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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, Algeria, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, Romania, Venezuela and Vietnam, 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.
A native English speaker who is also proficient in Spanish, French and Portuguese, 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 at ITA-IEL-ICC Energy Arbitration Conference
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August 24, 2023
Chambers Latin America Again Ranks King & Spalding Among Leading International Arbitration and Project Finance Teams Practicing in the Region
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
June 1, 2023
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 186 K&S Lawyers and 84 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
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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June 13, 2023
Quantum Quarterly – Issue 14 – 4 Quarter 2022
December 19, 2022
Overview of Principles Reducing Damages
September 1, 2022
New Constitution In Chile Would Affect Infrastructure Projects
August 24, 2023
Chambers Latin America Again Ranks King & Spalding Among Leading International Arbitration and Project Finance Teams Practicing in the Region
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
June 1, 2023
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 186 K&S Lawyers and 84 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
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
June 13, 2023
Quantum Quarterly – Issue 14 – 4 Quarter 2022
December 19, 2022
Overview of Principles Reducing Damages
September 1, 2022
New Constitution In Chile Would Affect Infrastructure Projects
August 24, 2023
Chambers Latin America Again Ranks King & Spalding Among Leading International Arbitration and Project Finance Teams Practicing in the Region
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
June 1, 2023
Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 186 K&S Lawyers and 84 K&S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields
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 at ITA-IEL-ICC Energy Arbitration Conference
View all events