
`The secret of getting ahead is getting started.´ – Mark Twain
Louise is a barrister (Senior Counsel and member of the Inner Bar of Ireland; member of the Bar of England and Wales) who specialises in sports law and international arbitration.
Louise represents clients before domestic and international tribunals, including World Athletics’ Disciplinary Tribunal; the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s Anti-Corruption Hearing Officers; and the CAS.
In addition to her work as an advocate, Louise acts as an arbitrator in commercial and investor state disputes. She is a member of the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators in Washington DC, and is the former Irish member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris.
English, French
Chair of the Board of the Biathlon Integrity Unit
Independent Director of Cycling Ireland
Since 2023: Kellerhals Carrard, Lausanne
Since 2005: Barrister, Law Library, Bar of Ireland
Since 2018: Adjunct Associate Professor, University College Dublin
2018-2019: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin
2016-2018: Visiting Professor, Western Law School, Ontario
2008-2013: Managing Counsel and Head of Mediation, Court of Arbitration for Sport
2001-2003: Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Bar of Ireland
Bar of England and Wales
Task Force for the revision of the 2014 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration
Climate Bar Association, Council of the Bar of Ireland
JSM, Stanford Law School
BL, The Honorable Society of King’s Inns