Tracy Lacey-Smith
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Litigation
Band 3
About
Provided by Tracy Lacey-Smith
Practice Areas
Tracy guides clients through commercial disputes using mediation, settlement negotiations and litigation, often advising on matters with multi-jurisdictional elements. She has considerable expertise in enforcing restrictive covenants and dealing with shareholder and boardroom disputes as well as complex contractual matters, professional negligence issues, and insurance disputes.
Tracy also has niche expertise in negligence claims against regulatory organisations, professionals and public bodies.
Career
Curwens Solicitors (1999-2006): Trainee Solicitor (1999-2002), appointed Head of Employment (2003), made Partner (2006); SA Law LLP (2007 - present): Partner and Head of Employment (2007-2010), becoming Joint Head of Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution in 2010.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association; Association of Women Solicitors.
Chambers Review
UK
Tracy Lacey-Smith is the joint head of the commercial litigation team at SA Law. She acts on litigation involving insolvency, tax and contractual issues and also has expertise in professional negligence claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Tracy was excellent to work with: she's very professional, astute and tenacious."
"She's a real firm favourite with clients. She's supremely approachable, strategic and experienced with a very calm manner for communicating. I really enjoy working with her."
"My experience with her is that she has been very good and impressive. She's a very capable partner in the background of our matters and does solid work."
"I have worked with Tracy for years and her commercial and litigation guidance has been excellent, coupled with a proactive and responsive working style. I am extremely happy with her service."
"She delivers an outstanding service."
"Tracy was excellent to work with: she's very professional, astute and tenacious."
"She's a real firm favourite with clients. She's supremely approachable, strategic and experienced with a very calm manner for communicating. I really enjoy working with her."
"My experience with her is that she has been very good and impressive. She's a very capable partner in the background of our matters and does solid work."
"I have worked with Tracy for years and her commercial and litigation guidance has been excellent, coupled with a proactive and responsive working style. I am extremely happy with her service."
"She delivers an outstanding service."