Emily Gillett

Emily is a Senior Research Scholar at LawAI, focussing on the regulation and governance of general-purpose and frontier AI under the EU AI Act. Prior to embarking on a career in AI, Emily was an English barrister (Lincoln’s Inn) and Hong Kong solicitor, specialising in litigation arising from failed corporate governance, particularly high-profile cross-border commercial fraud. With 15 years of courtroom experience, she has litigated industry-leading cases in London, Grand Cayman, Guernsey and Hong Kong. More recently, Emily gained experience in the AI policy field, leading the European AI Governance team at a non-profit organisation dedicated to aligning AI through better governance. Emily’s breadth of professional experience including mediator training, her time spent living and working in multiple jurisdictions, and her study of diplomacy help her to see different angles to the legal challenges posed by AI. Emily has an LLB in Law with French Law from University College London, a licence en droit from Université Panthéon-Assas, and a Master’s in Diplomatic Studies from Oxford University.