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Provided by Nigel Blackaby KC
International Arbitration; Investor-State Arbitration; Energy; Natural Resources; Manufacturing; Agriculture and Food Distribution; Aviation; Telecommunications.
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.
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Member of the Court of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC); Board member of the Centro de Arbitraje de Mexico and of the international commission of the Centro Internacional de Arbitraje de Madrid.
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).
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
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Distinguished practitioner Nigel Blackaby 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.
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Nigel Blackaby is a very smooth operator who doesn't get ruffled. He is very good at questioning witnesses, including those of the counterparty. He's intelligent and multilingual.
Nigel Blackaby is the best of the best when it comes to ICSID cases, especially against Latin American countries. He's brilliant from a legal standpoint and very down to earth.
Nigel Blackaby is a very smooth operator who doesn't get ruffled. He is very good at questioning witnesses, including those of the counterparty. He's intelligent and multilingual.
Nigel Blackaby is the best of the best when it comes to ICSID cases, especially against Latin American countries. He's brilliant from a legal standpoint and very down to earth.
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