Heller Ehrman’s International Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice is a key player in resolving disputes around the globe. With 650 attorneys and professionals in 14 offices worldwide, we take a multi‑disciplinary approach to the practice of law, drawing upon our legal and industry experience from across the firm to build the best legal teams for our clients. We work closely with our clients to determine whether litigation, arbitration or other ADR approaches best serve their needs.

Our approach to international arbitration and ADR is innovative and effective, focusing on results‑oriented strategies for our clients. Our experience ranges from representing clients under all of the major international arbitration rules to enforcing arbitral awards internationally and in the United States. Our attorneys have extensive experience both as advocates and as neutrals (e.g., arbitrators and mediators). We represent clients in mediations, adjudications and conciliations. We negotiate and draft ADR agreements and dispute resolution provisions for international and domestic commercial transactions and design dispute resolution systems for corporate use.

Our international presence in Hong Kong, Beijing and Singapore, as well as our affiliations in Europe, enable us to advise clients in legal problem-solving worldwide. We have approximately 40 attorneys and consultants in Asia, many of whom who are recognized leaders in their fields.

Facts About Our Practice

• Possess extensive experience in mediation and at all phases, including selecting effective mediators, drafting mediation position papers and preparing clients for participation.
• Routinely draft international dispute resolution clauses, including multi-tiered clauses, for all types of engagements and transactions.
• Advise clients on ways to structure international investments in order to derive maximum protection afforded by bilateral and multilateral investment treaties. Also advise on arbitration proceedings pertaining to such treaties.
• Act as arbitrators and mediators for leading panels, such as the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR Institute), the AAA, CIETAC, HKIAC and SIAC.
• Serve on drafting committees for leading institutions’ model arbitration rules, mediation procedures and ethical codes.
• Participate in many groundbreaking initiatives within the dispute resolution field, including the establishment of the China-U.S. Business Mediation Center by the CPR Institute and the CCPIT.
• Features attorneys such as the recent past Chairman of the CI Arbitration, East Asia Branch, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Asia), an executive committee member and board member of the CPR Institute, a former employee of CCPIT/CIETAC and an ICC intern.
• Includes attorneys who teach arbitration and ADR as adjunct professors and lecturers on law school faculties and are regularly featured in leading ADR conferences throughout the world.
• Serve as counsel under all of the major international arbitration rules, including those established by the following international entities:
• American Arbitration Association (AAA)
• China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
• China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
• Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CPIT)
• Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC)
• International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
• International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• London Council of International Arbitration (LCIA)
• Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
• United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)