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Paul B. Klaas

Address: 

North Coast Arbitration Chambers
309 Meadow Lane South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
USA

Phone Number: 
+1 612 226 3311
Email: 
paulklaas@paulklaas.com
www.paulklaas.com
Born: 
1952, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Languages: 
English
Nationalities: 
USA
Education: 
Dartmouth College, A.B. 1974
Harvard Law School, J.D. 1977
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Minnesota bar, 1977-present
Solicitor of England and Wales, 2005-2014
Barrister of England and Wales (Lincoln’s Inn), 2014-present
Present Position: 
Arbitrator Member, North Coast Arbitration Chambers, Minneapolis
Arbitrator Member, Maitland Chambers, London
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School
Professional Experience: 

Partner, Dorsey & Whitney law firm, Minneapolis and London (1977-2014); Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School (Spring Term 2015); Adjunct Professor, Dartmouth College (Winter Term 2012, 2015)

Professional Associations: 

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow and Board Member, College of Commercial Arbitrators; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Member, Lincoln’s Inn; Member, ICCA, IBA; Editorial Board Member, Mayo Clinic Proceedings medical journal

Panels of Arbitrators: 

ICDR, LCIA, ICC, CPR, AAA; Chambers USA 2018 (Noted Practitioner – International Arbitrators)

Arbitration Experience: 

Hundreds of arbitrations as counsel (1977-2014) and party-appointed arbitrator, sole arbitrator, chairman, and counsel (2002- present). Broad experience, particularly deep in high technology, medical, natural resources, aviation, telecommunications, and commercial matters. Taught the full-term international arbitration courses at the University of Minnesota Law School (2013-present) and the Harvard Law School (2015).

Areas of Specialization: 
Aviation Law
International Arbitration
Mediation
Medical Law
Pharmaceuticals
Telecommunications
Technology
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Author, “The Value of Peach Orchards: Perils of Arbitrator Subject-Matter Expertise,” Zeitschrift für Deutsches und Amerikanisches Recht [ZDAR] (July 2018), pp. 47-51                       

Author, “International Commercial Arbitration,” College of Commercial Arbitrators (2017), available at https://www.ccaarbitration.org/international-disputes/                                    

Co-author, “International Arbitration Guidelines: Safe Ports for Arbitral Storms II” [interviewing prospective arbitrators, non-participating parties, drafting awards, interest and costs] Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation, and Dispute Management (August 2017), Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 318-329                                                                                          

Co-author, “International Arbitration Guidelines: Safe Ports for Arbitral Storms” [jurisdiction, interim measures, security for costs] Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation, and Dispute Management (May 2016), Vol. 82, No. 2, pp. 169-182              

Author, “Technical Expertise of Advocates and Arbitrators in International Technology Arbitrations: Benefit or Burden?” in Rovine, A. (ed.) Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation: The Fordham Papers (2013), Chapter 21, pp. 429-444           

Author, "Depositions: An Apologia," (2009) 25 Arbitration International pp. 553-567                                   

Lead author, “When Patients are Harmed, But Are Not Wronged: Ethics, Law, and History,” Mayo Clinic Proceedings; Volume 89, Issue 9; pp. 1279-1286 (September 2014)