Lily Mortimer

Lily is a Supervising Associate and Solicitor-Advocate in the Disputes and Investigations team at Simmons & Simmons, specialising in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Her recent experience includes defending a high-value dishonest assistance claim in the banking industry and acting on a range of aircraft leasing disputes. She also has experience acting in cross-border arbitrations and advising on contentious regulatory investigations.

Lily has also been secretary of Simmons’ gender network The Number One Club (TNOC) since around 2019, and is a regular contributor to its committee meetings and events. Recently, Lily has led on TNOC’s webinars for International Women’s Day in 2022 with UN Women (exploring what the UN has done to improve gender parity within its organisation) and in 2023 with Joy Burnford (discussing themes from her book “Don’t Fix Women” and, with a panel of her Simmons colleagues, how to drive male engagement in gender equality issues).

Lily holds a law degree from the University of Cambridge, as well as an MA (LPC with Business) from BPP University and Higher Rights of Audience from the University of Law. As part of her MA (LPC) qualification, Lily conducted a research project on gender balance in modern law firms.