International Arbitration

Gary Born is universally regarded as one of the world's preeminent authorities on international commercial arbitration and international litigation. He heads the WilmerHale's ;international arbitration practice and has been ranked for the past decade as one of the world's leading arbitration practitioners.
Practice
Mr. Born has participated in more than 500 international arbitrations, including four of the largest ICC arbitrations and several of the most significant ad hoc arbitrations in recent history. Mr. Born is uniformly ranked by Euromoney, Chambers, Legal 500 and Global Counsel as one of the leading practitioners in the field. In 2006, he was chosen by his peers as the "World's Best International Litigator" and recognized by Chambers UK as the most highly-regarded practitioner in international arbitration for the United Kingdom. He is described by competitors and clients in Chambers and other publications as "awesome," "inimitable," "stellar," "extremely talented" and a "powerful advocate." Mr. Born is also the author of leading publications on international commercial arbitration, including International Commercial Arbitration (2d ed. 2001).
Mr. Born heads WilmerHale's 70-person international arbitration group, which is based in London and integrated with related practices in our New York, Washington, Berlin and Brussels offices. Mr. Born has represented European, US, Asian and other companies in arbitrations under all leading institutional rules (ICC, LCIA, AAA, Vienna, Stockholm, ICSID) and in ad hoc arbitrations in all leading international situses (London, Paris, Geneva/Zurich, Vienna, Stockholm, New York, Washington, Singapore). He has particular experience in joint venture, investor-state, M&A, investment banking and other financial services, project finance, intellectual property and insurance disputes.
Mr. Born also advises on the litigation of international disputes in US courts. He has particular experience in the fields of jurisdiction, enforcement of judgments, conflict of laws and international judicial cooperation, and also serves as an expert witness on aspects of US private international law in foreign proceedings. He is the author of International Litigation in United States Courts (Aspen/Kluwer 4th ed.), the leading commentary in the field. Mr. Born was recently selected by clients and peers as the "World's Best International Litigator" in a survey by Legal Media Group.
Mr. Born also sits as arbitrator (presiding arbitrator, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator). He has served as arbitrator in more than 60 institutional and ad hoc arbitrations.