Michelle Porter-Wright
Michelle Porter-Wright is a partner and head of Baker McKenzie's Dispute Resolution practice group based in Johannesburg. Michelle is qualified to practice in South Africa, and England and Wales. Michelle is ranked by all major directories for her work in South Africa's construction sector, including Legal 500, Chambers, Who's Who Legal (WWL), and Best Lawyers. She is Lexology’s 2024 Client Choice award recipient for Construction in South Africa, Acquisition International’s 2024 Contract Administration & Dispute Resolution Advisor of the Year for South Africa, and she is also recognised as a Future Leader in arbitration in South Africa by WWL. · Baker McKenzie Johannesburg
About
Michelle Porter-Wright is a partner and head of Baker McKenzie's Dispute Resolution practice group in Johannesburg. She is qualified in South Africa and England & Wales, and is recognized by leading directories for her construction sector work, including Legal 500, Chambers, Who's Who Legal, and Best Lawyers. She is the Lexology 2024 Client Choice award recipient for Construction in South Africa and Acquisition International's 2024 Contract Administration & Dispute Resolution Advisor of the Year for South Africa, and is recognized as a Future Leader in arbitration by WWL. Her career focuses on advising owners, contractors, and consultants on contract administration and dispute resolution for major infrastructure projects, with experience in adjudication and arbitration. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and serves as an external examiner at Wits University.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- King's College London, MSc Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, 2015
- University of Cape Town, LLB, 2008
- University of Cape Town, BSc, 2005
Admissions
- South Africa
- England and Wales