Michelle Bradfield
Global Guide 2024
Band 5 : International Arbitration
About
Provided by Michelle Bradfield
Career
Michelle Bradfield has more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer, with a focus on complex international arbitration often involving public international law. She advises and represents states and private entities on a wide array of matters, including investment treaty arbitration, international commercial arbitration, and boundary and maritime disputes.
Michelle has significant experience in investor-state arbitration and commercial arbitration. She is regularly involved in "bet-the-company" disputes and has worked for numerous FTSE 100 and Fortune 100 companies in disputes around the globe, including in the United States, Australia, India, Sudan, China, Spain, Brazil, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, she has worked for many States, including Australia, Malaysia, Croatia, Turkey, Barbados, Oman, China and sovereign wealth funds.
She lectures on boundary disputes and investment treaty arbitrations at King's College London and has published extensively on these subjects. Prior to working in London, Michelle was a Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge.
Practice Areas
Global Disputes
ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)
Chambers Review
Global
Michelle Bradfield demonstrates notable strength in advising on investor-state disputes. Her practice sees her act for both investors and states in a range of complex disputes, as well as handling commercial claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
“She is exceptionally responsive, thoughtful and on top of the issues.”
“Michelle is top level.”
“Michelle is a very smart, commercially driven lawyer. She really knows her stuff and is very responsive. She is also very approachable and is lovely to work with.”
“She is exceptionally responsive, thoughtful and on top of the issues.”
“Michelle is top level.”
“Michelle is a very smart, commercially driven lawyer. She really knows her stuff and is very responsive. She is also very approachable and is lovely to work with.”