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Emily Wood KC of Essex Court Chambers brings a background in complex commercial cases to difficult art law matters.
Emily Wood KC is an accomplished barrister adept in handling matters involving LIBOR manipulation, swaps issues and sale disputes. She regularly acts for a range of major financial organisations, along with business networks and private equity firms.
Emily Wood KC concentrates her practice on high-value, complex international commercial arbitration and has particular expertise in handling challenges to arbitral awards. She has substantial experience of arbitrations conducted under ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ICSID rules. In addition to her work as counsel, she also takes sole arbitrator appointments.
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Provided by Chambers
"She is great technically and really easy to work with."
"She is good at providing legal analysis that the client can understand."
"Emily is phenomenal. She is a brilliant advocate, who is great on the strategy."
"Emily's interventions and questions are excellent. She clearly has a grip of the complex issues that arise in this space. She's a silk to watch."
"Emily is able to distil complex legal principles into commercially pragmatic advice."
"Emily Wood is phenomenal. Very bright, she has complete mastery of the material."
"Emily is brilliant and incredibly hard-working. She is across everything, gives matters her all and knows exactly what she's doing."
"She is extremely clever and a fantastic strategic barrister. She is very user-friendly, and you can put her in front of clients and they love her."
"She's outstandingly good."
"She is great technically and really easy to work with."
"She is good at providing legal analysis that the client can understand."
"Emily is phenomenal. She is a brilliant advocate, who is great on the strategy."
"Emily's interventions and questions are excellent. She clearly has a grip of the complex issues that arise in this space. She's a silk to watch."
"Emily is able to distil complex legal principles into commercially pragmatic advice."
"Emily Wood is phenomenal. Very bright, she has complete mastery of the material."
"Emily is brilliant and incredibly hard-working. She is across everything, gives matters her all and knows exactly what she's doing."
"She is extremely clever and a fantastic strategic barrister. She is very user-friendly, and you can put her in front of clients and they love her."
"She's outstandingly good."
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