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Arbitration (International)

Global Market Leaders

4 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Arbitration (International)

Latin America - International Counsel

3 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

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Band 2

International Arbitration

Brazil

2 Years Ranked

F

Foreign Expert

International Arbitration

USA

12 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Nigel Blackaby KC

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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).

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Arbitration (International) - Global Market Leaders
1
Band 1

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.


Arbitration (International) - Latin America - International Counsel
1
Band 1

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.


International Arbitration: Counsel - USA
1
Band 1

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.


International Arbitration - Brazil
2
Band 2

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.


International Arbitration - USA
F
Foreign expert in Latin America-wide

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.

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