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Rachael O'Grady
Work Department
International Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
Rachael O’Grady is a partner in the International Arbitration practice at Mayer Brown International LLP. A solicitor advocate, she focuses on international commercial and bilateral investment treaty arbitration and public international law. She also has a particular academic interest in the laws of outer space and is becoming increasingly well-known in this field.
Rachael has acted as counsel and advocate for claimants and respondents in both investment treaty and commercial arbitrations (including under the under the ICSID, ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, LMAA, CAS and ad hoc rules). These disputes have spanned a wide range of industries, including the satellite, telecommunications, mining, energy and retail/hospitality sectors. Rachael has particular experience in large-scale investment disputes in Africa and the Middle East.
In addition to her native English, Rachael speaks French, Spanish and Portuguese. She joined Mayer Brown in 2011 and was based in the firm’s Paris office before moving to London in 2014.
Languages
- English
- French
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Education
The College of Law, London, LLB, Honours
The College of Law, London, LPC
The College of Law, London, Graduate Diploma in Law
University of Birmingham, BA, with honors, Modern History and Modern Languages
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Next Generation Partners)Mayer Brown International LLP‘s London practice represents clients in commercial and corporate disputes concerning energy, infrastructure, and leisure. The group is also active in new areas such as outer space and hydrogen-related claims. Raid Abu-Manneh is ‘competent, helpful and dedicated‘; Mark Stefanini is London energy disputes leader; Miles Robinson track record includes ICC, LCIA and LMAA arbitrations; Kwadwo Sarkodie is a Sub-Saharan Africa specialist; and Luiz Aboim is ‘a diligent disputes lawyer‘. The group also features partners Rachael O’Grady, Stephen Moi and recently-elevated Sam Prentki, along with senior associates Volodymyr Yaremko, Jawad Ahmad, Jonathan Cohen and Sang Joon Park.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Trade finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Finance > High yield
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+