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About
Provided by Nigel Blackaby KC
Practice Areas
International Arbitration; Investor-State Arbitration; Energy; Natural Resources; Manufacturing; Agriculture and Food Distribution; Aviation; Telecommunications.
Career
Nigel Blackaby KC is a Washington, DC based international arbitration partner and is Co-head of the firm's Latin America group. Cited by clients as an “undisputed leader in his field”, Nigel is a civil and common law trained lawyer who has acted as counsel and arbitrator in more than 100 ad hoc and institutional arbitrations, both commercial and investor-state in English, Spanish and French with a focus on natural resources and Latin America.
Nigel is widely recognized as a leading authority in international arbitration. He is recognized as a Global Elite Thought Leaders – and one of the US’s most prominent arbitration practitioners – by Who’s Who Legal. In January 2020, Nigel was honored with the appointment of King’s Counsel, for his excellence in advocacy (only one of a handful of English solicitor advocates to receive that distinction).
Nigel serves as an adjunct professor of investment arbitration at American University Washington College of Law. He speaks English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
For more information, visit https://www.freshfields.us/contacts/find-a-lawyer/b/blackaby-nigel/
Professional Memberships
Member of the Court of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre; Board member of the Centro de Arbitraje de Mexico and of the international commission of the Centro Internacional de Arbitraje de Madrid.
Publications
Nigel is the co-author of the leading texts "Redfern and Hunter on International Arbitration" (fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh editions, Oxford University Press), "A Guide to ICSID Arbitration" (first and second editions, Kluwer), and "International Arbitration in Latin America" (Kluwer, 2003).
Chambers Review
Global
Nigel Blackaby KC, based in Washington, DC, is a highly-esteemed figure in the international arbitration space. He is widely recognised for his ability to handle complex investor-state and commercial mandates across a plethora of industries before major arbitral tribunals.
Distinguished practitioner Nigel Blackaby KC is held in high esteem by clients and peers alike. He is noted for his undisputed experience handling some of the most high-profile and sophisticated commercial and investment treaty arbitration cases throughout Latin America.
Nigel Blackaby KC offers a wealth of experience acting for both investors and states and is particularly esteemed for his expertise in Latin America matters.
Nigel Blackaby KC co-heads Freshfields' arbitration and Latin American practices. His dedication to Brazil-related disputes and fluency in Portuguese are highly admired by market sources.
Nigel Blackaby KC offers a wealth of experience acting for both investors and states and is particularly esteemed for his expertise in Latin America matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Nigel Blackaby is measured and responsive, and effective in developing ideas and strategies."
"Nigel always contributes a lot with his experience and his character. He knows how to explain complicated things to the client."
"Nigel Blackaby is a brilliant lawyer with deep experience and knowledge. He is commercially astute and advises with precision."
"He is clearly the market leader in the investment arbitration space."
"Nigel is an outstanding legal adviser in international arbitration matters."
"He's got the whole package - he's multilingual, he's a real student of the law, he has a ton of really good experience, and he's a master strategist. He's the top of the list because he has all of the skills."
"He is one of the best advocates I've witnessed. He is extremely respected by the arbitrators and people respect what he says. He is able to distill really complicated concepts well; he's able to put the facts in a way that's understandable for the arbitrators."
"He is an extremely accomplished lawyer."
"Nigel is a great lawyer."
"Nigel Blackaby is measured and responsive, and effective in developing ideas and strategies."
"Nigel always contributes a lot with his experience and his character. He knows how to explain complicated things to the client."
"Nigel Blackaby is a brilliant lawyer with deep experience and knowledge. He is commercially astute and advises with precision."
"He is clearly the market leader in the investment arbitration space."
"Nigel is an outstanding legal adviser in international arbitration matters."
"He's got the whole package - he's multilingual, he's a real student of the law, he has a ton of really good experience, and he's a master strategist. He's the top of the list because he has all of the skills."
"He is one of the best advocates I've witnessed. He is extremely respected by the arbitrators and people respect what he says. He is able to distill really complicated concepts well; he's able to put the facts in a way that's understandable for the arbitrators."
"He is an extremely accomplished lawyer."
"Nigel is a great lawyer."