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Craig Miles specializes in domestic and international arbitration of investment disputes and commercial matters. A partner in our International Arbitration practice, Craig represents clients before arbitral tribunals worldwide.
Craig represents foreign investors in disputes with host governments, primarily before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and private parties in commercial disputes before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and other domestic and international arbitral institutions.
Craig has first- or second-chaired dozens of arbitration hearings involving disputes throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, with particularly strong experience in bilateral investment treaty (BIT) disputes in the oil and gas, mining and infrastructure sectors, as well as in Latin America. He is regularly called upon to handle the quantum aspects of clients’ most significant disputes.
Among Craig's recent cases are some of the largest BIT awards and settlements ever obtained by foreign investors against the governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, Romania and Venezuela, among others. He also acts as lead external counsel to the Arbitration Committee of the USA Rice Millers Association, a trade group that has administered dozens of arbitrations involving the rice industry worldwide.
In 2011, Craig was named to the Global Arbitration Review’s “45 Under 45” list of the world’s leading international arbitration practitioners under the age of 45. Also, he has been frequently recognized in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Chambers Latin America, Who’s Who, The Best Lawyers in America, The Legal 500 and Latin Lawyer.
Fluent in English and proficient in Spanish and French, Craig frequently speaks and writes on international arbitration issues.
J.D., University of Houston
A.B., Cornell University
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Spanish
Craig Miles to Speak Virtually on a GAR Interactive Panel Discussion
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February 19, 2021
Chambers Global Again Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
October 9, 2020
Legal 500 Latin America 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Among the Region’s Top International Firms
September 4, 2020
Chambers Latin America Ranks King & Spalding Among Top International Arbitration Teams Practicing in the Region
Representing a global infrastructure developer in an ICSID arbitration against Peru and three related commercial arbitrations arising from canceled concessions to build and operate fiber-optic networks in remote areas of the country.
Representing a group of Kuwaiti investors in an ICSID arbitration against Egypt in a dispute arising from a revoked concession to develop a new city outside of Cairo.
Representing an international pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration against another international pharmaceutical company in a dispute relating to the sale of certain Mexican subsidiaries.
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April 5, 2021
Predominant Issues – March 2021
March 30, 2021
AMLO Proposes New Legislation to Regulate the Oil & Gas Industry
December 17, 2020
Quantum Quarterly – Issue 12 – 4 Quarter 2020
February 19, 2021
Chambers Global Again Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
October 9, 2020
Legal 500 Latin America 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Among the Region’s Top International Firms
September 4, 2020
Chambers Latin America Ranks King & Spalding Among Top International Arbitration Teams Practicing in the Region
Representing a global infrastructure developer in an ICSID arbitration against Peru and three related commercial arbitrations arising from canceled concessions to build and operate fiber-optic networks in remote areas of the country.
Representing a group of Kuwaiti investors in an ICSID arbitration against Egypt in a dispute arising from a revoked concession to develop a new city outside of Cairo.
Representing an international pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration against another international pharmaceutical company in a dispute relating to the sale of certain Mexican subsidiaries.
See more
April 5, 2021
Predominant Issues – March 2021
March 30, 2021
AMLO Proposes New Legislation to Regulate the Oil & Gas Industry
December 17, 2020
Quantum Quarterly – Issue 12 – 4 Quarter 2020
February 19, 2021
Chambers Global Again Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
October 9, 2020
Legal 500 Latin America 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Among the Region’s Top International Firms
September 4, 2020
Chambers Latin America Ranks King & Spalding Among Top International Arbitration Teams Practicing in the Region
J.D., University of Houston
A.B., Cornell University
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Spanish
Craig Miles to Speak Virtually on a GAR Interactive Panel Discussion
View all events