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Leilah Bruton is a senior associate in the international arbitration group and a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. She is presently based between the firm's London and Amsterdam offices (having formerly also spent some time in the firm's Paris office).
Since qualifying with the firm in September 2002, Leilah has specialised in international arbitration. She has worked on multiple institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, including under the rules of UNCITRAL, the ICC, the LCIA and ICSID. Her experience has spanned industry sectors ranging from telecommunications to construction, with a particular emphasis on energy disputes, including a number of investor-state arbitrations in this field. Leilah holds a law degree from the University of Cambridge and speaks fluent English and French.