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Claire Morel De Westgaver
Work Department
International Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
Claire Morel de Westgaver is a partner within the firm’s International Arbitration team. She is dual-qualified (England & Wales and New York) and has a mixed common and civil law background, having completed her legal education in Belgium and the USA. She practices international arbitration as counsel, advocate and arbitrator, whilst also conducting proceedings in both English and French.
Claire has particular expertise in disputes relating to technology, corporate transactions, licenses, cross-border sale or service agreements, as well as disputes involving secrecy, intellectual property and cybersecurity issues. Her practice covers a broad spectrum of industries, including IT, pharmaceuticals, engineering, commodities, energy, agribusiness, media, art and defence. Claire’s experience also extends to acting in proceedings under the rules of the LCIA, ICC, AAA/ICDR, UNCITRAL and CCJA as well as in ad hoc proceedings. These arbitrations have involved the laws of multiple jurisdictions, including England & Wales, New York, Texas, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Japan, China, Qatar, Pakistan, Romania, Saint Lucia and Cyprus.
Languages
English, French
Memberships
Claire is a board member of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC) and a co-founder of the Global Arbitration Review’s award winning initiative ‘Mute Off Thursdays’. She also sits on the ICC Taskforce on the use of Information Technology in arbitral proceedings, on the IBA Arbitration Committee Taskforce on Privilege and on the Advisory Board of CyberArb.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Next Generation Partners)Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner‘s ‘highly efficient team‘ has an enviable track record in cross-border disputes, particularly in relation to Africa, continental Europe, Russia, India, Pakistan and Israel. Global arbitration group co-head, George Burn, is a specialist in both commercial arbitration and investor-state arbitration proceedings; Roman Khodykin acts in corporate, shareholder, reinsurance and energy disputes; and Claire Morel de Westgaver is experienced in claims over technology, corporate transactions, licenses, and cross-border sale agreements. At senior associate level, Nadia Hubbuck acts in international commercial arbitrations administered under the rules of major international arbitral institutions, as well as in ad hoc proceedings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Transport > Aviation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Finance > Securitisation
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)