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Ken Beale is an international arbitration partner who splits his time between King & Spalding’s Washington, D.C. and London offices. He has advised clients for more than 15 years in numerous high-stakes international commercial and investor-state arbitrations throughout the world. Ken represents clients in disputes governed by the laws of numerous jurisdictions and at all major arbitral seats. Ken has particular experience with disputes in the oil and gas, financial services, telecommunications, energy, and manufacturing sectors, as well as with breach of contract, joint venture, and post-M&A disputes. Ken also represents clients in litigation in support of arbitral proceedings. In addition, he routinely advises hedge funds and litigation funders considering funding international arbitrations.
Described as “one of the best” in the field, “very experienced in handling large cases”, and as standing out for his “insightful and great oral arguments”, Ken has first-chaired many high-stakes international arbitration hearings and acted as counsel under the auspices of most leading arbitral institutions, including the ICC, LCIA, AAA-ICDR, HKIAC, SCC, and VIAC, as well as in matters under the UNCITRAL Rules.
Ken has taught international arbitration as an adjunct professor of law at numerous universities, most recently at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. He also has taught as part of the Foundation for International Advocacy in Arbitration’s oral advocacy program. He frequently speaks and writes on topics related to international arbitration.
Credentials
J.D., Yale Law School
Master, University of Cambridge, U.K
B.A., Pomona College, Valedictorian , summa cum laude
District of Columbia
England and Wales
Maryland
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Carolyn Dineen King, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Law Clerk, Hon. Peter J. Messitte, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
News
Press Release
March 16, 2021
King & Spalding Adds International Arbitration Partner Ken Beale
In the News · Source: Legal Business, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Global Arbitration Review, The Recorder, Law360, The Global Legal Post and Bloomberg Law
Matters
Representing one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies in an ICC arbitration over a failed M&A deal worth in excess of €1 billion.
Representing one of Europe’s largest natural gas producers in several Stockholm Chamber of Commerce gas price review arbitrations, each valued at more than €1 billion.
Representing one of the world’s largest asset managers in an international arbitration seated in South America related to allegations of fraud and corruption, with several hundred million dollars in dispute.
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Representing one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies in an ICC arbitration over a failed M&A deal worth in excess of €1 billion.
Representing one of Europe’s largest natural gas producers in several Stockholm Chamber of Commerce gas price review arbitrations, each valued at more than €1 billion.
Representing one of the world’s largest asset managers in an international arbitration seated in South America related to allegations of fraud and corruption, with several hundred million dollars in dispute.
Representing a Middle Eastern oil and gas company in an ICC arbitration pertaining to a high-profile contractual dispute with its counterparty over the sale of natural gas, with several hundred million dollars in dispute.
Representing a South American retail company over the sale of its business in a South American-seated ICC international arbitration, with several hundred million Euros in dispute.
Representing an international oil and gas company in a California-seated AAA-ICDR arbitration against an African oilfield services provider in a breach of contract dispute.
Representing an American financial services company in an international arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules with a European sovereign over the expropriation of a financial institution of which it was a major shareholder.
Representing the owner of one of the world’s largest mining companies in an international arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules against a European sovereign over the alleged exploration of a mining business.
Representing an oil exploration company in an ICC arbitration related to a contractual dispute over services provided in Africa.
Representing one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies in three parallel VIAC arbitral proceedings sited in Europe in connection with the purchase of one of Eastern Europe’s largest telecommunication operators, with in excess of €1 billion in dispute.
Representing a Middle Eastern telecommunications company in a series of related international arbitrations before multiple institutions pertaining to alleged breaches of corporate agreements, with over €1 billion in dispute.
Representing one of Europe’s largest companies in multibillion-Euro LCIA arbitrations against a European sovereign.
Representing numerous financial services firms, in an ICC arbitration pertaining to a fight for control over a European company.
News
Press Release
March 16, 2021
King & Spalding Adds International Arbitration Partner Ken Beale
In the News · Source: Legal Business, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Global Arbitration Review, The Recorder, Law360, The Global Legal Post and Bloomberg Law
Matters
Representing one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies in an ICC arbitration over a failed M&A deal worth in excess of €1 billion.
Representing one of Europe’s largest natural gas producers in several Stockholm Chamber of Commerce gas price review arbitrations, each valued at more than €1 billion.
Representing one of the world’s largest asset managers in an international arbitration seated in South America related to allegations of fraud and corruption, with several hundred million dollars in dispute.
See more
Close
Matters
Representing one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies in an ICC arbitration over a failed M&A deal worth in excess of €1 billion.
Representing one of Europe’s largest natural gas producers in several Stockholm Chamber of Commerce gas price review arbitrations, each valued at more than €1 billion.
Representing one of the world’s largest asset managers in an international arbitration seated in South America related to allegations of fraud and corruption, with several hundred million dollars in dispute.
Representing a Middle Eastern oil and gas company in an ICC arbitration pertaining to a high-profile contractual dispute with its counterparty over the sale of natural gas, with several hundred million dollars in dispute.
Representing a South American retail company over the sale of its business in a South American-seated ICC international arbitration, with several hundred million Euros in dispute.
Representing an international oil and gas company in a California-seated AAA-ICDR arbitration against an African oilfield services provider in a breach of contract dispute.
Representing an American financial services company in an international arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules with a European sovereign over the expropriation of a financial institution of which it was a major shareholder.
Representing the owner of one of the world’s largest mining companies in an international arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules against a European sovereign over the alleged exploration of a mining business.
Representing an oil exploration company in an ICC arbitration related to a contractual dispute over services provided in Africa.
Representing one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies in three parallel VIAC arbitral proceedings sited in Europe in connection with the purchase of one of Eastern Europe’s largest telecommunication operators, with in excess of €1 billion in dispute.
Representing a Middle Eastern telecommunications company in a series of related international arbitrations before multiple institutions pertaining to alleged breaches of corporate agreements, with over €1 billion in dispute.
Representing one of Europe’s largest companies in multibillion-Euro LCIA arbitrations against a European sovereign.
Representing numerous financial services firms, in an ICC arbitration pertaining to a fight for control over a European company.
News
Press Release
March 16, 2021
King & Spalding Adds International Arbitration Partner Ken Beale
In the News · Source: Legal Business, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Global Arbitration Review, The Recorder, Law360, The Global Legal Post and Bloomberg Law
Credentials
J.D., Yale Law School
Master, University of Cambridge, U.K
B.A., Pomona College, Valedictorian , summa cum laude
District of Columbia
England and Wales
Maryland
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Carolyn Dineen King, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Law Clerk, Hon. Peter J. Messitte, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland