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Ben Emmerson CBE KC is a specialist leading counsel in public international law and international corporate risk management, as a partner in the firm’s London office. He joins King & Spalding as the Global Head of Public International Law.

Mr. Emmerson is an accomplished courtroom advocate with 35 years’ experience representing sovereign States, as well as individual and corporate clients before international courts and tribunals, including more than 20 cases in the UK Supreme Court and its predecessor the House of Lords, and more than 30 cases at the European Court of Human Rights.

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Public International Law - UK-wide
2
Band 2

Ben Emmerson KC is global head of King & Spalding's public international law practice. His practice focuses on inter-state disputes, sovereign immunity issues and international criminal law matters. He regularly represents clients before the ECtHR.

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Energy & Natural Resources: Disputes

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Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

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Fraud: Civil

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International Arbitration

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Public International Law

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2
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Band 2