An international arbitration practitioner and trial attorney, Victoria represents multinational corporations and U.S. businesses in complex cross-border disputes before international arbitral tribunals, U.S. state and federal courts, and governmental bodies.

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Victoria maintains a sophisticated international arbitration and commercial litigation practice, counseling clients on high-stakes disputes involving international contracts, cross-border transactions, and multijurisdictional matters. She regularly appears before leading arbitral institutions including the ICC, ICDR, and HKIAC, with particular focus on representing manufacturers, real estate developers, retailers, and life sciences.

While Victoria’s approach prioritizes practical counsel aimed at avoiding disputes or achieving early resolution, when arbitration or litigation becomes necessary, she is well-equipped to handle even the most complex, multifaceted matters. Clients and peers consistently praise her as “poised under pressure” and “in command” during hearings and proceedings, while describing her as “a true lawyer’s lawyer and a true client’s lawyer” in her dedication to achieving optimal business outcomes.

  • Obtained a complete liability award in favor of a global technology company in HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong, concerning the impact of U.S. trade regulations on contract and governance obligations, applying U.S. state and federal law, the law of England and Wales, and the law of the Cayman Islands.
  • Obtained a liability and damages award in CIETAC arbitration seated in China on behalf of a U.S.-based medical device manufacturer against its Chinese distributor, applying Chinese law and language.
  • Successfully overturned a municipality’s illegal denial of a national real estate developer’s master plan approval after a multiday hearing involving voluminous evidence.
  • Successfully upheld a national restaurant operator’s zoning and property rights before a quasi-judicial municipal body.
  • Represents a minerals company in an ICDR arbitration seated in New York regarding a complex commercial dispute.
  • Represents a real estate developer in an ICC arbitration seated in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • Represents a public utility in land use and commercial disputes.
  • Represented a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in an ICC arbitration seated in Zurich over a failed collaboration agreement for the development and marketing of a new product.
  • Developed complex medical defenses for a large multinational consumer products corporation.
  • Represented a multinational retail corporation in state and federal court, including trial, in a variety of tort actions.
  • Charlotte Business Journal: Power 100 (2023)
  • Charlotte Business Journal “Women in Business” Award (2023)
  • American Bar Association “Top 40 Young Lawyers” Award (2022)
  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation (2021-2024)
  • Member, American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Leadership Academy (2019)
  • Winning Team, Bar Association of Metro St. Louis Young Lawyers Division Trial Competition (2016)
  • Winner, Milton F. Napier Award in Trial Advocacy, The Lawyers Association of St. Louis (2013)
  • Outstanding Woman of the Year, The University of South Carolina (2009)

Victoria maintains a sophisticated international arbitration and commercial litigation practice, counseling clients on high-stakes disputes involving international contracts, cross-border transactions, and multijurisdictional matters. She regularly appears before leading arbitral institutions including the ICC, ICDR, and HKIAC, with particular focus on representing manufacturers, real estate developers, retailers, and life sciences.

While Victoria’s approach prioritizes practical counsel aimed at avoiding disputes or achieving early resolution, when arbitration or litigation becomes necessary, she is well-equipped to handle even the most complex, multifaceted matters. Clients and peers consistently praise her as “poised under pressure” and “in command” during hearings and proceedings, while describing her as “a true lawyer’s lawyer and a true client’s lawyer” in her dedication to achieving optimal business outcomes.

  • Obtained a complete liability award in favor of a global technology company in HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong, concerning the impact of U.S. trade regulations on contract and governance obligations, applying U.S. state and federal law, the law of England and Wales, and the law of the Cayman Islands.
  • Obtained a liability and damages award in CIETAC arbitration seated in China on behalf of a U.S.-based medical device manufacturer against its Chinese distributor, applying Chinese law and language.
  • Successfully overturned a municipality’s illegal denial of a national real estate developer’s master plan approval after a multiday hearing involving voluminous evidence.
  • Successfully upheld a national restaurant operator’s zoning and property rights before a quasi-judicial municipal body.
  • Represents a minerals company in an ICDR arbitration seated in New York regarding a complex commercial dispute.
  • Represents a real estate developer in an ICC arbitration seated in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • Represents a public utility in land use and commercial disputes.
  • Represented a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in an ICC arbitration seated in Zurich over a failed collaboration agreement for the development and marketing of a new product.
  • Developed complex medical defenses for a large multinational consumer products corporation.
  • Represented a multinational retail corporation in state and federal court, including trial, in a variety of tort actions.
  • Charlotte Business Journal: Power 100 (2023)
  • Charlotte Business Journal “Women in Business” Award (2023)
  • American Bar Association “Top 40 Young Lawyers” Award (2022)
  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation (2021-2024)
  • Member, American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Leadership Academy (2019)
  • Winning Team, Bar Association of Metro St. Louis Young Lawyers Division Trial Competition (2016)
  • Winner, Milton F. Napier Award in Trial Advocacy, The Lawyers Association of St. Louis (2013)
  • Outstanding Woman of the Year, The University of South Carolina (2009)
  • Fellow, The American Bar Foundation
  • Member, American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Membership
  • Commissioner, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession (2021-2024)
  • Faculty, Lex Mundi Arbitration and Disputes Resolution Advocacy Clinic (Amsterdam)
  • Faculty, Troutman Pepper Locke Trial Clinic
  • Board member, Atlanta International Arbitration Society

Education

  • Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 2013
  • University of South Carolina Honors College, B.A., 2010

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Missouri
  • North Carolina

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
  • Supreme Court of the United States