Eleanne is an Associate in our Commercial Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration team.
She helps clients from a range of sectors navigate complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, including international arbitration and arbitration-related Court proceedings.
Eleanne has a special interest in public international law. She has a LLM in Public International Law from Leiden University (cum laude), in which she focused on investor-state arbitration. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Eleanne was a paralegal in the UK Department of International Trade Legal Advisers. She has also worked at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) as a legal intern, as well as the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Eleanne is qualified to practice in England & Wales.
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Work highlights include:
- defending a Middle-Eastern oil & gas company in a high value ad hoc arbitration seated in London
- acting on a gas pricing arbitration under the ICC Rules for an Eastern-European client
- representing a State-owned oil company in claims brought before the Commercial Court to challenge an arbitral award under the Arbitration Act 1996
- resisting the enforcement of a substantial arbitral award on behalf of a Middle-Eastern oil & gas company
- acting on a multi-billion dollar ad hoc oil & gas arbitration seated in Geneva
- advising clients on available protections under existing Bilateral Investment Treaties and the merits of potential investor-state claims
- acting for UK Biocentre in the context of an expedited Covid-19 related public procurement case before the Technology & Construction Court