Krista Lee KC

Education:
  • BA (Hons) Jurisprudence, University College Oxford.
  • BCL, University College Oxford.
  • MA, University of Oxford.
  • BSc (Hons) in Engineering, The Open University.
  • Called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1996.
  • Appointed King’s Counsel (KC) in 2020.
Areas of Expertise:
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Construction & Infrastructure Disputes
  • International Arbitration
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Biography:

Krista Lee KC is internationally recognised as one of the leading practitioners in construction and engineering arbitration. Her rare combination of legal and engineering qualifications enables her to understand highly technical disputes while maintaining a strong commercial perspective. With extensive experience serving as arbitrator and counsel in complex cross-border proceedings, together with deep expertise in FIDIC, NEC and major infrastructure and energy projects, she delivers authoritative, practical and commercially focused dispute resolution for parties involved in high-value international arbitrations.

Experience:
  • Barrister at Keating Chambers, one of the world’s leading sets specialising in construction, engineering and international arbitration.
  • Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
  • Panel arbitrator with HKIAC, SIAC and TecBAR, regularly appointed as sole arbitrator, chair and co-arbitrator.
  • Extensive experience acting under ICC, LCIA, LCIA-DIFC, UNCITRAL, SCCA and other leading arbitration rules.
  • Has acted in major international disputes involving power plants, renewable energy, transport infrastructure, ports, aviation, hospitals, industrial facilities and large-scale engineering projects worldwide.
  • Co-editor of Keating on NEC and contributing author to Keating on Construction Contracts, leading international publications on construction law.
  • Consistently ranked by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 among the leading practitioners in construction and international arbitration.