JUNIOR PROFILE
Emilie Gonin

Emilie Gonin

UK Bar 2026

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Practice Areas

Emilie specialises in international commercial arbitration, commercial litigation and investment treaty arbitration. She also has significant expertise in public international law and human rights law.

She is ranked in the legal directories for international arbitration and public international law, which describe her as a “brilliant lawyer, thorough in her analysis, precise in her drafting and clear in her thoughts”, “an excellent and committed junior who is a great team player and a joy to work with” and a barrister whose “enthusiasm is matched with a razor-sharp mind”.

Emilie has represented parties in more than thirty arbitrations conducted under all major arbitration rules (ICSID, SCC, UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, LMAA). She has considerable expertise in investment treaty arbitration. Her notable recent instructions include three ICSID cases in the real estate (Alverley Investments Ltd, Germen Properties Ltd v Romania, ICSID Case No. ARB/18/30; Dalal v United Arab Emirates, ICSID Case No. ARB/19/10) and banking sectors (Jochem Bernard Buse v Republic of Panama, ICSID Case No. ARB/17/12) and a PCA case in the construction sector (Patel Engineering Limited (India) v The Republic of Mozambique).

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UK Bar

Public International Law - London (Bar)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Emilie Gonin is a strong PIL-focused barrister whose practice centres on bilateral investment treaty arbitrations and other international commercial disputes. She has appeared in several ICSID arbitrations over the past few years, in addition to others in the LCIA, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and the ICC.

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Emilie Gonin earns praise for her sophisticated international arbitration practice. She represents both sovereign states and investors in high-stakes investment treaty disputes heard under ICSID and UNCITRAL rules. Additionally, she represents private parties in commercial arbitrations brought under the major procedural rules, including Swiss Rules and those of the ICC, the LCIA and UNCITRAL, among others. Gonin also accepts appointments as arbitrator.

Strengths

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  • Emilie has a good public international law knowledge.

    Public International LawUK Bar
  • Emilie is super responsive and knows her stuff.

    Public International LawUK Bar
  • Emilie is great, she is a pure arbitration specialist. She understands the arbitration really well, she fights her corner she holds her own and is happy to argue with you, not just saying yes.

    International Arbitration: General Commercial & InsuranceUK Bar
  • She is incredibly clever, indefatigable, relentless, charming and extremely fun to work with.

    International Arbitration: General Commercial & InsuranceUK Bar

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