Matthew Draper

Practice Areas

Matthew Draper serves and arbitrator and counsel in international arbitrations across an array of industries and under all major arbitration rules. He has particular experience with water, natural resources and energy disputes.

As arbitrator, Matthew serves as chair, party-appointed, sole arbitrator, and emergency arbitrator. In the past five years, he has arbitrated over 30 disputes in the areas of renewable energy, finance, and international commercial contracts. Matthew is a member of the ICDR, SIAC, and AAA Large and Complex case rosters.

As counsel, recent arbitration cases have involved water, natural resources, international commercial contracts, fashion, energy/power projects, construction/engineering, telecommunications, transport, and IP and licensing.

Professional Memberships

Chair, USCIB ICC/USA Sole Practitioner Group

Vice Chair, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators NY Branch

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Co-Chair, 2021 New York Arbitration Week

ICC Task Force on Arbitration of Climate Change Related Disputes (2018-2020)

Publications

"United States" chapter in "Lexology Getting the Deal Through—Arbitration 2023"

Personal

A.B., Princeton University (magna cum laude)

J.D., Columbia University (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)

Certificate of Achievement, Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law

Expert in these Jurisdictions

New York

New Mexico

District of Columbia

Federal Court admissions:

US Supreme Court

Southern District of New York

Eastern District of New York

District of New Mexico

District of Columbia