Rachel W Thorn

Practice Areas

Rachel is a first-chair trial advocate representing companies in international and US domestic commercial arbitrations and in investment treaty disputes, under the auspices of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) rules. She has extensive knowledge of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and the leading international and US domestic arbitration rules – including those of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), American Arbitration Association (AAA), and JAMS. She advises on mass arbitration issues, including strategies to mitigate mass arbitration risk and defense of companies facing mass arbitrations, and her practice also includes arbitration-related litigation in US courts, including actions to compel or stay arbitration proceedings, as well as actions to vacate, confirm or enforce arbitration awards under the FAA and New York Convention. In addition, she regularly counsels clients on dispute resolution in transactional matters, post-M&A disputes, disputes involving joint ventures and long-term cooperation agreements. Rachel’s experience spans many industries, including life sciences, technology, energy and infrastructure.