Andrew CANNON

Andrew has extensive experience of advising states, state-owned entities and major companies on all aspects of public international law. He has acted in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations across multiple jurisdictions, under the rules of all major arbitral institutions and under a range of governing laws. He has also acted in high profile litigation cases before a range of international and domestic judicial bodies, including the Court of Justice of the EU and General Court, the UK Supreme Court, House of Lords and Court of Appeal.

Andrew previously worked as a legal adviser to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and represented the UK at the UN in New York and the EU in Brussels, as well as in other international institutions. He has extensive experience of negotiating and advising on bilateral and multilateral treaties and other international instruments.

He is appointed to the UK Attorney General’s Public International Law (PIL) "A" panel of counsel, is a Councillor on the European Users' Council of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and a member of the Executive Board of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA).

Andrew is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales. He has worked in our offices in London, Paris and Hong Kong, and speaks English and French fluently.