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Provided by Nigel Blackaby KC
International Arbitration; Investor-State Arbitration; Energy; Natural Resources; Manufacturing; Agriculture and Food Distribution; Aviation; Telecommunications.
Nigel Blackaby KC is a Washington, DC based international arbitration partner and is Co-head of the firm's Latin America group. Cited by clients as an “undisputed leader in his field”, Nigel is a civil and common law trained lawyer who has acted as counsel and arbitrator in more than 100 ad hoc and institutional arbitrations, both commercial and investor-state, in English, Spanish and French with a focus on natural resources and Latin America.
Nigel is widely recognized as a leading authority in international arbitration. He is recognized as a Global Elite Thought Leader – and one of the US’s most prominent arbitration practitioners – by Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal). In January 2020, Nigel was honored with the appointment of King’s Counsel, for his excellence in advocacy (only one of a handful of English solicitor advocates to receive that distinction).
Nigel serves as an adjunct professor of investment arbitration at American University Washington College of Law. He speaks English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Member of the Court of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC); Board member of the international commission of the Centro Internacional de Arbitraje de Madrid.
Nigel is the co-author of the leading texts "Redfern and Hunter on International Arbitration" (fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh editions, Oxford University Press), "A Guide to ICSID Arbitration" (first and second editions, Kluwer), and "International Arbitration in Latin America" (Kluwer, 2003).
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
500 Leading Lawyers in America
Lawdragon
2025
Global Elite Thought Leader, Arbitration
Lexology Index
2025
Global Elite Thought Leader, Arbitration
Lexology Index
2022
Hall of Fame, Latin America
The Legal 500
2024
Hall of Fame, USA
The Legal 500
2025
Litigation Star
Benchmark Litigation US Guide
2025
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Nigel Blackaby has vast experience and intelligence. He uses his strategic vision of cases and his leadership skills to bring out the best in his team for the benefit of the client.
Nigel Blackaby impresses with his work, arguments and knowledge of arbitrations.
Nigel Blackaby has vast experience and intelligence. He uses his strategic vision of cases and his leadership skills to bring out the best in his team for the benefit of the client.
Nigel Blackaby impresses with his work, arguments and knowledge of arbitrations.
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Aviation and Aerospace
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Resources and Mining
Property, Construction and Infrastructure