Appointed to the Governing Board in November 2014, Chantal-Aimée grew up between the United States, Germany and England and attended the International School in Hamburg and Roedean School in Brighton followed by the University of Pennsylvania and Cambridge University.
At Cambridge, Chantal-Aimée attended New Hall, now known as Murray Edwards College, and studied history and law. She was President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1989.
In 1992 she was called to the Bar of England and Wales and became a King’s Counsel in 2008. She practices from Atkin Chambers in Gray’s Inn where she is currently Head of Chambers. Much of her work involves advising and representing UK and overseas clients in major infrastructure projects. She also sits as an arbitrator resolving commercial disputes.
Chantal was made a Bencher of Middle Temple in 2010 and is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She is Co-Editor in Chief of the International Construction Law Review, a joint Editor of the Building Law Reports and a contributing Editor of Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts.
Chantal was Chairman of the Bar of England and Wales in 2016. She became Ryde School Chair of Governors in 2024.