Sophie Lamb
Sophie Lamb is a partner in the international
arbitration and dispute resolution practice at Bird &
Bird. A former barrister, now solicitor-advocate, she
has particular expertise, including as an advocate, in
complex cross-border disputes related to, inter alia,
the sports and media sectors. She is recommended
for international arbitration in a recent World Legal
Forum poll, which described her as ﾓa rising starﾔ and
ﾓone to watchﾔ.
Sophie is currently lead counsel for the European
pay-TV subsidiary of a multinational media company
in an LCIA arbitration involving exclusive broad-casting rights (football). Her experience extends to
broadcasting agreements, sponsorship arrangements,
international investments, share valuations and highvalue
construction projects for clients in the sport and
media sectors.
Sophie has also represented a variety of US and
European companies in high-value joint venture,
M&A, investment banking, telecommunications and
energy disputes before the leading arbitral institutions.
In 2005 she was nominated by the ICC UK to
join the Task Force on Guidelines for ICC Expertise
Proceedings. She is a member of the New York
Bar, ICC UK, IBA, LCIA, ASA, Chartered Institute
of Arbitrators and British Association for Sport
and Law.
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