Michael Edward Kotrly

Described as a “ spectacular advocate and brilliant intellect ” Michael has a broad practice spanning international arbitration (both commercial and investor-state) and commercial litigation. He is regularly instructed in high-value, complex disputes, often including a foreign law or public international law element. He is equally comfortable working on cases of lesser value, whether led or unled.

Michael is listed by Legal 500 as a Leading Junior (Band 3) in International Arbitration and as a Rising Star in Commercial Litigation. Michael is also listed as Recommended in International Arbitration by Lexology Index.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Michael was a Senior Associate in the International Arbitration Group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London where he exclusively worked on commercial and investor-state arbitration matters. Prior to that was a Disputes Associate in the Dubai office of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. Given his previous international arbitration experience he is instructed on arbitration matters with responsibility (in terms of both strategy and oral advocacy) well beyond his year of call. His recent arbitration experience since transferring to the Bar includes: