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Shani Horii-Watson

Shani Horii-Watson is a lawyer in our Commercial Disputes team. She acts for a wide range of corporate and commercial clients with extensive experience with clients in the real estate, energy and resources, technology, agriculture, and professional services industries. Shani's experience encompasses complex commercial and contractual disputes, regulatory investigations, commercial property disputes and international arbitration award enforcement. She works closely with clients to understand their commercial and strategic objectives in order to deliver practical and commercially effective outcomes for her clients.

Shani is an active member of the firm's Innovation Committee and plays a key role in driving the adoption of innovation tools. She has a strong focus on emerging litigation technologies and the practical use of innovation tools to streamline discovery and effectively manage document‑heavy disputes. 

  • K&L Gates Women's Achievements Awards, Achievement in Community Service (2023)
  • K&L Gates Ignite Women's Scholarship (2026)
  • Co-Coordinator of the K&L Gates Law Re-Imagined Committee
  • Member of the K&L Gates Australian Innovation Committee
  • Law Society of New South Wales
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