Wilson acts in high-stakes disputes arising out of commercial contracts, foreign investment, corporate transactions and M&A, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, construction projects, financial services, and fraud.
As an international arbitration specialist, he represents clients as both advisor and advocate under various arbitration rules, including LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, SIAC, and HKIAC. He is featured in Best Lawyers for International Arbitration, and is ranked as a ‘Future Leader’ by Lexology Index and a ‘Next Generation Partner’ by Legal 500. He is also experienced in cross-border litigation, multi-jurisdictional enforcement and annulment proceedings, and class actions.
Wilson has represented both governments and investors in investment treaty disputes. Legal 500 has praised him for “successfully representing sovereign states in investment arbitrations”. Clients also report to Legal 500 that he is “very sharp and an excellent operator”, “smooth and energetic”, “hands on”, and counsel who “is not afraid to get stuck in”, “picks up points very quickly”, “sees the case from all sides” and “gets straight to the point and focusses on what is important”.
He has supported multinationals, governments, state-owned enterprises, and high-net-worth individuals in disputes arising across the globe, including in Europe, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. He has substantial experience in disputes involving Chinese parties.
Wilson’s experience spans a range of sectors including energy (renewables and oil & gas), mining, financial services, digital assets, construction, manufacturing, life sciences, telecoms, and technology.
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Examples of Wilson's experience include acting for:
Commercial arbitration
- Naftogaz in an LCIA arbitration shareholder dispute over control of Ukrnafta, Ukraine's largest oil producer, and multi-billion US dollar claims and counterclaims (English law, London seat)
- An energy group in two ICC arbitrations claiming over US $200 million under loan agreements (English law, London seat)
- A Chinese group in an LCIA arbitration involving claims and counterclaims worth in excess of €100 million in relation to several construction projects, IP licensing, and conspiracy allegations (English law, London seat)
- A cryptocurrency financial services provider in an ICC arbitration concerning a €200 million contract and market disruption in the digital assets industry (Spanish law, Geneva seat)
Investment arbitration
- People's Republic of China in an ICSID investment arbitration brought under the China-Japan BIT relating to a large-scale real estate development
- Kyrgyzstan in seven separate UNCITRAL investment arbitrations worth over US $1.3 billion brought by banking, mining, telecoms, hydropower, and metallurgical investors (London, Paris, Stockholm, the Hague, Hong Kong seats)
- Ukraine in defeating a US $137 million ICSID arbitration claim brought under the UK-Ukraine BIT alleging expropriation of a real estate project in Kyiv
- Ukraine in defence of US $270 million UNCITRAL arbitration brought by JKX Oil & Gas under the UK-Ukraine BIT, Netherlands-Ukraine BIT, and Energy Charter Treaty, which alleged unlawful petroleum production tax increases (London seat)
- Kyrgyzstan in obtaining a landmark Paris Court of Appeal decision annulling on public policy grounds an UNCITRAL investment treaty award that awarded the shareholder of Manas Bank US $16.5 million for the alleged expropriation of the bank
Commercial litigation
- An energy group in a US $1 billion claim in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court arising out of a joint venture agreement relating to power generation and distribution assets and allegations of fraud and conspiracy, which involved around 20 parties
- A mobile operator in multi-jurisdictional litigation for control of a handset retailer and disputes relating to loans, share pledges, and freezing orders obtained in several jurisdictions
- Various client defending high-profile class actions worth approximately US $1 billion in aggregate in the areas of securities law, financial services, product liability, and professional liability
- Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom: International Arbitration (2024, 2025)
- Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal): ‘Future Leader’ in Arbitration (2025)
- Legal 500: ‘Next Generation Partner’ in International Arbitration (2024, 2025) and Recommended Lawyer (2019-2025)
- Legal 500: ‘Next Generation Partner’ in Commercial Litigation (2024) and Recommended Lawyer (2019-2024)
- Legal 500: Recommended Lawyer in Public International Law (2019-2025)
- Expert Guides: ‘Rising Star’ in Commercial Arbitration (2021, 2022)
- Solicitor, England & Wales, Higher Rights of Audience (Civil Proceedings)
- Solicitor, New South Wales
- LLB (First Class Honours), The University of Sydney (2007)
- B.Com (Finance), The University of Sydney (2005)