Lawyer Profile
Emily Sherkey
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
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.
Alamos Gold in its arbitral claim brought by its Netherlands subsidiaries against the Republic of Türkiye, under the Netherlands-Türkiye Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), alleging expropriation and unfair and inequitable treatment in connection with the development of its Türkiye project – the Kirazli, Ağı Dağı and Çamyurt gold mines in Çanakkale Province, Türkiye
Scotiabank in its arbitral claim against the Republic of Peru, under the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, alleging unfair and inequitable treatment, expropriation, and breach of national treatment in connection with a constitutional court proceeding challenging the accrual of default interest during a period of delay caused by the state
Infinito Gold in its ICSID arbitral claim against the Republic of Costa Rica, under the Canada-Costa Rica Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), concerning the expropriation of the Crucitas gold mining project
over 35 American investors with interests in Mexican gaming operations, in successfully resisting an application brought by the United Mexican States—with the support of Canada and the United States—to set aside a NAFTA arbitral tribunal award alleging discriminatory interference in the investors' facilities and business operations
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.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2015 (ON)