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Laurence Shore

Address: 

200 Park Avenue
NY, NY 10166
UK

Phone Number: 
(+1) 212-351-2660
Fax Number: 
(+1) 212-351-6260
Email: 
laurence.shore@belex.com
Born: 
1954, US
Languages: 
English
Nationalities: 
USA
British
Education: 
J.D., Emory University School of Law, 1989; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1984; M.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1980; B.A., University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, 1977
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
District of Columbia, 1989; Commonwealth of Virginia, 1991; Supreme Court of England and Wales, 1996, New York, 2008
Present Position: 
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP–Co-chair of International Arbitration Practice Group
Professional Experience: 

Attorney, Herbert Smith LLP (1995–2008); Attorney-Adviser International, Office of the Legal Adviser, US Department of State (1995); Associate, Williams & Connolly, Washington, D.C. (1989–1995); Assistant Professor of History, Queen’s University, Canada (1983–1986)

Panels of Arbitrators: 

International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA– International); Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC); Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration

Arbitration Experience: 

Chairman of Arbitral Tribunal (ICC and ICDR); Co-Arbitrator (ICC and ICDR), Sole Arbitrator (ICC and LCIA).

Areas of Specialization: 
Banking & Finance
Construction
Energy
Intellectual Property
International Arbitration
International Law
Pharmaceuticals
Telecommunications
Publications from JURIS: 
Arbitration Law and Practice in Latin America - Second Edition
Arbitration Law and Practice in Asia - Second Edition
Arbitration Law and Practice in the Middle East - Second Edition
Arbitration Law and Practice in Africa - Second Edition
Inherent Powers: Disclosure of Third Party Funders - European International Arbitration Review (EIAR) - Volume 9 - Issue 1
A Comment on the IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest: The Fragile Balance between Principles and Illustrations, and the Mystery of the "Subjective Test" - ARIA - Vol. 15, Nos. 3-4, 2004
Inherent Powers: Disclosure of Third Party Funders - Chapter 7 - Inherent Powers of Arbitrators
Cross-Examination without Discovery: Not Blind, but with Blinders - Chapter 7 - Take the Witness: Cross-Examination in International Arbitration - Second Edition
International Commercial Arbitration: Harmonizing Cultural Differences - Chapter 1 - ICDR Handbook on International Arbitration & ADR - Third Edition
Fair and Equitable Treatment – An Evolutionary International Standard or Artificial Legal Fiction? - Chapter 9 - Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law - Volume 10
Arbitrator Ethics through the lens of Arbitrator Role: Are Arbitrators Adjudicators or Service Providers? - WAMR 2016 Vol. 10, No. 3
2014 Year in Review: The Top Ten Developments in International Energy Arbitration - WAMR 2015 Vol. 9, No. 2
Quantification of Damages and What is Reasonably Viewed as Proven Versus Speculative - Journal of Damages in International Arbitration - Vol. 2, No. 1
Mandatory Arbitration of Securities Disputes in the United States: Not Statutory, but De Facto Mandatory - Chapter 7 - Sports Arbitration: A Coach for Other Players? - ASA Special Series No. 41
International Commercial Arbitration: Harmonizing Cultural Differences - Dispute Resolution Journal - Vol. 54, No. 3
Disclosure and Impartiality: An Arbitrator's Responsibility vis-a-vis Legal Standards - Dispute Resolution Journal - Vol. 57, No. 1
The "Group Of Companies Doctrine" - Where is it Heading? - ARIA - Vol. 17, No. 1, 2006
Investment Arbitration - WAMR 2013 Vol. 7, No. 3
International Arbitration Treaties - Third Edition
Cross Examination Without Discovery: Not Blind, But With Blinders - Chapter 4 - Take the Witness: Cross Examination in International Arbitration
Applying Mandatory Rules Of Law In International Commercial Arbitration - Chapter 4 - Mandatory Rules in International Arbitration
You Can Bet the Company But Not the State: The Proper and Improper Conduct of Sovereigns in Arbitration - WAMR 2009 Vol. 3, No. 4-5
Applying Mandatory Rules of Law In International Commercial Arbitration - Vol. 18 No. 1-2 ARIA 2007
The Group of Companies Doctrine: Where is it Heading? - Vol. 17 No. 1 ARIA 2006
Arbitration Rules - International Institutions - Third Edition
Arbitration Rules - National Institutions - Second Edition
National Arbitration Laws - Second Edition
World Arbitration Reporter (WAR) - Second Edition
Publications: 

“You Can Bet the Company But Not the State: The Proper and Improper Conduct of Sovereigns in Arbitration,” World Arbitration & Mediation Review, Volume 3, Nos. 4-5 (2009).