Lisa McCreath

Lisa's main areas of expertise include:

Commercial Disputes

Assets Recovery and Enforcement

Arbitration

Regulatory Compliance

Lisa is a key member of Astraea’s commercial disputes, asset recovery and enforcement team and is a dual qualified solicitor in Scotland, England and Wales. Lisa has particular experience of commercial disputes involving cross-border elements or civil fraud, as well as international arbitration and enforcement against sovereign states.

Lisa has conducted and assisted with claims and appeals across the UK court system as well as foreign courts with the support of local counsel. She has advised corporations, financial institutions and individuals across a range of industry sectors, including hospitality, banking, manufacturing, telecoms, energy, technology and government.

In addition to litigation, Lisa’s arbitration portfolio includes claims before many major arbitral institutions and rules including LCIA, ICC and DIAC. She is well versed in the Court’s powers to facilitate arbitration, including through anti-suit injunctions. Lisa also has significant experience of enforcement of arbitral awards in sovereign state-investor disputes. As part of an Astraea team representing foreign investors, Lisa worked on the landmark resolution for the enforcement of an SCC arbitral award against a sovereign state.

Lisa is known for her pragmatic approach, which enables clients to take advice at the earliest opportunity and to develop a cohesive strategy in line with their budgets and goals. She is recognised as a “key lawyer” within Astraea Group and recommended as a “rising star with an amazing ability to handle complex and factually-voluminous cases”.

Law Society of England and Wales

Law Society of Scotland

University of Aberdeen

Bachelor of Laws

2011 - 2015

University of Aberdeen

Professional Legal Practice - DPLP

2015 - 2016