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He sits as an arbitrator in ICC and LCIA arbitrations, and is the consulting editor of a seminal text on the arbitration of M&A disputes. He also has extensive experience managing cross-border litigation. </p> </div> </div>  <div class="header-text-module"> <h3 class="header-title">Practice Focus</h3> <div class="text-copy rich-text-indent"> <p>Ed focuses on advising clients on managing risk and resolving disputes relating to investment treaties, financial services and M&A. He is highly experienced in resolving disputes through international arbitration (in which respect he has experience of all of the major arbitral institutions and of ad hoc arbitration) and by other methods including litigation and mediation. In addition to commercial dispute resolution, Ed regularly advises clients in relation to investment treaties and public international law issues. Ed is experienced and knowledgeable in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, energy, infrastructure and manufacturing.</p> </div> </div>  <div class="header-text-module"> <h3 class="header-title">Representative Legal Matters</h3> <div class="text-copy rich-text-indent"> <ul> <li>Acting for international companies in two ICSID Additional Facility arbitrations against Mexico (including as one of the advocates at the final hearing).</li> <li>Acting for a large Eastern European bank in four ICC arbitrations, involving claims and counterclaims for more than USD 3 billion (including as one of the advocates at the final hearing).</li> <li>Acting for Kuwait in ICSID arbitration proceedings brought by Egyptian claimants relating to the development of a major urbanisation project in Kuwait City.</li> <li>Acting for a foreign investor in significant proceedings, including a USD 1.5 billion claim against the state in ICSID arbitration proceedings, relating to a power project in West Africa.</li> <li>Acting for a major international bank in a series of commercial court claims, in London and New York, relating to complex derivatives instruments.</li> <li>Acting for a major bank defending claims in the Commercial Court brought against it by certain subordinated creditors for actions it took as security trustee in a major restructuring.</li> </ul> </div> </div>   <div class="header-text-module"> <h3 class="header-title">Professional Associations and Memberships</h3> <div class="text-copy rich-text-indent"> <ul> <li>London Court of International Arbitration</li> <li>Law Society of England & Wales</li> <li>International Chamber of Commerce</li> <li>Investment Protection Forum of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law</li> </ul> </div> </div>   <div class="header-text-module"> <h3 class="header-title">Admissions</h3> <ul class="list-content no-bullets "> <li class="list-item">England & Wales~United Kingdom (2002)</li> </ul> </div>  <div class="header-text-module"> <h3 class="header-title">Education</h3> <ul class="list-content no-bullets "> <li class="list-item">Nottingham University (L.P.C.) (2000)</li> <li class="list-item">Université Lyon III (LL.B. English and French Law) (1999)</li> <li class="list-item">University of East Anglia</li> </ul> </div>  <div class="header-text-module"> <h3 class="header-title">Languages</h3> <ul class="list-content no-bullets "> <li class="list-item">English</li> <li class="list-item">French</li> <li class="list-item">Spanish</li> </ul> </div>  <div class="header-text-module"> <h3 class="header-title">Previous Offices</h3> <div class="text-copy rich-text-indent"> <ul class="previousOffices"><li>Sydney</li></ul> </div> </div>  <div class="download-prompt"> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://1npdf11.onenorth.com/pdfrenderer.svc/v1/abcpdf11/GetRenderedPdfByUrl/PoultonEdwardE.pdf/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bakermckenzie.com%2fen%2fpeople%2fp%2fpoulton-edward-e%3fpdf%3d1"> <button class="button-red">Download PDF</button> </a> </div> <div class="legal-text">Baker & McKenzie LLP, an English partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.</div> </div> <aside 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