Henry Weisburg

Henry Weisburg
Attorney, Arbitrator
Law office of Weisburg Disputes, Brooklyn, NY (New York), US (United States)
VanIAC Panel(s) : Appeal Tribunal, International Arbitration
Practice Areas : Accounting, Corporate Commercial, Energy, Financial Services, Insurance and Reinsurance, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures
In a career spanning four decades, independent arbitrator Henry Weisburg has led numerous headline-making international disputes, including both commercial and investor-state arbitrations, before all major arbitral bodies. Mr. Weisburg has handled disputes in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East, regularly advising on claims arising from complex projects and joint ventures, expropriations, financings and cross-border investments, and construction disputes. In his litigation practice, Mr. Weisburg has regularly appeared in cases concerning the enforcement of arbitration clauses and awards, in wider arbitration-related proceedings, and in complex international disputes.
Dispute Resolution Experience and TrainingIn addition to advocacy in many arbitrations, Mr. Weisburg has sat as an arbitrator in cases involving, for example, M&A closing disputes; aircraft component supply agreements; law firm dissolutions; and other matters. He has also participated in many arbitration training and continuing legal education programs, as both an instructor and a participant; he is a graduate of ICC’s Advanced Arbitration Academy. He has sat on the Boards of multiple arbitration-related bodies (e.g., the American Arbitration Association; the New York International Arbitration Center) and task forces (e.g., ICC Task Force on the Revision of the ICC Rules of Arbitration; New York State Bar Association Task Force on New York Law in International Matters).
Professional and Other ActivitiesShearman & Sterling, now A&O Shearman (associate, 1977 – 1984; partner, 1985 – 2021; of counsel, 2022 – 2024)
Member and Practice Group Leader, Litigation Group; Founder and Member, Arbitration Group
Member, Policy Committee (multiple terms)
Chair, Conflicts & Ethics Committee
Chair, Pro Bono Committee
Global Lawyer of the Year (2012)
Global Dispute of the Year – Awarded to Shearman & Sterling for handling of Dow Chemical Company v. Kuwait arbitration
Litigator of the Week – For Second Circuit affirmance of Ometto v. ASA Bioenergy Holding A.G., No. 12-4022(L) (2d Cir. Jan. 7, 2014
Academic QualificationsBA, Trinity College; JD, New York University
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