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Peter W. Thorp

Address: 

Thorp Arbitration
29 rue Louis Blanc
75010 Paris
France

Phone Number: 
+33 7 78 02 11 37
Fax Number: 
+33 1 42 33 57 64
Email: 
peter@thorparbitrator.com
Born: 
1960, New Zealand
Languages: 
English French Chinese
Nationalities: 
New Zealand
Education: 
Bachelor of Arts (University of Auckland, 1981)
LL.B. (1st Class Honours) (University of Canterbury, 1992)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Barrister and Solicitor of New Zealand (1992)
Solicitor of England and Wales (2003)
Solicitor of Hong Kong (2005)
Present Position: 
Independent Arbitrator, Thorp Arbitration, Paris
Professional Experience: 

Independent Arbitrator (2013 to present), Partner, Allen & Overy LLP (Beijing – 2005 to 2011, Paris - 2012 to 2013), Part-time Lecturer, Université de Paris Dauphine (2003 to 2004), Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Hong Kong – 1995 to 1999, Paris – 1999 to 2004), Barrister & Solicitor, Simpson Grierson, Auckland (1992 to 1995).

Panels of Arbitrators: 

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC); Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC); Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC); Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC); Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA); Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA); CPR; Pacific International Arbitration Centre (Vietnam); Vienna International Arbitration Centre; Member, Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); Member, International Arbitration Institute, Paris (IAI); New Zealand Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR; Member, LCIA Users’ Councils; Member, International Bar Association (IBA); Member, International Pacific Bar Association (IPBA); Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).

Arbitration Experience: 

Over 30 arbitrations as counsel, and over 50 arbitrations as party-appointed arbitrator, sole arbitrator or Chairman, including ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, SIAC, CIETAC, SHIAC, CAA (Taipei), ICSID, ad hoc. Also served as emergency arbitrator and sole arbitrator in expedited proceedings.

Areas of Specialization: 
Arbitration & ADR
Bilateral Investment Treaties
Foreign Investment & Joint Ventures
International Commercial Transactions
International Contracts
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Transactional Dispute Management Special Issue on China, co-editor, 4 TDM (2010); “First ICC Award Enforced in China”, 12(6) Int’l Arb. N-69; “International Arbitration in China”, 2008 Asia Pacific Arb. Rev. 1; “The PRC Arbitration Law: Problems and Prospects for Amendment”, 24(6) J. Int’l Arb. 607 (2007); “Corruption, Bribery and Criminal Law Aspects of Business Disputes” chapter in “Managing Business Disputes in Today’s China - Duelling with Dragons” 219 (M.J.Moser ed., Kluwer Law International, 2007); “PRC Arbitration Law New Interpretation – One Step Forwards, Two Steps Back?”, Global Arbitration Review, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2006; “Treaty Arbitration – A New Mechanism for Resolving China Disputes?”, 2(6) Asian Legal Business China 28.