Experience

Experience

Arbitrator Appointments

Acting as presiding arbitrator in a USD 32 million LCIA arbitration between a global energy company and a US-based refinery arising under a crude oil supply agreement. The dispute is governed by New York Law, seated in London, and conducted under the 2020 LCIA Arbitration Rules.

Acting as sole arbitrator in a LCIA arbitration concerning an alleged payment default for certain fertiliser. Shipments. The matter involves Zambian and Emirati parties and is being conducted under the 2020 LCIA Arbitration Rules, with English law governing the arbitration’s substance and procedure.

Acting as presiding arbitrator in a dispute concerning the transport and sales of 40,000 MT of gasoil.  The dispute concerns UK and Ghanian parties and is being conducted under the 2020 LCIA Arbitration Rules, with English law governing the substance and procedure of the dispute. The matter involves a nonparticipating respondent party and parallel Ghanian court proceedings. 

Acted as presiding arbitrator in a consolidated multi-party (Swiss, Cypriot and Russian) LCIA arbitration arising out of a MoU and Personal Guarantee concerning payments under a loan agreement. The dispute was conducted under the 2020 LCIA Arbitration Rules, with English law governing the arbitration’s substance and procedure. The dispute involved numerous procedural applications, including for bifurcation, emergency measures, the withdrawal of certain claims and parties, and the issuance of an interim cost award.   

Acted as sole arbitrator in a dispute arising from back-to-back aircraft purchase and sale agreements governed by English law.  The arbitration was conducted under the 2014 LCIA Rules and seated in London. The matter involved a non-participating respondent party and parallel U.S. state court proceedings in Oklahoma. 

Acted as sole arbitrator in a dispute arising out of a program partnership agreement for the provision of private aircraft hire. The arbitration was conducted under the 2014 LCIA Rules and seated in London, with English law governing. 

Acted as co-arbitrator on a three-member tribunal, where the parties' dispute concerned their respective obligations under an English-law governed joint venture shareholder agreement concerning a real estate project in Scotland.  The arbitration was conducted under the 2014 LCIA Arbitration Rules and seated in London. 

Acted as presiding arbitrator in an aviation dispute concerning the parties’ respective obligations under a Component Support Agreement, pursuant to which the claimant supplier provided the respondent customer certain services for the supply, repair, and overhaul of aircraft components for use in the respondent’s aircraft. The arbitration was conducted under the 2014 LCIA Arbitration Rules, seated in London, and governed by English law. 

Advisory / Counsel

Acting as lead counsel for a major US-based technology company in a DIFC-LCIA arbitration concerning alleged breaches of a Teaming Agreement to provide smart metering services to a UAE water and electricity authority. The arbitration is governed by English law, seated in the DIFC, and valued at USD 60 million.

Served as lead counsel for the largest private Indian construction company in an ICC proceeding brought by Mozambique and its Ministry of Transportation and Communications in relation to a USD 3 billion deep-water port and rail project. The proceeding was governed by Mozambican law and seated in Maputo. 

Acted as counsel for a US oil and gas major against a port authority in relation to the interpretation of a long-term lease and corresponding commercial arrangements for conservancy dues associated with the passage of ships and goods through the terminal in question.  The matter was valued at USD 170 million, governed by English law, and seated in London. 

Acted as lead counsel to a Saudi energy company and its Ukrainian subsidiary in a DIAC arbitration against Chinese EPC contractors concerning the significant delay in the construction of a solar power plant project in Ukraine. The dispute was governed by English law and seated in London. 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Vanderbilt University Law School: Juris Doctorate (2006)
  • Michigan State University:
  • Bachelor of Arts, International Relations (2002)
  • Bachelor of Science, Agriculture & Natural Resources Communications (2002)
  • Certified Specializations: Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Environmental Economics

Bar Admissions

  • Solicitor-Advocate of the Higher Courts of England and Wales (Civil Division) (2016)
  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (2013)
  • Washington D.C. (2008)
  • Texas (2006)

Selected Professional Membership and Activities

  • ICC International Court of Arbitration, Court Member for the United States of America 
  • LCIA Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, EDI Champion & Steering Committee Member
  • Queen Mary University of London, School of International Arbitration, Guest Lecturer 
  • International Bar Association ("IBA") Task Force 
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ("CIArb") 
  • 2025 CIArb Professional Practice Guidelines on Third-Party Funding in International Commercial Arbitration, Task Force Member and Drafting Committee 
  • Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Executive Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee (2025-Present) 
  • London International Disputes Week (LIDW), Finance and Sponsorship Committee 
  • International Arbitration Charity Ball Committee 
  • Arbitral Women