others – Judgment of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Genevieve Poirier, Katherine Jonckheere
In: Jus Mundi, May 2022

Recent conferences

Society of Construction Law – India International Conference
Advocacy in Construction Arbitration
GENEVIEVE POIRIER, Speaker
Delhi, 10 December 2023

ILFA 2023 European Conference European Opportunity
GENEVIEVE POIRIER, Speaker
London, 27 June 2023

Istanbul Arbitration Week – ISTAW
Global Developments affecting Turkey and the region
Genevieve Poirier, Speaker
Istanbul, 10 October 2022

ASA European Valuation Conference
Effective cooperation of legal counsels and quantum experts
GENEVIEVE POIRIER, Speaker
Prague, 24 May 2022

Swiss Arbitration Centre Innovation Conference
Remuneration of arbitrators – what is enough, but not too much
GENEVIEVE POIRIER, Moderator
Geneva, 3 February 2022

International Arbitration Summit
All eyes on you – ethics in arbitration
GENEVIEVE POIRIER, Speaker
London, 11 October 2021

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

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