“Stephanie is highly intelligent and dedicated, and provides immediate and extremely strategic support.”
(Legal 500 2026)
“Incredibly hard working and ferociously bright - a real future star.”
“razor-sharp intellect. She is absolutely superb - great on the law, great at strategy and a pleasure to work with”
“Really intelligent and hard working - you want her on your side in a tough arbitration”
“Stephanie has meticulous attention to detail, a commercial approach, and an exceptional ability to advocate for her clients. Stephanie has exemplary written and oral advocacy skills. She is dedicated, hard working and reliable.”
“Stephanie is very used to both arbitration and court procedure making her one of the few practitioners easily capable of operating in either forum. She has a great legal mind, always thinking one step ahead, and is always on top of the detail. Stephanie is highly organised, extremely clever and yet very down to earth.”
(Lexology Index – Future Leaders – Partners, 2026)
Biography
Stephanie is a partner in the Dispute Resolution group at White & Case whose practice focuses on complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, often in the energy and mining sectors. She has a breadth of experience before both arbitral tribunals and the English Courts.
Stephanie has advised clients on a range of issues and disputes including acting for shareholders in disputes relating to joint ventures, pre- and post-acquisition M&A disputes, enforcement of arbitral awards (including the +US$50 billion Yukos arbitration award) and group actions (including the collapse of the Fundão Dam).
Experience
Representative experience includes:
Representing a global mining company in one of the largest group actions ever brought in the English courts relating to the collapse of the Fundao Dam in Brazil: Acting for Vale S.A. in one of the largest group actions ever brought in the English courts arising out of the collapse of the Fundao Dam in Brazil and related proceedings in the Netherlands.
Representing a FTSE 250 listed global professional services business in an ICC arbitration: Acting in claims relating to a post-M&A earn-out dispute following the acquisition of a US based alternatives fund administrator.
Representing a European bank in an LCIA arbitration relating to warranty claims arising out of the sale of a retail banking business: Acting to defend the client against a series of warranty claims in proceedings involving issues of contractual interpretation, a claim for rectification, and complex quantum calculations.
Acting for a publicly listed mining Company in its defence of proceedings brought against it by certain shareholders: Representing a large publicly listed mining company in proceedings before the English Courts relating to its issue of convertible bonds and the restructuring of its board of directors.
Representing a leading energy company in its defence & counterclaim of one of the largest arbitration proceedings in the world: Acting to defend the client in claims concerning delay and disruption in the construction of an Australian LNG plant, where the amount in dispute exceeded USD 10 billion.
Acting for an oil and gas "super major" in relation to a joint venture dispute: Acting for a major shareholder in relation to its potential claims against other project entities including its joint venture partner, downstream operator, contractor and subcontractor(s), for delay and/or mismanagement of a large construction project.
Resisting the enforcement of the +US$50 billion Yukos award in England: Acting for a State in resisting the enforcement of the +US$50 billion Yukos arbitration awards in the English courts.
Acting for a high net worth individual in relation to a contractual dispute: Acting to advise the client of their potential claims against a large oil and gas entity arising from a dispute as the interpretation of commission provisions.
Representing a security trustee in its capacity as bridge note agent and bridge note security trustee: Acting for a leading security trustee and noteholders on litigation strategy in relation to several sets of ongoing and potential proceedings in Nigeria, France and England arising in connection with the English administrations of an exploration and development company.
Acting for a high net worth individual in defence of a cryptocurrency fraud claim: Representing a high net worth cryptocurrency trader in claims brought against him in the English Courts by an English individual relating to an alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme, and a related criminal investigation.
Acting for a shareholder in a Turkish mobile phone operator: Representing the owner of a controlling stake in Turkey's leading mobile phone operator in proceedings in LCIA arbitration proceedings relating to a claim for damages for the breach of an LCIA arbitration award.
Acting for a high net worth individual in relation to the set-aside of an investment treaty award: Acting on an application to the English courts to partially set aside an investment treaty award made in favour of our client but which our client considered was seriously flawed in its assessment of damages.
Acting for a shareholder in an Ukrainian telecoms company: Representing one of Ukraine's biggest telecoms companies in its defence of a breach of contract claim arising from a sale and purchase agreement (LCIA arbitration), related tortious claims for conspiracy and unjust enrichment and related injunction proceedings (including a freezing order), in England, Cyprus, the Netherlands and Ukraine.
Acting for a shareholder in a Turkish mobile phone operator: Representing the owner of a controlling stake in Turkey's leading mobile phone operator in proceedings before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (High Court and Court of Appeal), and LCIA arbitration proceedings, concerning the disputed ownership of a US$1.5 billion stake in the operator.
English High Court litigation relating to the enforcement of an ICSID arbitration award: Representing an investor in relation to the enforcement of an ICSID arbitration award made in the context of a bilateral investment treaty, and involving issues of European law determined or to be determined by the European Commission and the General Court of the European Union.
English High Court litigation relating to the enforcement of an ICC arbitration award: Representing an investor in relation to the enforcement of an ICC arbitration award made on the basis of a breach of a bilateral investment treaty and involving issues of European law.
