Gayatri Gogoi

Gayatri specialises in complex commercial disputes with extensive experience of High Court litigation and international arbitration usually with a cross-border element. Gayatri has advised clients in matters spanning a range of sectors including the energy, aviation, technology, infrastructure and banking and financial services sectors.

Gayatri undertook a seven-month secondment to the Commercial Banking Disputes team at Lloyds Banking Group where she worked on a series of high-profile investigations and litigations, including advising the bank in relation to its compensation review for victims of HBOS Fraud.

Gayatri supports the firm's pro bono practice, advising and supporting individuals and charities who may not otherwise be able to access legal advice, including working as part of a team advising the charity Equality Now in relation to online sexual exploitation of women and girls, a project which was nominated for a Trustlaw Collaboration Award in 2022.

Gayatri was based in the firm's London office before joining the Tokyo practice in 2024.

Gayatri is currently applying to be registered as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi in Japan.

Background

Gayatri completed an undergraduate degree in Classics at Worcester College, Oxford University. She completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course (in which she obtained a distinction) at BPP Law School in London. Gayatri trained at Herbert Smith Freehills and qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2020.