Charlotte is a Partner and Co-Head of the Dispute Resolution Group in the UAE.
Based in the UAE since 2014, Charlotte focusses on cross border commercial litigation and arbitration cases which are typically high-value, complex and sensitive.
She has a diverse domestic and international client base including HNW individuals, family businesses, financial institutions, major corporates, governments, sovereign wealth funds as well as companies across the energy, infrastructure, real estate, transport and telecommunications sectors.
She has handled disputes across the Middle East, India, Africa, Asia, Europe and the UK relating to joint ventures/shareholder agreements, fraud, debt recovery and enforcement, investigations, construction, real estate, hospitality, insolvency, aviation, maritime and data protection. She also has extensive experience in seeking interim remedies and, in particular, worldwide freezing injunctions and she has successfully achieved findings of contempt against non-compliant Defendants.
Charlotte regularly appears an as an advocate before the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts and has full rights of audience before the English Higher Courts (Civil Division) and the ADGM Courts. She also sits as an arbitrator and is frequently appointed by DIAC and the ICC.
She is frequently asked to speak at industry events and is consistently recognised as a leading practitioner in the legal directories describing her as an "outstanding lawyer", "excellent" (Chambers Global) and a "superb litigator" (Legal 500).
She regularly acts for employers, contractors and funders in engineering disputes as well as major corporates, developers, investors, lessors and financial institutions across the Middle East, US and Europe in all types of contentious matters.