Emilia Onyema
UK
SOAS University of London, International Arbitrator
Emilia Onyema is an independent arbitrator with experience as presiding, co and sole arbitrator in international arbitration and a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, among others. She is a Professor of International Commercial Law at SOAS University of London where she teaches and publishes on international arbitration, international investment law and commercial law in a global context. She is qualified to practice law in Nigeria, as a Solicitor in England & Wales, and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She is the Director of the SOAS Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Centre. In 2024, she received the CPR Institute award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity in ADR, and the African Arbitration Association award for Publication/Speech of the Year for her Roebuck Lecture also shortlisted for the GAR Best Lecture/Speech Award 2025.
