Hiro Aragaki

Business Commercial

International & Cross Border

Financial Markets / Banking / Securities

Technology and Intellectual Property (IP)

Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Privacy

Entertainment

Sports

Employment Law

Technology

Hiro N. Aragaki, Esq., J.D., Ph.D, C.Arb, is a Chartered Arbitrator and mediator with more than two decades of experience serving as a neutral. Before joining JAMS, he practiced for nearly ten years at top global law firms, which gives him a deep appreciation of the pressures and strategies that shape high-stakes litigation. His energy, sharp analytic skills, and talent for thinking outside the box has consistently earned the trust of parties and counsel alike.

As an arbitrator, Dr. Aragaki prioritizes pragmatic case management and moving matters efficiently to a hearing on the merits without over-lawyering. He receives praise for his legal acumen and precise award writing, and his commitment to reaching accurate results under the law. He has been appointed as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, or tribunal chair in over 300 disputes, and is sensitive to the differences between civil and common law approaches to adjudication.

As a mediator, Dr. Aragaki is known for his thorough preparation and proactive engagement even before the mediation session begins. He works with counsel to balance careful case evaluation, candid reality-testing about risks and costs, deep listening to the needs of the litigants, and creative problem-solving. His cross-cultural perspective—shaped in part by his Japanese and Indian heritage and experience living in the U.K., Germany, and France—enables him to connect with diverse parties and deploy a wide range of directive and facilitative interventions.

Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators

Certified Mediator, International Mediation Institute (IMI)

Appointed to the World’s Leading Technology Neutrals List, Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center

Admitted to the arbitration and/or mediation panels of: AFSA (Johannesburg); AIAC & ADNDRC (Kuala Lumpur); BIMAC (Dhaka); CPR (New York; Panel of Distinguished Neutrals & Cross-Border Panel); FINRA (Arbitration Panel); HKIAC (Hong Kong; Panel Arbitrator); ICC (UK Arbitrator Database & USCIB Arbitrator & Mediator Database); JCAA (Tokyo); KCAB (Seoul); LCIA (London); SIAC (Singapore); THAC (Bangkok); WIPO (Geneva)