Mr. Marriott is a partner with
Debevoise & Plimpton, London. He is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of
England and Wales and of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong. His practice focuses
on international arbitration and commercial litigation.
Mr. Marriott was one of the first
two solicitors ever to be honoured as Queen’s Counsel. He has extensive
experience as counsel in all forms of international commercial arbitration
throughout the world, including oil and gas, civil engineering, construction
and joint venture disputes. He is a member of the Council of the International
Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), a member of the board of the London
Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), a member of the board of the Hong
Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and a Fellow of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators. He was a principal proponent of the reform of English
legislation governing arbitration, which resulted in the passage of the
Arbitration Act 1996. Mr. Marriott has published and spoken widely on the
subjects of international arbitration and ADR. He is the co-author of ADR
Principles and Practice, First Edition (Sweet & Maxwell 1993, Second
Edition 1999), and a co-editor of, and author in, the Handbook of
Arbitration Practice (3d ed. 1997 Sweet & Maxwell).
Mr. Marriott also represents clients
in complex commercial litigation in the English courts. He has been appointed
as a Recorder and Deputy High Court Judge, again one of the first two
solicitors ever to attain that position.
