Alice Osman

Alice Osman represents sovereign States and multi-national corporations in investor-State arbitrations and international commercial arbitrations. She has acted for clients in disputes under the major arbitral rules in a wide range of sectors, including energy, mining, telecoms, pharmaceuticals, and shipping.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Osman worked as a junior barrister in a leading New Zealand set of chambers. In this role, she acted on a variety of commercial law, public law, and competition law cases. Ms. Osman also spent two years as a judge's clerk at the High Court of New Zealand, assisting judges in both civil and criminal proceedings.

In addition to her arbitration practice, Ms. Osman has experience in public international law. Following her LL.M. studies, Ms. Osman worked as an intern advisor at the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations. She also carried out research on international human rights law and disarmament law at an international NGO and Harvard Law School’s Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative.