Hogan Lovells 2024 Election Impact and Congressional Outlook Report
Akima Paul Lambert
Partner Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Dually qualified in New York and England & Wales , Akima Paul Lambert is a solicitor advocate who focuses on high-stakes, bet-the-company commercial litigation and arbitration often with a multijurisdictional element. Clients describe her as ‘professional’ ‘brilliant’ and ‘dedicated to the task’, ‘responsive and diligent’ , ‘very capable of handling complex matters’ and ‘always delivering what she promises’.
She has worked across almost every industry and sector including for corporates, pharma, health, products, tech, banking and finance. Her cases range from solicitor professional negligence in the Bahamas, earn-out M&A disputes, multi million dollar environmental remediation litigation, ICSID arbitration in the energy sector, and large scale fraud in Ukraine.
Akima has been featured in Legal 500 as a Next Generation Litigation Partner for the last 4 years and is a Member of the International Court of Arbitration.
In addition to her practice, Akima is deeply committed to pro bono and has worked on and co-ordinated a range of human rights pro bono matters. These include processing applications for Windrush migrants and supervising citizenship applications for minors.
Akima spearheaded the creation of the firm’s Caribbean Desk, a cross-office capability specifically set up to advise clients on transactions, projects and disputes in the region.
Representative experience
Defending a global pharmaceutical manufacturer in its defence of a US$50m claim brought pursuant to an SPA
Representing a telecom company in a multimillion dollar expert determination process
Representing a mining company based in Zimbabwe in bringing claims against a Scottish private equity company for breach of contract
Acting for one of the world’s leading oil and gas companies in complex litigation involving a siphoning payment scheme in the sum of US$250m*
Representing the Government of Grenada in ICSID proceedings brought by an energy company*
Representing a Cypriot company in LCIA proceedings and associated Cypriot proceedings brought in respect of a contractual agreement*
Representing a Cypriot company and a private individual in SCC proceedings brought in respect of a fraudulent transaction*
Representing a leading fresh food producer based in Latin America in ad-hoc arbitration proceedings under a freight agreement and related long-term supply agreements in the EU *
Acting for a device manufacturer defending product liability claims
Representing a multinational bank on investigations, disputes and regulatory matters, including LIBOR, FX, and Treasuries, involving the FCA and SFO; BaFin; CONSOB; and CFTC, SEC, and DOJ in the U.S.
Representing Dexia Crediop and Intesa SanPaolo in securing a €36m judgment against the Italian region of Piedmont over long-term financing arrangements and derivative transactions
Representing National Bank of Abu Dhabi on successfully challenging the jurisdiction of the English courts over two disputes brought by Middle Eastern counterparties on forum non conveniens
Representing BAT Industries in proceedings arising from the US$1bn clean-up of the Fox River in the U.S., including proceedings brought against BAT in arbitration
Representing Human Dignity Trust in a joint intervention which saw a law in Belize that disproportionately affects homosexual men ruled unconstitutional
Acting for a device manufacturer defending product liability claims
Assisting with responses to product safety queries into a global company's processes
Assisting with the defense of an international tobacco group in various jurisdictions including managing a large scale outsourced disclosure exercise
Successfully securing €36m judgment for a bank in connection with an Italian region’s dispute of specific derivative transactions*
Advised a Middle Eastern financial institution on a range of matters, including successfully challenging the jurisdiction of the English courts*
Advised The Center for Reproductive Rights in securing UN recommendations to overturn El Salvador’s criminalization of abortion*
Represented BAT Industries in proceedings arising from the $1bn clean-up of the Fox River in the U.S., including proceedings brought by BAT in the High Court*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., London School of Economics, 2018
- LPC, BPP Law School, 2006
- Maîtrise en Droit, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 2005
- M.A. (Hons), University of Cambridge, 2005
Bar admissions and qualifications
- New York
- Solicitor, England and Wales
Memberships
- Member, International Court of Arbitration (2024-2027)
- Member, Litigation Committee - International Bar Association, Young Litigators Co-Chair (2023-2025)
- Advisory Board Member, London Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration
- Steering Committee of the employee network group: Breaking Barriers, the London arm of HL Women
- Chair and Founder, Society of Caribbean Lawyers, the first society established in London for lawyers of Caribbean heritage
- Chair, Hogan Lovells Caribbean Desk
- Founder, Creating Pathways, the first cross-firm mentoring Programme for black and minority ethnic mid-level lawyers in the City of London
- Former Diplomat, Government of Grenada’s Ambassador to the Holy See (2018-2023)
- Former President and Founder, Grenada Youth and Students Association - a social and community organisation raising funds for educational objectives in Grenada