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Ellise Chesterton

Senior Associate

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Ellise is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution department at Davidson & Co, having joined the firm in January 2024. She advises both individuals and businesses on a broad range of disputes, including commercial, employment, company and shareholder, contract, property and debt recovery, as well as arbitration.

Ellise is also a member of the firm’s Business Development and Client Engagement team, where she supports strategic initiatives, client relationship management, and new business development.

Prior to relocating to Dubai, Ellise gained valuable experience working both in-house and in private practice in London, where she worked on complex, high value litigation cases that proceeded to trial, alongside less formal dispute resolutions, such as mediation.

Ellise qualified as a solicitor in 2021. She holds a First-Class Honours degree in Law from the University of Kent and completed the Legal Practice Course with Distinction at the University of Law, London.

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