Called to the England and Wales Bar in 1998, Margaret Gray became one of 30 women appointed QC in 2019. Margaret – who is the first in her family to pursue a career in the law – is a tenant at Brick Court Chambers, where she did her pupillage. She specialises in EU, competition and public law and was also called to the Bars of Ireland (in 2005) – where she was appointed a Senior Counsel in October 2019 – and Northern Ireland (in 2009). She has appeared in over 80 cases before the Luxembourg courts, un-led on most occasions. […]
Mark Levy QC was co-head of Allen & Overy’s International Arbitration Group. He joined the ranks of Queen’s Counsel following the QC Ceremony in Westminster Hall held on 11th March 2019. He was one of just four solicitor-advocates appointed silk that year. Mark started at Allen & Overy as a trainee in 1995 having previously studied English at Oxford University and completed a law school conversion course. Mark, who was made a partner at Allen & Overy in 2004, acted as lead counsel in international commercial arbitrations, gas pricing disputes and investment treaty claims, being particularly recognised for his expertise […]