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About
Provided by Guglielmo Verdirame KC
Practice Areas
Lord Verdirame KC specialises in public international law, international arbitration (especially investment treaty arbitration and inter-state arbitration), human rights and constitutional law. His practice covers the full range of public international law including international dispute resolution; immunities; foreign investment protection; law of the sea; territorial and maritime boundary disputes; status of territories; human rights; use of force; law of armed conflict; international organisations; sanctions; trade.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Guglielmo Verdirame KC of Twenty Essex is an experienced international human rights silk. He is instructed in sensitive and complex matters pertaining to interstate and intrastate conflicts, as well as advising on asylum and refugee law.
Lord Verdirame is active in a broad spectrum of PIL work, tackling cases dealing with international human rights, BITs and inter-state disputes. He is a noted academic in this area, and has appeared before UK courts and various international arbitration tribunals including the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
Lord Guglielmo Verdirame KC is recognised for his sophisticated international arbitration practice. He has notable experience advising on high-value investment treaty disputes, representing a host of sovereign states and multinational companies. He has appeared before various international arbitration tribunals including the Permanent Court of Arbitration, ICSID and UNCITRAL.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Guglielmo is stellar. He's very sophisticated in his understanding of international law issues, a compelling advocate, and someone whose knowledge and expertise are obvious and evident."
"Guglielmo is extremely able and polished. He's extremely well liked by solicitors and clients. We trust him to deliver pithy, razor-sharp advice. He hits the nail on the head every time."
"Lord Verdirame KC represents an unbelievable combination of a brilliant legal mind, experience and a complete grasp of factual detail of the case. You want him to be your lead barrister in a hearing."
"Lord Verdirame has a real talent for reducing complex concepts to digestible submissions that judges will listen to."
"Guglielmo is super clever, measured and thoughtful in his approach and a persuasive and elegant advocate."
"Guglielmo is an outstanding lawyer! He is very experienced and dedicated to humans right work."
"Guglielmo is stellar. He's very sophisticated in his understanding of international law issues, a compelling advocate, and someone whose knowledge and expertise are obvious and evident."
"Guglielmo is stellar. He's very sophisticated in his understanding of international law issues, a compelling advocate, and someone whose knowledge and expertise are obvious and evident."
"Guglielmo is extremely able and polished. He's extremely well liked by solicitors and clients. We trust him to deliver pithy, razor-sharp advice. He hits the nail on the head every time."
"Lord Verdirame KC represents an unbelievable combination of a brilliant legal mind, experience and a complete grasp of factual detail of the case. You want him to be your lead barrister in a hearing."
"Lord Verdirame has a real talent for reducing complex concepts to digestible submissions that judges will listen to."
"Guglielmo is super clever, measured and thoughtful in his approach and a persuasive and elegant advocate."
"Guglielmo is an outstanding lawyer! He is very experienced and dedicated to humans right work."
"Guglielmo is stellar. He's very sophisticated in his understanding of international law issues, a compelling advocate, and someone whose knowledge and expertise are obvious and evident."
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