Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Litigation and dispute resolution , Commercial litigation, Commercial arbitration, International arbitration, Public international law

Partner, Paris

Emily is an international arbitration lawyer with over 15 years' experience advising clients on complex international disputes. She is based in Paris and is qualified as both a French Avocat and a Solicitor of England & Wales.

Emily has significant experience of international commercial arbitration and has advised and represented clients in ad hoc commercial arbitrations and proceedings under the auspices of major arbitral institutions, including the ICC, LCIA and SCC, as well as in arbitration-related court proceedings. She also delivers strategic dispute resolution and crisis management advice.

She has broad sector experience, with a specific focus on energy, mining, construction and aviation disputes, and has advised clients in a broad range of jurisdictions, and has particular experience in Francophone and Anglophone Africa, although she advises clients on matters across the globe.

Emily also sits as an arbitrator and is a regular speaker at arbitration conferences.

Emily has been recognised by Expert Guides as a "Rising Star" for Commercial Arbitration in France every year since 2018, named as "One to Watch" for International Arbitration in France in the 2023 and 2024 editions of Best Lawyer and identified as a "Future Leader" by Who's Who Legal. She is also identified as a "key lawyer" of the Paris International Arbitration team by Legal 500.