UK Bar
Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)
Strengths
"She is commercial and collaborative. Her advocacy is low key but it goes down very well with judges."
"Emily is a very good strategic thinker."
"Emily produces consistently thorough and well-analysed advice on pensions matters."
Pensions - London (Bar)
Emily McKechnie is a well-reputed chancery lawyer whose expertise in pensions is complemented by her burgeoning reputation in professional negligence. Her client roster includes representative beneficiaries, company sponsors and the Pension Protection Fund.
Strengths
"Emily can explain complicated things simply and is very calm and lovely to deal with."
"Emily produces consistently thorough and well-analysed advice on pensions matters."
Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)
Emily McKechnie is an experienced junior who often acts on very high-value international frauds. Her repertoire includes cryptocurrency frauds and disputes over trusts, and she frequently represents claimant corporations and individuals.
Strengths
"Emily produces good written documents and analysis, and is very good at getting into the weeds."
"She is user-friendly and delivers advice in a sensible and comprehensive way. She's on top of the facts and works well with the team. Her written work is to the point and very good technically."
"Emily is really good on the detail and really sharp as well as very responsive."
"Emily is really good for technical details cases. She can easily digest and command a lot of data and process and present it in a very simple way. She has a lovely manner with clients."
"Emily has a great eye for detail. She is grounded and good at the black letter law."
Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)
Strengths
"Emily is really good for technical and detailed cases. She can easily digest and command a lot of data and process and present it in a very simple way."
"Emily never disappoints and is loved by clients. She is phenomenally bright and she offers the complete package. She is a KC without the title and that is sure to change very soon."
"She is commercial, collaborative and a lawyer whose advocacy is brilliant."
"Emily is very good in terms of her eye for detail. She's also very accessible and really hands-on."
"Emily is user-friendly and delivers pinpoint advice in a sensible and comprehensive way. She's on top of the facts and works well with all members of the team, however senior or junior."