David Roney

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David Roney, co-leader of Sidley’s Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy practice, has more than 30 years of experience as an advocate in a broad range of complex international disputes around the world.

David has extensive experience as counsel before international arbitral tribunals in commercial and investment disputes across many different sectors and activities, including construction, infrastructure and energy projects, life sciences and technology co-development and licensing agreements, sports and entertainment broadcasting and sponsorship arrangements, share purchase and asset purchase transactions, and international joint ventures. A diverse group of clients trust David with their most business-critical disputes before many of the major international arbitral institutions, including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and the Swiss Chambers of Commerce (Swiss Rules). These disputes have involved a host of different applicable laws and places of arbitration ranging from London to Stockholm to Hong Kong.