Gillian Carmichael Lemaire

Gillian Carmichael Lemaire FCIArb is a bilingual (English/French) arbitrator and mediator working in the UK and internationally through her own firm, Carmichael Lemaire Ltd, founded in 2014. 

Gillian started out as a personal injury litigator in Glasow. She has been immersed in disputes work throughout her career, mainly in France, where she held partner roles in international law firms, but also in Scotland and England. She is a former solicitor (now a Fellow of the Law Society of Scotland), a former practising member of the Paris Bar (now an Avocate honoraire), and Chair of the Board of the Scottish Arbitration Centre. She also serves on the Advisory Council to the Board of ArbitralWomen.

Gillian has significant disputes experience in the construction & infrastructure, environment & energy, and commercial & corporate sectors, as well as in interpersonal matters. Her experience spans both private and public international law and she has worked on many projects and disputes involving public/private partnerships, handling commercial and investor-State arbitrations. She has extensive experience of the principal arbitration institutions and rules, as well as deep knowledge and practical experience of both common and civil law systems. She has worked on disputes worldwide, with a particular focus on France, Scotland, England, the Middle East and Africa.

Environmental disputes have been a feature of Gillian's practice for many years. She is a signatory of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations Pledge and is a member of the UK Environmental Law Association.

Whenever there is an opportunity, Gillian enjoys helping disputants manage and resolve conflict through walking.