Clarissa Coleman

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ABOUT CLARISSA COLEMAN

Clarissa Coleman is Head of Arbitration and a partner in the Complex Commercial Litigation and Disputes group at DAC Beachcroft’s London office. DAC Beachcroft LLP won the British Arbitration Team of the Year in 2022/2023. Legal 500 ranks Clarissa as a Leading Partner in International Arbitration. In 2020 they stated “Clarissa Coleman is clever, tenacious, energetic and a great team manager”, in 2021 described her as “Superb”, in 2022 as a “fantastic brainstormer”, in 2023 said that \"Clarissa Coleman \'has a terrific client-side manner\'\" and \"Clarissa Coleman is an outstanding tactician, who never gets lost in the detail\". This year they stated \"Clarissa Coleman is recognised for disputes in litigation and arbitration\" and \"A good listener that takes a firm lead in solving disputes. Excellent legal knowledge and sound tactical nous that are born from long experience in the sector. A team clients can really trust.\" Clarissa advises corporates and individuals on multi-jurisdictional arbitration and disputes, enforcement, reputation and crisis management, investigations, ethics and governance.Clarissa has advised on arbitrations in the LCIA, ICC, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, HKIAC, SIAC, SCC and and FOSFA. She is sitting as a sole arbitrator in a DIAC arbitration. She regularly speaks on arbitral matters including at the Paris Arbitration Week, London International Disputes Week, Commercial Legal Summit, the Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in MENA, TLVAW, panels with the ICC, HKIAC, CIARB and the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation. She was profiled in the Mute Off list of Arbitrators. Clarissa has huge experience (private practice and in-house) of claims relating to private equity structures, fee agreements, shareholder agreements, failed joint ventures, regulatory investigations and contractual disputes. Clarissa acted for Mr Tinkler in the public boardroom dispute between him and Stobart Group Plc. Clarissa was seconded as Deputy General Counsel to ENRC plc, a FTSE 100 mining company, where she managed a multi-jurisdictional investigation into claims of fraud, bribery and corruption. She spent 2 years in-house as Head of Litigation for Vincent Tchenguiz (CBG). Clarissa co-ordinated the response to a high profile dawn raid and planned the judicial review against the SFO, which dropped its investigation and settled with Tchenguiz for an undisclosed amount. Clarissa has been listed as a leading lawyer for the UK since 2017 in Who\'s Who Legal: Investigations and the Expert Guides’ Women in Business Law.