Katie Dyson is a Partner in Gardner Leader’s Dispute Resolution team and the firm’s Knowledge Management and Innovation Director.
Commercial Disputes
Katie specialises in complex, high-value and multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes, with particular expertise in civil fraud, international arbitration and commodities disputes, including arbitrations under the rules of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (Gafta).
She has extensive experience of managing complex litigation and arbitration proceedings, with particular experience in disclosure and the handling of large volumes of documentary evidence. She combines technical expertise with a strategic and commercially focused approach to dispute resolution.
Katie is recognised by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500, where she is ranked in Band 3 and listed as a Key Lawyer respectively. Clients describe Katie as “diligent, thorough and careful”, “always on top of things” and “very bright, strategically solid and knows how to litigate a case”.
Knowledge Management & Innovation
Alongside her disputes practice, Katie leads Gardner Leader’s approach to knowledge management and innovation, with a focus on improving the way the firm works and the service it delivers to clients. Her role includes developing the firm’s knowledge-sharing practices, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and leading the adoption of new technologies, including artificial intelligence.
Katie has a particular interest in the practical and responsible use of AI within legal practice. She works closely with colleagues across the firm to ensure that innovation delivers meaningful benefits for clients while maintaining the high standards of quality, confidentiality and professional judgement they expect.
Katie also contributes to wider discussions within the legal profession on the adoption of AI and its implications for the delivery of legal services.
Contributions
Katie regularly contributes to legal publications and professional training, including:
- LexisNexis
- Practical Law
- Gaftaworld
- Law Society Gazette
- MBL Seminars
Work Highlights
- Acting in the defence of a US$1.2 billion fraud claim brought by liquidators against a family and one of their businesses. Playing a leading role in complex disclosure proceedings, including successful applications for specific disclosure against the opposing parties.
- Advising and representing clients in international commodities trading disputes, including arbitrations under the rules of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (Gafta).
- Successfully defending challenges to arbitral awards under sections 68 and 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996, which were dismissed by the Commercial Court.
- Successfully defending claims in fraud and breach of contract concerning the alleged misappropriation of a port facility and other corporate assets in Moldova.