Emma Gooding
Emma is a former Magic Circle litigator with Allen & Overy (London) and Herbert Smith Freehills (Hong Kong). Accredited as a mediator in 2008, Emma has a busy civil & commercial and employment/ workplace mediation practice, currently mediating 35 - 40 disputes a year. In addition to her general commercial mediation practice, Emma specialises in disputes with a technology or media focus. An accredited executive coach specialising in coaching abrasive leaders, Emma is adept at dealing with difficult parties and a frequent choice for sensitive and high conflict mediations. Her international experience also means she is a natural choice for cross-cultural mediations and disputes with an international element. Parties often comment on Emma’s natural warmth and ability to quickly build rapport with the trickiest of mediation participants, as well as her ability to get quickly to the issues at the heart of a case · CEDR
About
Emma is an accredited mediator (CEDR 2008) and former Magic Circle litigator with Allen & Overy (London) and Herbert Smith Freehills (Hong Kong), mediating approximately 35–40 civil, commercial and employment/workplace disputes a year. She specialises in technology and media-related disputes, is an accredited executive coach for abrasive leaders, and is frequently appointed for sensitive, high-conflict and cross-cultural mediations.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- St John’s College, University of Cambridge (MA Law)
- College of Law, Diploma in Legal Practice (Distinction)
- Accredited civil/commercial mediator (CEDR 2008)
- Workplace mediator (CEDR 2109)
Admissions
- Solicitor, England & Wales (1998)
- Solicitor, Hong Kong (2001)