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Javier Rubinstein regularly handles high-profile international commercial and investment arbitrations, representing clients from North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia in complex disputes before such institutions as the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and the Court of Arbitration for Sport, as well as ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
Javier was previously Vice Chairman and Global General Counsel of the PricewaterhouseCoopers network of firms spanning 157 countries. As Global General Counsel of PwC, Javier was involved in a wide variety of commercial, regulatory and other disputes all over the world, enhancing his ability to bring a client-focused perspective aimed at solving clients’ problems. A native of Argentina raised in the U.S. and trained as a U.S. trial lawyer, Javier regularly handles arbitration and litigation matters in both English and Spanish.
Javier is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is ranked by Chambers USA 2020 as one of the top international arbitration lawyers in the U.S., noting that he “understands the business perspective of an issue” and “is particularly well placed to act for investors in treaty matters.” He also has been cited by Chambers for his “marvelous ability to translate the client’s position into the language of international arbitration,” “a very sophisticated cross-examiner” equally “effective with the written word,” and that “being fluent in Spanish accentuates the decidedly international edge to Rubinstein’s practice, whereby he has acted for U.S., Latin American, European and Asian clients.”
Since 1996, Javier has served as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School, teaching seminars on U.S. Supreme Court litigation, international commercial arbitration and managing legal risk in a global economy.
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude
M.P.P., Harvard University
B.A., University of Michigan, high honors
Illinois
New York
Advisory Council, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, 2015–present
Ambassador, ICC International Court of Arbitration’s Commission, Belt and Road Initiative
Board of Directors, American Arbitration Association, 2012–2016
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2016–present
Instructor, Columbia University Center on Sustainable Investment, 2017-2019
Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School, 1996–present
Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Member, CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals
Member, ICC and ICDR Panels of Arbitrators
Member, International Arbitration Club of New York
Member, International Arbitration Editorial Advisory Board
Spanish
October 15, 2020
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm
October 9, 2020
Legal 500 Latin America 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Among the Region’s Top International Firms
August 21, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 128 King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2021 Guide
Representation of Mexican investor group in €500 million investor-state arbitration against Kingdom of Spain, arising out of Europe’s first-ever resolution of a financial investor.
Representation if UK insurance brokerage company in ICC arbitration in Brazil involving an M&A dispute arising from the acquisition of a Brazilian health benefits business
Representation of Australian manufacturer in ICC arbitration involving a German distributor.
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October 15, 2020
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm
October 9, 2020
Legal 500 Latin America 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Among the Region’s Top International Firms
August 21, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 128 King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2021 Guide
Representation of Mexican investor group in €500 million investor-state arbitration against Kingdom of Spain, arising out of Europe’s first-ever resolution of a financial investor.
Representation if UK insurance brokerage company in ICC arbitration in Brazil involving an M&A dispute arising from the acquisition of a Brazilian health benefits business
Representation of Australian manufacturer in ICC arbitration involving a German distributor.
See more
October 15, 2020
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm
October 9, 2020
Legal 500 Latin America 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Among the Region’s Top International Firms
August 21, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 128 King & Spalding Lawyers in its 2021 Guide
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude
M.P.P., Harvard University
B.A., University of Michigan, high honors
Illinois
New York
Advisory Council, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, 2015–present
Ambassador, ICC International Court of Arbitration’s Commission, Belt and Road Initiative
Board of Directors, American Arbitration Association, 2012–2016
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2016–present
Instructor, Columbia University Center on Sustainable Investment, 2017-2019
Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School, 1996–present
Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Member, CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals
Member, ICC and ICDR Panels of Arbitrators
Member, International Arbitration Club of New York
Member, International Arbitration Editorial Advisory Board
Spanish