Jemma Dhillon > Watson Farley & Williams LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Watson Farley & Williams LLP Offices

15 APPOLD STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2HB
England
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Jemma Dhillon

Work Department
SENIOR ASSOCIATE IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GROUP
Position
Jemma focuses on commercial litigation and international arbitration, acting on cases before the High Court and various arbitration forums.
Jemma has advised on many contractual and other commercial disputes. In particular, these have related to the natural resources, maritime and finance sectors.
She has worked with a variety of clients, including financial institutions, administrators and liquidators of insolvent companies, ship-owning companies and high-net-worth individuals.
Jemma is recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ in Legal 500 UK 2021.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
(Leading associates)With ‘an excellent mix of backgrounds, experience and expertise‘, Watson Farley & Williams LLP‘s 44-strong dispute resolution practice has a significant market reputation for sizeable commercial and corporate litigation in the transport, construction, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and maritime sectors. It has particularly notable experience in disputes concerning offshore wind, solar, biomass and battery storage facilities. The firm also houses specialists in cross-border disputes, where the London dispute resolution team can access the expertise of colleagues in Europe and Asia, as well as the US and Middle East. London dispute resolution group head Rob Fidoe focuses on energy sector disputes, while Charles Buss specialises in maritime litigation, along with commercial and banking disputes. Rebecca Williams ‘keeps an eye on all angles of cases to ensure that work is done to the highest standard’. The department further includes Jemma Dhillon, who acts across the maritime, natural resources, real estate, aviation and finance sectors in major disputes; Mark McAllister-Jones, who focuses on construction, energy, oil and gas, and corporate and joint venture conflicts; and maritime litigator Kelsey Tollady. As of May 2024, Andrew Ward maintains a non-fee-earning role at the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial litigation: mid-market London > Dispute resolution
- Leading associates London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Commodities disputes
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
Firm Rankings
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Commodities disputes
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Finance > Trade finance
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Employment > Immigration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Transport > Rail
- Transport > Shipping
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition