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William L. Kirtley

Address: 

Aceris Law LLC
Rue du Rhône 14
Geneva 1204 Switzerland

Phone Number: 
+41 22 819 1812
Fax Number: 
+41 22 819 1900
Email: 
wkirtley@acerislaw.com
https://acerislaw.com
Born: 
1974, Portland, Oregon, USA
Languages: 
English French
Nationalities: 
USA
French
Education: 
Harvard University (BA – 1997)
Columbia Law School (JD – 2002)
Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris I) (Maîtrise en droit – 2004)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
New York – 2004
Paris – 2007
Washington, DC – 2006
Present Position: 
Managing Partner at international arbitration boutique, Aceris Law LLC
Professional Experience: 

Aceris Law LLC – Managing Partner
DK AARPI – Partner
Lazareff Le Bars – Of Counsel
Dentons (Formerly Salans) – Senior Associate
Shearman & Sterling – Associate

Professional Associations: 

Expatriate Subcommittee of USCIB (ICC National Committee for the United States)
ICDR Young & International Arbitration Group
Legal 500
Leader's League (Décideurs)
Kluwer Author
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
Getting the Deal Through Author
International Bar Association
AFIA (Australian Forum for International Arbitration)
Advisor to Young ICCA
Panels (or Lists) of Arbitrators (where you are included):
List of Arbitrators of USCIB (ICC National Committee for the United States)
ICC France (ICC National Committee for France)
List of Arbitrators (DIAC)

Panels of Arbitrators: 

ICC France (ICC National Committee for France); USCIB (ICC National Committee for the United States); DIAC.

Arbitration Experience: 

Sole Arbitrator – Three DIAC arbitrations (2014-15) under UAE law in the construction industry.
Sole Arbitrator – ICC arbitration under UNIDROIT principles regarding breach of contract claim (2014-2015).
Presiding Arbitrator – Ad Hoc arbitration under Egyptian law in the construction industry (2018-2019).
Co-Arbitrator – LCIA-DIFC arbitration under Saudi Law (2020-).
Sole Arbitrator – ICC arbitration under Turkish law regarding breach of contract claim (2020-).

Areas of Specialization: 
Arab Law
Investment Arbitration
Construction Disputes
Commercial Arbitration
International Contracts
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Cleansing the (Un)clean: The Ongoing Saga of the Clean Hands Doctrine", Kluwer Arbitration Blog (September 2018).

"French courts redefine new test for violations of international public policy to set aside arbitral awards (Société MK Group c v S.A.R.L. Onix et Société Financial Initiative)", LexisNexis (February 2018).

“Should an Arbitral Tribunal Order Security for Costs When an Impecunious Claimant is Relying upon Third Party Funding?”, published in Kluwer’s Journal of International Arbitration (February 2013).

“Arbitrating in West and Central Africa: An Introduction to OHADA,” published in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog (February 2013).

“The Status of the Report of the Executive Directors on the ICSID Convention,” published in the ICSID Review-Foreign Investment Law Journal (Vol. 2, 2012).

“International Arbitration: France 2012,” published in International Comparative Legal Guides (July 2012).

“Court-Ordered Discovery in the United States Under 28 USC § 1782 for Use in Foreign International  Arbitrations: Its Evolution, Current Trends, Strategic Use and Dangers,” published in the International Arbitration Law  Review (Vol. 2, June 2011).

“The Transfer of Treaty Claims and Treaty-Shopping in Investor-State Disputes,” published in The Journal of World Investment and Trade (Vol. 10, No. 3, June 2009).

“Bringing Claims and Enforcing International Arbitration Awards Against Sub-Saharan African States and Parties,” published in The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals (Vol. 8, No. 1, May 2009).

“The Tampa Incident: Does Australia’s Political Asylum Policy Violate International Law?”, published in the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law (Vol. 41, 2002).