Emily Suzanne Sherkey

Emily’s practice focuses on litigation and dispute resolution in a variety of areas, with a particular focus on investor-state arbitration, international commercial arbitration, and corporate/commercial litigation.

Emily has considerable experience in both domestic and international commercial arbitrations, as well as international investment arbitrations conducted under various bilateral and multilateral treaties. She is also involved in set-aside and enforcement proceedings. Additionally, Emily regularly provides advice on matters related to investment protection. Her expertise includes commercial and investment arbitrations with several institutions, including the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and in ad hoc arbitrations.

Emily has also appeared as counsel at all levels of court in Ontario, including the Federal Court.

Emily is an active member of the ICC Canada Arbitration Committee and serves as the Conference Coordinator for the 2025 annual conference. Additionally, she was one of four Canadian representatives for the North American chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce Young Arbitration & ADR Forum (ICC YAAF) for its 2021-2024 mandate.

Emily is also an active member of the Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP). From 2020 to 2024, she served on the Executive and Board of YCAP, holding the position of Vice President – Communications.

Since 2018, Emily has annually guest lectured a session on investor-state dispute settlement to LLM students at Osgoode Hall Law School. In 2022/2023, Emily coached the Jessup Moot for the Queen’s Law team.