Philip A Clifford KC

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A leading international arbitration King’s Counsel, Professor Philip Clifford KC helps clients from around the world to navigate their most complex disputes.

Drawing on more than three decades of experience, he helps clients resolve disputes effectively and efficiently. His successful track record representing a broad range of clients (from private and public corporations and shareholders to government-owned entities and states), spans a number of sectors, including oil and gas, construction, energy, and telecommunications.

Philip offers clients the dual perspectives of a leading counsel and an arbitrator at the heart of the international arbitration community. He is the global professor of arbitration at the University of Notre Dame, a long-term Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a UK representative on the ICC Commission on Arbitration, a co-author of a leading book on the LCIA Arbitration Rules, and a consulting editor for LexisNexis.

He has served as Global Co-Chair of Latham & Watkins’ International Arbitration Practice, Chair of the London Litigation & Trial Department, London Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Compliance Officer for Legal Practice, and Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration.