Energy Litigation, International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution

Markus Esly is a dispute resolution lawyer who focuses his practice on international arbitration. He has experience arbitrating matters under the major international rules, including ICC and LCIA. Outside of arbitration proceedings, Markus represents clients in adjudications, mediations, and proceedings before all levels of the English courts. He also advises clients in connection with public international law matters, particularly bilateral investment treaty (BIT) disputes and ICSID arbitrations. Markus regularly appears as advocate before international arbitral tribunals and in the English courts.

Markus has considerable experience in resolving complex, high-value disputes relating to energy (including oil and gas/renewables), construction, and infrastructure projects, acting for EPC contractors, energy companies, and other employers. Markus also represents clients in the hotels and hospitality industry, including in disputes under management and franchising agreements. Clients also turn to Markus to handle contentious IT matters, shareholder disputes, corporate warranty claims, patent licensing disputes, and disputes in the aviation, rail, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and insurance industries. He also acts in complex commercial disputes in other industries. Markus works on projects located in an exceptionally broad range of jurisdictions across the world.

Law Society of England and Wales, Society for Construction Law

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Law Degree, Magdalene College University of Cambridge, 1998, First Class Honours; Norah Dias Prize for Law; Bundy Scholarship