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Leilah Bruton to speak at 9th ICC Africa Conference on International Arbitration

Events 22nd May 2025

Leilah Bruton will speak at a panel on the topic “Crafting efficient conflict management policies for African companies” at the 9th ICC Africa Conference on International Arbitration, organised by ICC Arbitration and ICC Kenya.

Leilah will share her insights alongside fellow panellists Kairu Bachia (Masterbill Intergrated Projects), Sana Belaid (Belaid Advisory) and Wambui Mutugi (TradeGrid), with Kenneth Miriti (KELE Consulting) moderating the session. The panel will take place on Thursday 29 May, from 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm.

This year’s conference will gather arbitration professionals and business representatives from across the world to explore the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the African context, focusing on the theme “Africa’s Role in shaping the next era of Alternative Dispute Resolution”.

The conference will take place from Thursday 29 to Friday 30 May, in Nairobi, Kenya.

To find out more and to register, click here.

ABOUT LEILAH BRUTON

Leilah is a partner in our London office. She has extensive experience representing corporations on the resolution of complex disputes involving investment treaties and contractual relationships, with a particular focus on disputes in the oil & gas, mining, and telecoms sectors.

Leilah has been named a Lexology Index: Future Leader for 2018-2023, in which peers and clients described her as “one of the most efficient practitioners” and as having “outstanding leadership skills”. Leilah has also been recognised as a Next Generation Partner for both international arbitration and public international law in The Legal 500 UK 2025, and a Rising Star in The Legal 500’s International Arbitration Powerlist 2019 for the UK.