Harry Orpen-Smellie
Associate
Harry has experience of high value international arbitration matters under LCIA and UNCITRAL rules, as well as High Court litigation. He also has experience of contentious employment matters and investigations.
Harry read Arabic and Russian at the University of St Andrews before completing his GDL and LPC at BPP Law School in London, achieving distinctions in both qualifications.
Harry then trained at the London office of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, during which time he spent six months on secondment to the Dispute Resolution team at BAE Systems Plc. Harry joined Seladore Legal on qualification in September 2020.
- Acting for a major oil and gas network in relation to a claim under the Energy Charter Treaty.
- Acting for a CIS bank in LCIA emergency arbitration proceedings relating to the sale of one of the bank’s foreign subsidiaries.
- Acting for an international drilling company on a contractual dispute arising out of its operations in Bangladesh.
- Acting on an investigation into various whistleblowing allegations raised by a senior employee of a large international bank.
News & Insights
Seladore Legal announces the arrival of David Gilmore as Partner
Seladore Legal is pleased to announce that David Gilmore has joined the firm as a Partner, further strengthening its international arbitration and cross-border disputes offering across London and Asia.
Seladore contributes to GIR Market Review: Privilege 2025
In this year’s edition of GIR Market Review: Privilege 2025 for Global Investigations Review, Dan Hudson, Kevin Kilgour and Luke Taylor explore how legal privilege is adapting to new technologies and the evolving landscape of investigations.
Seladore acts in successful Privy Council case on “just and equitable” winding up
Seladore Legal has acted for the successful Respondent in a Privy Council appeal upholding the winding-up of a Cayman exempted limited partnership on the just and equitable ground, clarifying the scope of the jurisdiction beyond traditional “quasi-partnership” cases.