Karen Birch
PSL Counsel
London
Karen Birch
PSL Counsel
London
Contact Details
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Karen is Counsel in Allen & Overy’s London litigation practice and Global head of Litigation Know-how. She has particular expertise in advising on cross-border governing law and jurisdiction issues and on the negotiation of dispute resolution clauses in complex international transactions.
Karen also advises widely on other litigation and arbitration related issues, in particular on state immunity, English litigation procedure and legal privilege and on how clients can best manage their litigation risk. Karen has been part of Allen & Overy’s core Brexit, Covid and Russia/Ukraine crisis teams and has been heavily involved in advising clients on the legal implications of these events.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 1999
Academic
BA, History, St John's College, Cambridge University, 1995
CPE, The College Of Law, London, 1996
LPC, The College Of Law, London, 1997
MA, History, University of Cambridge, 1999
Related articles
Publications: 17 March 2023
States have unlimited capacity: Law Debenture v Ukraine
Foreign states formally recognised by the UK government have unlimited capacity, the UK Supreme Court has confirmed, in a significant decision in long running litigation between a trustee for…
Blog Post: 17 February 2023
A&O’s view on the Law Commission’s consultation on reform of the Arbitration Act (Part 3 of 3)
Blog Post: 02 February 2023
A&O’s view on the Law Commission’s consultation on reform of the Arbitration Act (Part 2 of 3)
Blog Post: 25 January 2023
A&O’s view on the Law Commission’s consultation on reform of the Arbitration Act (Part 1 of 3)
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 1999
Academic
BA, History, St John's College, Cambridge University, 1995
CPE, The College Of Law, London, 1996
LPC, The College Of Law, London, 1997
MA, History, University of Cambridge, 1999
