I am Roxanne Selby, a commercial disputes solicitor advising businesses on complex and sensitive disputes, often where legal, regulatory, commercial, and reputational considerations intersect. I provide clear, pragmatic advice, working with clients to manage risk early where possible and progressing matters through to trial and beyond where litigation is unavoidable.
I have advised on disputes carrying significant commercial exposure. My experience includes acting for corporates involved in the Grenfell litigation; advising international businesses on complex contractual and distribution disputes; and resolving shareholder and director conflicts. These matters demand sound judgement, rapid assimilation of complex factual and legal issues, and the ability to operate effectively under pressure.
Alongside my commercial litigation practice, I have a strong focus on dispute readiness and the strategic use of legal technology. Before qualifying as a solicitor, I held senior roles within information and technology businesses, and I draw heavily on that experience both in advising clients and contributing to firm-wide initiatives.
Outside my legal work, I am a 2nd Dan Black Belt in Goju Ryu Karate. The discipline, resilience, and mental clarity developed through long-term training inform how I approach dispute resolution, particularly high-pressure situations.
I welcome substantive conversations with clients and peers dealing with disputes in challenging commercial environments.
Given I am currently busy in private practice, you can catch more up-to-date insights on my LinkedIn Profile.
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Experience
- Senior Associate at White & Black Limited, specialising in commercial dispute resolution (March 2023-).
- Solicitor at Field Seymour Parkes, specialising in Commercial Dispute Resolution and Litigation (2021-2023)
- Solicitor at Knights plc, specialising in Dispute Resolution (2019-2021)
- Trainee Solicitor at Knights plc, with seats in Dispute Resolution, Employment, Commercial Property, and Clinical Negligence (CL Medilaw) (2017-2019)
- Head of Courts and Small Law Firms Strategy role at Thomson Reuters (Courts (Bar and Judiciary) (2015–2017), Small Law Firms (2017–2017) previous senior roles at Oxford University Press and Sweet & Maxwell (Thomson Reuters) (2001–2013)
- Roxanne Selby Limited key clients: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (April 2013–December 2014), Pearson (July 2013–June 2014), Cambridge University Press (April 2013–October 2015), and Thomson Reuters (Legal) (January 2015–July 2015)
Qualifications
- LPC (Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice) from BPP, London Holborn (Distinction)
- GDL (Graduate Diploma in Law) from the University of Law, London Bloomsbury (Distinction)
- MBA from the University of Melbourne (U21) (GPA 3.756 (A-))
- MA(Oxon) in Classics & English from Trinity College, Oxford (2:1)
- PRINCE2 Practitioner (PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner: P2P/935014, Knowledge Academy); also trained in Agile
- Shodan (First Dan Black Belt) in All Japan Karate-Do Goju-Ryu Kenwakai (2024) and All Japan GojuRyu Karate-Do Seiwakai (2024), based at Oxford Karate Academy
Need to know more?
Read more on my LinkedIn Profile or contact me at roxanne.selby@wablegal.com or by sending me a message using the form below.
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