Ari D MacKinnon

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Ari D. MacKinnon’s practice focuses on disputes matters in Latin America with a particular emphasis on international arbitration and corruption issues.

Ari has successfully represented a number of major Latin American oil and gas, energy, infrastructure, and pulp and paper companies as well as other clients in disputes in the region. He speaks regularly in Latin America on topics related to arbitration and crisis management. Ari has experience conducting arbitration and corruption-related reviews in both English and Spanish.

Career

Ari joined the firm in 2009 and became a partner in 2015. J.D., New York University School of Law (2006); M.A., Middlebury College (2006); B.A., Grinnell College (2002).

Professional Memberships

Member, New York Bar.

Member, Program Committee, New York International Arbitration Center.

Publications

“The London Court of International Arbitration Releases Updated Arbitration Rules, Emphasizing Efficiency,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, October 26, 2020

“Circuit Split Intensifies Over Use of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to Obtain Discovery for Use in Private International Arbitration,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, July 13, 2020

“COVID-19 and the Tolling Of Statutes of Limitations: Impact on Arbitrations Seated in New York,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, March 25, 2020