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About
Provided by Zoe O'Sullivan KC
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Zoe O’Sullivan KC is a robust and experienced advocate who thrives on the challenges of oral advocacy and cross-examination. She is recommended as a Leading Silk by Chambers UK Bar for Commercial Dispute Resolution, Banking & Finance and Information Technology. Zoe is also recommended in Dispute Resolution (The English Bar - United Arab Emirates) by Chambers Global.
Zoe is described in Chambers UK as “very easy to work with and very hands-on”, “very technically able” and “formidably bright”. The Legal 500 says: “Zoe is - even by the standards of the commercial bar - highly intelligent and extremely diligent: she is seriously very hard-working. As a result she displays complete mastery of the documents and of the law. She is an extremely tough, but always fair and decent, opponent. A star silk for the future.”
Zoe’s commercial/Chancery practice spans a broad range including IT and outsourcing disputes, shareholder disputes/joint ventures, directors’ duties, banking and finance, civil fraud, oil and gas, and shipbuilding. She is highly experienced in jurisdiction issues and in key interim applications including freezing orders, anti-suit injunctions, and applications under section 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
Zoe is also ranked by the Legal 500 as a leading silk in international commercial arbitration. She is regularly appointed as presiding, sole and co-arbitrator in claims proceeding under the LCIA, DIAC, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC and UNICTRAL rules.
Zoe is registered in the DIFC and admitted to the Bar of the BVI.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Zoe O'Sullivan KC of Serle Court has a growing IT practice that sees her handling cases concerning software development and licensing, major contractual disputes and outsourcing issues. She is also experienced at handling healthcare technology issues as well as those in the insurance and housing sectors. O'Sullivan regularly handles matters involving public authorities.
Zoe O'Sullivan KC of Serle Court is regularly sought out by high-profile banking and finance clients to deal with complex, often cross-border litigation. She also has impressive expertise in arbitration matters, which she can bring to bear in high-stakes cases.
Zoe O'Sullivan KC of Serle Court earns praise for her deep expertise in international commercial arbitrations. She advises clients on a broad range of areas, including company law, banking and finance, oil and gas, and arbitration-related court proceedings, including relief applications, enforcement and challenges to awards. She has appeared in cases run under DIAC, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, ICC, LMAA and UNCITRAL rules. She has built a strong reputation as a go-to counsel for matters concerning the Middle East.
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Provided by Chambers
"Zoe is super user-friendly, great on her feet and just a pleasure to work with."
"Zoe always rolls her sleeves up and gets into the detail. She is very good at explaining matters in lay terms and at adapting technical and complex issues into digestible advice."
"Zoe combines phenomenal legal ability with commercial pragmatism. She is a delight to work with."
"She is an advocate with real gravitas."
"Zoe is an amazing individual, a real expert in international arbitration."
"Zoe is very clear and succinct in her advice. She's really great to work with."
"She is responsive and pragmatic."
"She is practical, on top of the facts, and speedily gives articulate opinions."
"Zoe is super user-friendly, great on her feet and just a pleasure to work with."
"Zoe always rolls her sleeves up and gets into the detail. She is very good at explaining matters in lay terms and at adapting technical and complex issues into digestible advice."
"Zoe combines phenomenal legal ability with commercial pragmatism. She is a delight to work with."
"She is an advocate with real gravitas."
"Zoe is an amazing individual, a real expert in international arbitration."
"Zoe is very clear and succinct in her advice. She's really great to work with."
"She is responsive and pragmatic."
"She is practical, on top of the facts, and speedily gives articulate opinions."
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