Elliott is a senior associate in the London office. His practice focuses on representing governments, state-owned entities, and multinational corporations in international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations and other international disputes.
Elliott has represented clients in international arbitrations under most major arbitral rules and has experience of disputes across a range of sectors, including technology, pharmaceuticals, energy, and financial services.
Elliott has experience in commercial and public law litigation, having represented governmental and corporate clients in high value, complex and cross-border disputes in the English and New Zealand courts. Elliott also has public sector experience, having worked in the New Zealand Government (at the Crown Law Office) where he provided advice and representation to a range of departments and ministries.
Elliott obtained a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics, and he holds a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Auckland. Elliott is dual-qualified in England & Wales and New Zealand.
Bar and court admissions
Languages
English
Acting for a European pharmaceutical company in a multi-billion dollar ICC arbitration under a licensing agreement with an East Asian pharmaceutical company
Acting for a North American technology company in a multi-billion dollar ICC arbitration arising out of a technology sharing agreement with an East Asian technology company
Acting for a European bank in an ICSID investment treaty arbitration against Croatia and concerning state measures enacted in relation to the issuance of foreign currency denominated loans
Acting for a Middle Eastern distributor in a UNCITRAL arbitration against a European manufacturing company in relation to the termination of a long-term distribution agreement
Acting for a European geophysics company in a series of arbitrations (under the ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL Rules) arising out of licensing agreements with two global energy companies
Acting for a North American energy company in an ICC arbitration against an offshore geophysics company concerning the impact of force majeure on the parties’ contractual arrangements
Advising the Ministry of a Middle Eastern State in connection with the enforcement of a SIAC award against a North American contractor in various jurisdictions
Acting for a Kurdish journalist’s claim against Turkey before the European Court of Human Rights and concerning complex admissibility issues and alleged breaches of the rights to liberty and security and freedom of expression
- LLM, London School of Economics
- LLB (Hons), BCom, University of Aukland