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Duncan Speller
Work Department
International Arbitration
Position
Duncan Speller is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department, and Co-Chair of Willkie’s Arbitration Practice Group. Duncan is based in the London office, where he practices International Arbitration and English High Court Litigation.
Duncan is an English barrister. He has significant experience in international arbitration and has successfully represented clients as an advocate on some of the most challenging, high-value and complex cases over the past decade. Duncan has represented clients in over one hundred and fifty institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, sited in both common and civil law jurisdictions, including England, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Germany.
Duncan also has substantial experience of international commercial litigation in both the English Court of Appeal and in the Commercial and Chancery Divisions of the High Court. He has particular experience of arbitration and litigation concerning aviation, oil and gas, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, telecommunications, banking and competition law issues.
Duncan sits as an arbitrator and has been appointed as arbitrator or emergency arbitrator by multiple arbitral institutions.
Education
Inns of Court School of Law, 2001; University of Oxford, B.C.L., 2000; University of Cambridge, B.A., 1999
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Leading individuals)Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP‘s ‘smart, creative team‘ is experienced in disputes under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, SCAI and UNCITRAL rules. The practice also acts in ad hoc arbitrations. Duncan Speller is the global co-chair of the firm’s international arbitration group, while Dharshini Prasad is ‘a very intelligent‘ counsel.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > High yield
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration