Gary Born is one of the world’s leading authorities on international arbitration and litigation. Mr Born has handled disputes under all leading arbitral regimes, including ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, AAA, ICSID and Stockholm Arbitration Institute rules. He has particular experience in joint venture, technology licensing and transfer, investor-state, M&A, construction, oil and gas, intellectual property and insurance matters. Mr Born has served as counsel in several of the largest arbitrations in ICC history and has appeared in more than 500 other arbitrations in the leading arbitral sites. He has also served as arbitrator in more than 60 disputes.

Mr Born has been repeatedly recognised as one of the world’s pre-eminent international arbitration practitioners by entities including Legal Media Group (‘world’s best international litigator’), Global Arbitration Review (‘super-arbitrator’), Chambers Global (‘one of three leading arbitration practitioners in London’) and Global Counsel (‘world’s top ten international arbitration lawyers’). He is also chair of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP’s international arbitration practice.

Mr Born has served on the executive council of the American Society of International Law, and as co-chair of the ABA international section’s committee on international aspects of litigation. He is the author of several leading treatises on international arbitration and litigation including ‘International Commercial Arbitration: Commentary and Materials’ (Kluwer Law International, 3rd edition 2009). Mr Born is a graduate of Haverford College (BA 1978, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and the University of Pennsylvania (JD 1981, summa cum laude). He clerked for Judge Henry J Friendly and for Justice William H Rehnquist.