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Juliet Blanch is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP, based in its London office. She is Head of the International Dispute Resolution Group, where she represents clients across a range of industry sectors (including the energy sector). The disputes in which she has acted have brought her before institutional and ad hoc tribunals in a number of jurisdictions and involved a variety of governing laws.
Juliet is Vice Chair of the Dispute Resolution Committee of the Inter Pacific Bar Association and Treasurer of the London branch of the European Court of International Arbitration and Vice President of the oil and gas section of the Arbitration Club. Juliet is a member of the Energy Charter Treaty Legal Action Task Force. She is a contributor to various legal journals and has co-authored a chapter on the New York Convention and UNCITRAL Arbitration for Arbitration International. She is a member of the LCIA , and accredited CEDR mediator and a registered arbitrator with OHADA. Juliet regularly accepts appointment as an arbitrator.
She has wide experience in both domestic and international arbitrations, in particular relating to the energy sector (including joint operating agreements, oil field concessions, trading agreements and crude oil sale contracts), commodities (both exploration, production and trading), international trade, joint venture and cross-border disputes; has acted for oil, metal and other commodity traders, oil majors (in both up and downstream disputes), banks and corporations in many multi-million dollar disputes; has conducted arbitrations as lead advocate before a number of institutions, including LCIA, ICC, SCC, UNICITRAL, ICSID and LMAA under a number of different laws, and has also been involved in a number of ad hoc arbitrations in a wide variety of jurisdictions.
Juliet is recognized as a leader in her field by Chambers ("her enthusiasm, dedication and magnificent reputation have been a considerable factor in winning instructions on big ticket arbitrations", "unusual mix of commercial appreciation, technical ability and personable nature"), Legal 500 ("a rare blend of practicality and technical excellence"), and was recently featured in Global Arbitration Review's 45 leaders under 45.
Representative Experience
Lead Counsel advising a major energy company in an Energy Charter Treaty claim against an Eastern European state subject to the laws of that country
Lead Counsel advising a Middle East investor in relation to a potential ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty claim against the Government of Georgia
Lead Counsel advising the Government of Georgia in an ICSID arbitration, subject to Georgian law, commenced by a consortium of international construction and project finance companies in relation to the construction and operation of a hydro power station
Lead Counsel for an Eastern European Government owned energy company in respect of a shareholders dispute subject to UNCITRAL arbitration, seat Stockholm
Lead Counsel for a major international diamond corporation in relation to an UNCITRAL arbitration in Stockholm subject to Russian and English law relating to a dispute as to exploration rights in Russia
Lead Counsel advising an oil major in a LCIA arbitration in London and subject to English law in relation to disputes arising under a partnership agreement
Advising the Russian Federation in relation to a potential LCIA arbitration in London subject to Russian law with regard to a public international law dispute with the Government of the Ukraine
Education:
College of Law, Guildford.
Exeter University. | 