Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
I serve as an arbitrator in international, investment, intellectual property, and complex commercial disputes, with particular focus on disputes in the technology, telecom, life sciences, new energy, and investment / investor-state sectors. I have handled more than 375 arbitrations as neutral or advocate in three dozen jurisdictions around the world. For additional information: www.HuebnerArbitration.com . My professional background is a mix of legal, international, executive, consulting, and public service experience, and that diversity informs my approach to decision-making, process, and efficiency. I have lived and worked for extended periods in Los Angeles, Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, and New Zealand, and have extensive professional experience elsewhere in East Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. I served from 2009 to 2014 as the American Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Before that I practiced international law for many years as a partner in large law firms where I held senior management positions and handled arbitration, compliance, and regulatory cases in jurisdictions in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. In addition to my ADR practice, I currently serve as senior advisor to a management consulting firm. I have been designated a "Chartered Arbitrator" (its highest qualification) by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and been named to the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center's "Tech List" of the "world's most accomplished technology neutrals." I have been licensed solicitor in England & Wales and am a member of the Bars of California, New York, and the District of Columbia.
- Arbitrator in international, intellectual property, investment, and complex commercial disputes - Particular expertise in technology (including cases involving semiconductors, hardware, software, materials, AI / artificial intelligence, haptics, optics, telecom, and gaming), life sciences (including pharma, biotech, clinical trials, joint venture / patents, health tech, medical devices, healthcare), new energy (including solar technology, incentives, and defects), infrastructure, and investment (including investor-state) disputes - Named a Chartered Arbitrator ("C.Arb") by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London - Named to the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center's "List of the World's Leading Technology Neutrals" - On the panels or lists of approved arbitrators of the principal international, regional, and domestic arbitral institutions; named to the World Bank's ICSID panel of arbitrators by President Obama - Member of the bars of California, New York, and the District of Columbia; licensed as a solicitor in England & Wales
- Arbitrator in international, intellectual property, investment, and complex commercial disputes - Affiliated with JAMS and on the panels of more than 2 dozen other international, regional, and domestic arbitration institutions - Particular expertise in technology (including semiconductor, hardware, software, materials, AI, haptics, telecom, and gaming), life sciences (including pharma, biotech, clinical trials, health tech, medical devices, healthcare), new energy, infrastructure, and investment (including investor-state) disputes - Also serve as mediator, special master, and neutral case evaluator
- Senior advisor to a management consulting firm focused on developing and implementing data-driven business strategies for private, public, and social sector organizations in the U.S. and internationally
- Appointed to several separate terms by Governors Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Gavin Newsom and confirmed by the California Senate - Served 3 terms as chair; 3 terms as vice chair
- Partner in the international arbitration, public international law, and intellectual property practices - Advised sovereign entities and corporations in cross-border dispute, regulatory, compliance, multi-jurisdictional, internal investigation, and policy matters - Served as an arbitrator and mediator - Particular expertise in the life sciences, technology, telecom, media, new energy, and investment sectors