Poupak is a barrister and a partner in the London office of Trinity International.  She heads up the disputes practice. She is a construction disputes lawyer by background, with more than 25 years’ experience in the energy, construction and engineering industries.  In recent years her practice has focussed on the petrochemicals sector, undertaking both disputes and transactional work. Her disputes experience ranges from construction disputes to shareholder disputes to purely commercial disputes arising from project documents including supply and offtake agreements.  Her transactional work has focussed on projects which are financed with support from Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) as well as corporate and commercial matters.

Before joining Trinity International, Poupak was an international arbitration partner in Baker Botts, and prior to that she was a partner in the projects department of Norton Rose Fulbright.  Uniquely, Poupak has knowledge and expertise in both international arbitration and projects work, derived from her roles as an associate in the Construction, and International Arbitration departments of White & Case for 10 years, the Energy department of Masons (now Pinsent Masons) for 5 years, and her work as the General Counsel of a company involved in the development, construction and operation of petrochemicals projects for 4 years.

Poupak is in a distinctly advantageous position when advising on and representing clients in disputes arising from projects, by reason of her knowledge of and expertise in projects. Projects work remains a cornerstone of her practice.

Poupak received her LLB (Hons) from University College London and was called to the Bar of England & Wales in October 1996.