Senior Associate at K&L Gates LLP (London and Frankfurt). Fellow of Clare Hall, a college in the University of Cambridge. Visiting Lecturer in international commercial law at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (Austria). Admitted in England and Wales as a Solicitor-Advocate, in Germany as a Rechtsanwalt and in Ireland and Northern Ireland as a Solicitor. Certified Court Translator (English/German)
Current activity
Professional focus
- Banking and finance
- insurance
- corporate (especially M&A and joint ventures)
- construction and infrastructure
- shipping and shipbuilding
- general commercial law
- Strong regional expertise in Central and Eastern Europe.
Areas of law
My career
- LLB (Hons), The College of Law of England and Wales
- MA (Hons), University of St Andrews
- Formerly Marie-Curie Research Fellow at the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge
- 2008-2015 Associate at White & Case LLP in the London, Berlin and Moscow offices
Arbitration experience
Counsel in over 20 arbitrations. Also acted in the English High Court in cases under the Arbitration Act 1996.
Publications
- "Challenges Against Awards and Enforcement”, chapter in the Singapore Academy of Law Practitioners’ Guide to Investment Arbitration (in press; with Khawar Qureshi QC)
- “Notes on the Cultural Dimension of International Commercial Arbitration”, SAR vol. 5 issue 1, pp. 29-35 (with Ian Meredith)
- “DIS kicks off rules overhaul”, LexisPSL news article, 6 June 2016
- “Non-Damages Remedies in International Arbitration”, LexisPSL practice note, 2016 (with Ian Meredith)
- “Challenging the Tribunal’s Jurisdiction and Anti-Suit Injunctions in Germany”, LexisPSL practice note, 2016 (with Johann v. Pachelbel)
- “Interim Measures in Support of Arbitration in Germany”, LexisPSL practice note, 2016 (with Johann v. Pachel
Languages
- English
- German
- Polish
- Russian
Memberships
- The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Arbitration Club
- British-German Jurists' Association
- German-Irish Law
- Business Association