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Provided by John V H Pierce
John Pierce, Global Co-Chair of the International Arbitration Practice, represents a global client base from a wide variety of industries and business sectors in high-stakes, complex international arbitration, and litigation matters in venues around the world.
John is a widely recognized expert in international dispute resolution, with more than 20 years of experience representing clients in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations seated in both common and civil law jurisdictions. John has been involved as lead counsel or arbitrator in arbitrations pending before all major arbitral institutions and he has extensive experience with international arbitral procedure and advocacy.
He regularly guides clients through disputes, under a wide variety of procedural and substantive laws, involving joint venture and shareholder matters, post-M&A issues, IP rights, financial services, energy and chemical supply contracts, as well as commercial and corporate matters. He also advises clients on the international enforcement of arbitration awards and judgments, and on the protection of foreign investments. In addition to his counsel work, John regularly serves as an arbitrator in international disputes.
He was elected to the American Law Institute in 2020. He is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration, a member of the Executive Committee of the New York International Arbitration Center, a founding member of the International Arbitration Club of New York, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Prior to private practice, John served as a law clerk to the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was selected as a Jean Monnet fellow at the École Polytechnique in Palaiseau, France (1992-1993) and as a Young Leader of the American Council on Germany (2009-2010).
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John is level headed, sensible and calm. His advocacy skills were also really strong.
John is a terrific advocate. He is very credible, reasonable and persuasive. Arbitrators are always willing to hear what he has to say.
Just the way he cross-examines and presents certain points was so helpful to the case. He took an immense amount of preparation and familiarized himself with all the intricate details in the case.
John is a well-seasoned attorney. He is very thorough and approaches the case with a lot of imagination. He thinks things through and is good with the strategizing; his intellect really impressed me.
John is level headed, sensible and calm. His advocacy skills were also really strong.
John is a terrific advocate. He is very credible, reasonable and persuasive. Arbitrators are always willing to hear what he has to say.
Just the way he cross-examines and presents certain points was so helpful to the case. He took an immense amount of preparation and familiarized himself with all the intricate details in the case.
John is a well-seasoned attorney. He is very thorough and approaches the case with a lot of imagination. He thinks things through and is good with the strategizing; his intellect really impressed me.