Emily Wyse Jackson
Senior Legal Counsel & Head of Arbitration
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About
Emily Wyse Jackson joined Deminor in December 2024 and is based in the firm’s London office. She focuses on litigation funding opportunities in international arbitration and commercial litigation, supporting the assessment and management of complex, cross-border disputes. Before joining Deminor, Emily spent 12 years in leading international firms Freshfields LLP and Fieldfisher LLP, where she advised clients across various sectors on a broad range of complex, high-value disputes.
Main tasks
- Focuses on litigation funding opportunities in international arbitration and commercial litigation.
- Provides expertise in international commercial arbitration and investor-state arbitration.
Previous work experience
- Fieldfisher - Senior Associate / Director in the Dispute Resolution team (2020-2024)
- Freshfields - Associate in the London and Singapore Dispute Resolution teams (2014-2020); Trainee Solicitor (2012-2014)
Education
- LPC (BPP, London) - 2012
- MA Law (Newnham College, University of Cambridge) - 2008-2011
Published Articles
- 2025: "Arbitration and the Rule of Law: Measuring up or Falling Short?" in TDM, 2024 (forthcoming) (with Ania Farren of Fieldfisher)
- 2023: "The Protection of Investments in Space: One Small Step or a Giant Leap for Investors?" in TL4 Disputes Magazine, Issue 8 (2023) (with Tracey Wright of Fieldfisher)
- 2019: "Joint venture disputes" in R. King (ed.), Arbitration in the International Energy Industry (Globe Law and Business, 2019) (with Nicholas Lingard of Freshfields)
Blogs & Podcasts
- June 2026: UK Securities Litigation: Can Funded DBAs Improve Risk Sharing for Institutional Investors?
- November 2025: Arbitration by Numbers: Observations on the Latest Institutional Statistics
- August 2025: UK and Singapore's Parallel Push to Modernise International Arbitration Frameworks
- March 2025: Arbitration Funding in 2025: Measured Reform, Continued Expansion