Emily is a Director in the London office who specialises in managing construction and engineering disputes. Emily acts for developers, funders, contractors, sub-contractors, insurers and construction professionals (such as architects, engineers, project managers) on domestic and international projects.
Emily has experience of a wide range of dispute resolution procedure, including arbitration under ICC rules, adjudication, mediation, and litigation in the Technology and Construction Court.
Emily also provides risk management / disputes avoidance advice to clients and delivers workshops on this topic, as well as acting on the pre-action stages of potential disputes to manage escalation of issues for a client’s business. Emily provides pragmatic and commercial legal advice, driving a matter to a suitable resolution.
Emily has presented at various industry / client events (both in the UK and internationally, with a particular focus on Germany and Austria).
Emily previously completed a secondment at an insurance broker, managing construction and solicitor professional indemnity claims for insureds on projects in the UK and internationally.
Prior to commencing her legal training, Emily worked for a power and automation technologies’ leader, on international oil and gas projects. Emily previously studied in Germany, where she obtained an LLM.
Emily is a co-author of “International Construction Disputes: A Practitioner’s Guide”, October 2022, by Hart Publishing.
Emily was previously listed as ‘Rising Star’ in consecutive years in The Legal 500 and in the ‘Hall of Fame’ as a leading associate.