Helin Laufer is an English-qualified Solicitor-Advocate in Gibson Dunn’s London office. She is a member of the firm’s International Arbitration and Geopolitical Strategy and International Law Practice Groups. Her practice focuses on public international law and international dispute resolution, with particular experience in investment treaty arbitration and disputes involving States and State entities.
Helin has experience advising and representing clients in complex cross-border disputes under a range of institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules. Her practice has included disputes in the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, as well as matters raising complex questions of public international law.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Helin practised international arbitration and public international law at leading international law firms in London. She has also spent time seconded to the disputes team of a major multinational energy company.
Helin is completing a PhD in international law at the University of Cambridge, focusing on the interaction between different branches of international law in investment arbitrations arising out of armed conflict. She publishes regularly on public international law and international arbitration, and frequently speaks on these subjects at international conferences.
Capabilities
- Geopolitical Strategy and International Law
- International Arbitration
- Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement
- Litigation
- Transnational Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- BPP University - 2017 Legal Practice Course
- King's College London - 2016 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- King's College London - 2015 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor