Emily is a Senior Associate and arbitrator with Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. Based in Ottawa, Emily’s practice has a strong focus on various arbitration matters (international and domestic). She is often called on by senior members from across Canada for assistance on issues arising in arbitration matters, particularly with respect to questions of jurisdiction and procedure, as well as in relation to many institutional arbitration rules.

In her arbitration practice, Emily represents clients in domestic and international disputes involving product liability and professional negligence claims, mining industry agreements and construction matters, and shareholder disputes, among others. She has experience under many institutional rulesets, including the ICC, ICDR, CIArb, JAMS, VanIAC, and ADRIC rules; and has successfully represented clients in arbitrations governed by Canadian and English law. Recently, Emily played an integral role in the firm’s success on behalf of a Canadian mining client in a half-billion dollar international arbitration involving complex issues of contractual interpretation, smelter royalty calculations, and buy-back rights.