Expertise
Ella serves as a Managing Associate within our Construction & Engineering team. Her expertise is grounded in managing substantially high-value and intricate disputes, encompassing a broad spectrum of claims such as loss and expense, delays/extensions of time, variations, and professional negligence.
Predominantly representing government entities and developers, Ella has contributed to several prominent projects. Her proficiency extends across the real estate, transport, and infrastructure sectors.
- Experience
Ella's experience includes:
- Acting for Employers in relation to significant high-value international arbitrations relating to disputes with a combined value of over US $2bn.
- Acting in an ICC arbitration (GCC seat) brought by a main contractor in respect of a significant infrastructure project. This dispute includes claims for extensions of time, prolongation, disruption and acceleration costs, together with substantial counterclaims, with total amounts in dispute in excess of US $1bn.
- Acting for Developers in relation to high-profile, mixed-use schemes, to defend significant extension of time claims and complex costs claims.
- Acting for an Employer in relation to two separate claims brought by a main contractor in relation to two different projects. These disputes included claims for extensions of time, variations and counterclaims. These claims were successfully mediated, without the need for protracted arbitration proceedings.
- Ella is a committee member of the Society of Construction Law.
- Education
- University of Leeds
- York College of Law
- Professional Memberships
- SCL Astra
- Junior Lawyers Division
