Erika Williams
Williams Arbitration
Australian
Australia
Australia
Erika Williams established an independent arbitration practice in 2021 after 15 years in international and national firms acting for parties in some of the largest international and domestic commercial, construction and investor-state disputes resolved through arbitration.
Since then, Erika has sat as sole and presiding arbitrator in arbitrations under institutional rules such as ICC, SIAC, Resolution Institute and ad hoc and served as tribunal secretary in high-value complex cases. Erika was also engaged as Counsel at ACICA from 2021 to 2024 and has consulted to a number of firms on arbitration related matters in her independent capacity.
Erika has been recognised in Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) for arbitration in 2024 and 2025. She has also been listed as a leading arbitration lawyer in Australia in Doyles Guide for the last four years and was recognised as the Arbitration Practitioner of the Year at the Australian ADR Awards 2021.
English
Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Admitted to Roll of Lawyers
Supreme Court of New South Wales
High Court of Australia
Bachelor of Laws (Honours Class II)
The University of Sydney
Bachelor of Arts (Japanese Studies)
University of Sydney
Links to my publications are available here: https://williamsarbitration.com/publications/
Links to my presentations are available here: https://williamsarbitration.com/presentations/
Fellow
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)
Fellow and Graded Arbitrator
Resolution Institute
Approved Arbitrator
Queensland Law Society
Admitted Member
Rising Arbitrators Initiative
Director
ArbitralWomen
I established an independent arbitration practice in 2021 after fifteen years in international and national firms acting for parties in some of the largest international and domestic commercial, construction and investor-state disputes resolved through arbitration.
Since then, I have sat as sole and presiding arbitrator in arbitrations under institutional rules such as ICC, SIAC, Resolution Institute and ad hoc and served as tribunal secretary in high-value complex cases. I was also engaged as Counsel at ACICA from 2021 to 2024 and have consulted to a number of firms on arbitration related matters.
ARBITRATOR APPOINTMENTS
• Presiding arbitrator in an ICC Singapore arbitration in relation to a dispute regarding a solar farm between parties in two South Pacific Island countries. The arbitration was seated in Sydney and the contract governed by the laws of one of the Pacific Island countries.
• Sole Arbitrator in an arbitration conducted under the SIAC Expedited Procedure with parties from Hong Kong and Singapore regarding a sale and purchase agreement. The arbitration was seated in Singapore and the contract was governed by the laws of Singapore.
• Sole Arbitrator in a Resolution Institute arbitration in relation to a dispute between a contractor and sub-contractor on a construction project. The arbitration was seated in Brisbane and the contract was governed by the laws of Queensland.
• Sole Arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration in relation to a dispute between a property purchaser and building inspector. The arbitration was seated in Brisbane and the contract was governed by the laws of Queensland.
• Sole arbitrator in a Resolution Institute arbitration in relation to a dispute regarding the construction of an ocean vessel. The dispute was seated in Brisbane and the contract governed by the laws of Queensland.
TRIBUNAL SECRETARY APPOINTMENTS
• Tribunal Secretary to a sole arbitrator in an ACICA arbitration in relation to a construction dispute for claims exceeding AUD 200 million. The arbitration is seated in Queensland and the contract governed by the laws of Queensland.
• Tribunal Secretary to a three-member panel in the unique Supreme Court of Queensland matter of Santos Limited v Fluor Australia Pty Ltd & Anor in relation to an EPC contract for a LNG project. The matter involved claims exceeding AUD 1.4 billion.