Arbitrator Disclosure

Interested parties should not rely on this website as a complete or up-to-date source of disclosure information about Mr. Smith.  Mr. Smith does not disclose the identities of parties in arbitrations in which he has served as arbitrator or counsel and normally does so in cases he has handled in court only when his involvement is a matter of public record.  He does not have access to the databases of his prior firms, and he has been involved during his forty-one years in private practice in matters other than the principal ones identified herein.

Mr. Smith is a member of several organizations relating to international arbitration and attends many conferences and events each year; he does not maintain records of fellow organization members, speakers or participants, nor does he monitor contact lists on LinkedIn and similar sites.  Contacts or connections in such contexts should not be considered to be relationships that might affect impartiality or independence in the eyes of a reasonable third party.  (Canon II, Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes, American Bar Association (2004); General Standard 2, International Bar Association Guidelines for Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration (2014)).

Mr. Smith requests that any party in an arbitration in which he is proposed as an arbitrator promptly disclose any facts or circumstances considered relevant to his impartiality or independence as soon as that information is reasonably available and, for that purpose, undertake a reasonable continuing search of publicly available information promptly after learning of his prospective appointment.