The Arbitrators: The premier independent guide to the World’s leading Arbitration and ADR practitioners
Since 2003, The Arbitrators has been assisting private parties, sovereign governments, and state-owned enterprises by identifying leading arbitrators around the world, helping to make the selection of a reputable ADR professional more straightforward. Our guide features arbitrators specializing in a wide variety of areas from commercial arbitration, international arbitration, investment arbitration and everything in-between.
Each December, based on peer nominations, just one leading attorney is selected in each country to appear in the directory. Our in-depth nomination, research and selection process is completely independent.
Every year, more than 80,000 nomination forms are distributed to ADR professionals, business directors, in-house counsel, industry experts and lawyers in private practice worldwide. A shortlist for each country is formed based on the results of the peer nominations and our own independent research. The team then assess the shortlisted lawyers based on 8 key performance indicators, before a final selection is made for each jurisdiction.
To assist potential clients, we provide a detailed profile of each lawyer in the guide, highlighting their expertise and experience, recent cases, credentials and full contact information.
Featured Lawyer
César Coronel Jones - Ecuador
With exceptional expertise in handling complex and sophisticated cases, César Coronel Jones stands out as a prominent figure in the field of law on both a national and regional level. His distinguished career in arbitration, combined with a strong academic background, i [...]
Latest News & Legal Insights
Arbitration Agreement’s Illegible Print Not Automatically Invalid As Unfair
The California Supreme Court held in Fuentes v. Empire Nissan, Inc. (Feb. 2, 2026) that small or blurry print in an arbitration agreement does not automatically invalidate the agreement as unconscionable.
Instead, the Court clarified that “illegibility” may create procedural unconscionability – i.e., unfairness in the way the agreement was presented to an employee – but a court must still also find substantive unconscionability – i.e., one-sided, unfair terms – to invalidate the agreement on the […]
