Devon Robertson

Senior Associate, London

+44 20 3880 1540

drobertson@lalive.law

Devon Robertson

Devon specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration. She has acted as counsel in proceedings conducted under most major rules of arbitration (including ICC, UNCITRAL and SIAC) and governed by various procedural and substantive laws. She has experience representing sovereign and private entities in disputes relating to a wide range of sectors, with a particular focus on energy-related disputes (notably about gas pricing) and infrastructure-related disputes.

Current memberships

  • Member of Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
  • Member of ArbitralWomen
  • Mentor with the Moot Alumni Association

Career history

  • Senior Associate, LALIVE, London, 2024 – present
  • Associate, LALIVE, London, 2022 – 2023
  • Associate, White & Case, Paris, 2017 – 2022
  • Legal Intern, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, 2016
  • Articling Student, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Toronto, 2015 – 2016

Academic qualifications

  • Juris Doctor, University of Ottawa, 2015
  • Master in Criminology, University of Melbourne, 2008
  • Bachelor of Arts, Queen’s University, 2007

Practices

  • Arbitration - International Commercial
  • Arbitration - Investment Treaty

Sectors

  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Mining

Languages

  • English
  • French

Nationality

  • Canadian

Admission

  • Ontario, Canada, 2016