Sophie Lamont - London
Head of Africa Practice
Sophie Lamont heads the firm's Africa practice. She is a qualified solicitor with experience in commercial litigation, practiced at Norton Rose LLP in London. Sophie has conducted numerous due diligence and litigation support assignments, asset traces and internal investigations. As a strategist, Sophie has also prepared business intelligence reports to support her clients' commercial transactions.
Prior to joining Nardello & Co., Sophie worked on the Business Intelligence and Corporate Investigations teams for a London-based risk management consultancy where she managed numerous investigative and litigation support matters in Africa and elsewhere. Her investigative work included identifying and locating the assets of a high net worth individual in support of proceedings in multiple jurisdictions. She has also worked with lawyers in preparing a litigation strategy and building a case in advance of an anticipated claim in East Africa.
As a lawyer, Sophie focused on general commercial, insurance and reinsurance disputes and defamation. She worked on a number of cases linked to African jurisdictions including advising clients following the collapse of a copper mine in Zambia and also advised a large petrochemical company in defamation matters.
In addition, Sophie has worked in Namibia and Hong Kong and has traveled extensively in South America, the Middle East and Africa. She is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and has just taken part in the Great Ethiopian Run in Addis Ababa.
Sophie Lamont is a graduate of Bristol University, where she earned her BSc in Philosophy and Politics, and BBP Law School.