Ceyda Knoebel

Solicitor and Of Counsel, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Ceyda Knoebel is an English-Turkish dual-qualified solicitor and of counsel in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s dispute resolution and international arbitration groups.

Ms Knoebel advises on a wide range of disputes involving public international law and general commercial matters in common and civil law jurisdictions. She has experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration proceedings under the rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, International Chamber of Commerce, Vienna International Arbitral Centre and London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and the enforcement of arbitral awards in multiple jurisdictions. Ms Knoebel represents and advises clients across a broad spectrum of industries, including energy, oil and gas, financial services, banking and construction, and she appears as counsel and advocate in commercial and investor-state disputes.

Ms Knoebel teaches international investment arbitration at King’s College, London and writes on legal issues for a wide range of publications. She is a member of ArbitralWomen and International Law Association (British branch) and of the young international arbitration groups of the LCIA (YIAG), Institute for Transnational Arbitration (Young ITA), International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA) and International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR Young & International).

Ms Knoebel is recognised by The Legal 500 UK in its 2023 rankings for international arbitration and public international law. She is also recognised in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom as a leading lawyer for international arbitration.

Ms Knoebel received an LLM degree from the University of Cambridge in 2008 and was admitted to the Bar in Turkey in 2007.