Alexandra Lyons

Legal Director

EmailAlexandra.Lyons@dlapiper.com

Call+44 7442940799

London

About

Areas of FocusInsurance Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations

Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

Advising on multiple aviation-related coverage claims and litigations across the UK and Ireland, arising from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the Western sanctions response.
Advising on CAR and OAR claims for PD/BI following catastrophic failure of a wind turbine at one of Europe's largest onshore windfarms.
Advising reinsurers on OAR claim following destruction of hydroelectric power plant in India.
Advising on coverage claim for failure of generators at power station in Oman.
Acting for insurer in multi-jurisdictional dispute concerning a series of binding authority agreements including Commercial Court litigation.
Advising numerous London market and international reinsurers in connection with COVID-19 related treaty reinsurance contracts, with a particular focus on reinsurance aggregation and reinstatement issues, including in the landmark appeal from arbitration in Markel International Insurance Co Ltd -v- General Reinsurance AG [2024] EWHC 253 (Comm).
Advising numerous UK and international insurers in connection with COVID-19 related claims exposures concerning property damage and business interruption.
Advising on DE3 cover concerning alleged defective workmanship at high-profile tourist attraction.
Advising excess layer insurers on claim concerning construction dispute over numerous schools in Ireland.
Advising on complex PD and BI coverage issues following the failure of a transformer at a power plant in ROI, and helping them to negotiate a resolution of the multi-million dollar loss impacted by the energy price crisis.
Acting for primary and excess layer insurers on USD1.3bn insurance coverage dispute in the Commercial Court regarding a North Sea jack-up platform.
Advising on significant PD and BI facultative reinsurance claim concerning cable damage at windfarm offshore Germany.
Acting for reinsurers in Trinidad and Tobago litigation concerning coverage dispute following subsea cable failure affecting the electrical grid.

Languages

Education

King’s College London, Law LLB (Hons), 2011

Awards

Rated 'Key Lawyer', Insurance & Reinsurance Litigation, UK Legal 500 2024 with the following testimonials:
- ‘Leon Taylor, Oliver Saunders and Alexandra Lyons are a formidable commercial litigation team, offering clear and concise guidance, and achieving great outcomes for clients.’
- ‘Alexandra Lyons has been particularly prompt in responding to query’s and providing information.’

Prior Experience