Mr William Cecil > Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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1 New Fetter Lane
LONDON
EC4A 1AN
England
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Mr William Cecil
Work Department
Contentious maritime, offshore oil and gas and energy
Position
Managing Partner of the London office and Head of the Dispute resolution team in London.
Career
William has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration matters for clients in the shipping, offshore oil and gas and energy industries. He has represented clients in arbitrations conducted under many of the commonly used rules, including the ICC, LCIA and LMAA and in proceedings before the English Courts (the Commercial Court, the TCC and the Court of Appeal).
William is a co-author of the fifth edition of the Law of Shipbuilding Contracts, published May 2020 (Informa Law from Routledge). The other co-authors of this edition are Simon Curtis and Ian Gaunt, the President of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (2017-2020).
William is a co-author of a chapter on Offshore Vessel Construction Disputes within Global Arbitration Review’s Guide to Energy Arbitrations (Fourth Edition). He is also a co-author of the chapter on shipbuilding contracts governed by the law of England and Wales in Getting The Deal Through- Shipbuilding 2021: England and Wales.
Alongside his litigation and arbitration practice, William also assists clients in drafting and negotiating shipbuilding contracts and various forms of offshore contracts.
Memberships
ADMISSIONS
England and Wales
Solicitor Advocate, Higher Rights of Audience (Civil)
Education
B.S.C. (Hons), Psychology, Bristol University, 1990
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP ‘s ‘international arbitration team excels at coordinating cross-border disputes with parallel proceedings in different jurisdictions‘. The group has industry experience in energy, renewables, oil and gas, and construction and engineering projects. International arbitration leader Melanie Willems
‘sees the bigger commercial picture‘, and Markus Esly acts in arbitrations under all the major international rules, including ICC and LCIA. William Cecil is London disputes head, while counsel Robert Blackett is an expert in engineering and construction arbitrations.