About
Emily is a partner in the London dispute resolution group with a broad practice encompassing commercial litigation, transactional advisory work, global investigations and criminal and regulatory matters.
She has particular experience acting on complicated civil disputes and multi-jurisdictional government and internal investigations across different business sectors. She also advises on related compliance risk management.
Additional Information
- Representing a FTSE 250 company to secure a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the SFO.
- Representing an energy company in SFO, DOJ and SEC investigations relating to assets in Africa.
- Representing a professional services firm in SFO, FRC and civil litigation proceedings arising from alleged fraud in an audit client.
- Acting for a G4S in a dispute brought by former institutional shareholders in the High Court of England and Wales relating to public statements made to the market allegedly in breach of disclosure rules under s.90A of FSMA.
- Advising institutional investors in a complex, multi-billion dollar shareholder dispute involving interconnected proceedings in various jursidictions.
- Representing an auction house in relation to contractual claims brought in the High Court of England and Wales and on appeal to the Court of Appeal.
- Acting for a prominent investment bank on claims brought in the High Court of England and Wales in relation to alleged carbon trading fraud.
- Advising multiple corporates in relation to investigations by the UK Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Reporting Council and other domestic and international law enforcement agencies and regulators.
- Advising multiple companies in relation to internal investigations concerning potential regulatory and criminal exposure.
- Anti-Money Laundering advice and analysis.
"Emily Knight is highly responsive, provides sophisticated advice and counsel and asks spot-on questions. She has embedded herself in our business to ensure that the level of advice she and her team provide is unsurpassed."
— Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession | 2027
Emily Knight
Partner
London Office
100 Bishopsgate
London EC2P 2SR