Merryl Lawry-White > Debevoise & Plimpton LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Merryl Lawry-White

Position
Merryl Lawry-White is member of Debevoise & Plimpton’s International Dispute Resolution Group based in London.
Ms. Lawry-White’s practice includes contentious and advisory work across public international law, investment treaty arbitration, commercial arbitration, international humanitarian law, human rights and transitional justice. She acts as counsel on claims and complaints brought before the International Court of Justice, the WTO, international conciliation commissions, UN human rights treaty bodies, domestic courts, as well as arbitral tribunals established under the ICSID Convention, the UNCITRAL Rules, the ICC, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA rules, and other regional arbitration rules. Ms. Lawry-White has completed advanced advocacy training.
Ms Lawry-White is also a member of the firm’s public international law and business integrity groups. She regularly assists clients with queries related to a variety of public international law matters, as well as business and human rights and environmental concerns, such as modern slavery acts statements and other areas of environmental and business and human rights risk. Ms. Lawry-White is a member of the International Bar Association’s Subcommitee on ESG.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory