Noah Rubins KC

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 2

Arbitration (International)

Europe-wide

14 Years Ranked

Band 2

International Arbitration

France

5 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

France 2025

About

Provided by Noah Rubins KC

Europe

Practice Areas

Noah is a partner in our International Arbitration Group in Paris and heads our global CIS/Russia dispute resolution practice group. A barrister of England & Wales and qualified in the US and France, he has represented clients in over 100 arbitrations under ICSID, ICSID additional facility, ICC, AAA, SCC, VIAC, LCIA, ICAC, and UNCITRAL rules, including some 35 investment treaty disputes.

He specialises in mining, construction and energy disputes, pursuant to contracts and under the auspices of bilateral investment treaties.

Noah has practiced law in New York, Washington, Houston and Istanbul, and has also served as arbitrator in over 50 cases under ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICSID, VIAC, ICAC and UNCITRAL rules.

Career

Partner since 2010.

Publications

Noah is the author of dozens of publications on international arbitration, including Investment Treaty Arbitration (Oxford, 2d ed 2019) and International Investment, Political Risk and Dispute Resolution (Oxford, 2d ed 2020), among other books.

Personal

He speaks English, French and Russian fluently, and has a working knowledge of Spanish and Hebrew.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Europe

International Arbitration - France

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Noah Rubins KC assists clients with energy supply agreement disputes, shareholder conflicts and contract termination. He handles cases under a variety of arbitral rules, including those of ICSID, UNCITRAL and the SCC.

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Arbitration (International) - Europe-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Noah Rubins KC heads Freshfields' international arbitration practice in Paris. He is regularly sought after by well-known energy companies for his impressive strength in investor-state disputes against European and African states under ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL and SCC rules.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Noah combines a unique quality of expertise, smartness, out-of-the-box thinking and ability to understand the needs of his clients. All of this, combined with his extremely vast experience, courage and 24/7 availability, allows him to provide his clients with top-notch service."

International Arbitration respondent
Europe

"Noah is a very good and experienced counsel on both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. He is a good speaker and all-round excellent lawyer."

International Arbitration respondent
Europe

"Noah is the star, you can't go wrong with him."