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Lauren Kennedy

Associate

Lauren is a Senior Legal Specialist in the Advanced Delivery Legal team. 

She joined in September 2016. Lauren previously completed a secondment with the Equity Capital Markets team in London in 2019 and has completed two secondments with one client in 2017 and 2019 in relation to a long running FCA investigation matter.

She has experience in various dispute matters including litigation, arbitration and investigation cases, however, she is primarily involved in projects with an investigatory focus. In particular, Lauren maintained a regular work flow from the London team connected to the prior mentioned long running FCA investigation matter, including both large scale and targeted document review exercises and drafting chronologies amongst other tasks.

Lauren is undertaking the Belfast Training Contract and recently completed a six month secondment in the London Litigation and Investigations Team where she furthered her investigations experience as she assisted with a long running investigations matter, an internal financial investigation and a whistle blowing investigation matter. Lauren also gained experience on a procurement litigation matter during this time.

Recently Lauren has assisted on a long running CFTC matter, providing support to both the London and US Investigations teams in connection with subpoena requests and internal fact finding.

Qualifications

Academic

LLB, Queen's University, Belfast, 2016
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.