ADR Chambers International
 

ADR Chambers International


112 Adelaide Street East

Toronto Ontario

Canada M5C 1K9


Tel: (001) 416 362-8555

Fax: (001) 416 362-8825

Canada/USA
Toll Free 1-800-856-5154

www.adrchambersinternational.com

e-mail: adr@adrchambers.com


Chairman
Claude R. Thomson, Q.C., FCIArb.


President
L. Yves Fortier, C.C., Q.C.


Executive Director
Brian H. Wheatley, Q.C.


Registrar
Marjorie Coe


International Arbitration

Mediation

Conciliation

David E. Wagoner


Areas of Emphasis

  • Arbitrator and mediator in international and domestic cases.
  • Consultant in all aspects of dispute resolution, including the negotiation of clauses, the conduct of arbitration proceedings, and the enforcement of arbitration awards.
  • Special focus on international arbitration

Representative Cases

  • Sole arbitrator in an AAA international arbitration involving a defective product dispute between U.S. and Taiwanese parties.
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a licensing and royalty dispute between Canadian and Korean parties.
  • Sole arbitrator in a BCICAC arbitration in British Columbia between Korean and Canadian parties in a franchise termination dispute.
  • Appointed by an Indonesian party in an UNCITRAL arbitration in Singapore with another Indonesian party involving the supply of fuel to a large power plant.
  • Appointed by a Japanese company in an ICC arbitration with a Russian Federation Company involving a claim under a debt restructuring agreement.
  • Nominated by a different Japanese party in a similar dispute with another Russian party (ICC).
  • Sole arbitrator in a multi-million dollar dispute concerning the purchase of electric power (AAA).
  • Appointed by a US company in an ICC arbitration in Zurich involving an Aircraft Leasing dispute with a foreign airline.
  • Mediator in a controversy over the termination of a large number of restaurant franchises (CPR).
  • Counsel for a U.S. business in a Chinese arbitration in Shenzhen, China and defense of enforcement action under New York Convention in U.S. District Court.
  • Counsel for an American company in an ICC arbitration in Geneva involving commissions owned by a German company on the sale of aircraft components.

For a complete list of Mr. Wagoner’s representative cases, please contact the ADR Chambers International Registrar.

Teaching, Publishing, Speaking Activities

  • Faculty: international arbitration training – AAA, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, WIPO.
  • Publications: Interim relief, negotiation of clauses, tribunal appointed experts, Russian arbitration law, New York Convention enforcement action, international arbitration management.
  • Presentations: Tribunal management of arbitral proceedings, harmonization of procedures in international arbitration, Chinese arbitration, and a variety of other subjects.

Arbitration / Mediation Forum

  • American Arbitration Association
  • British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre
  • China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
  • The Commercial Arbitration Association of the Republic of China
  • Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
  • World Intellectual Property Organization
  • CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
  • London Court of International Arbitration
  • G.C.C. Commercial Arbitration Centre (Bahrain)
  • Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Cairo Regional Centre for International Arbitration
  • National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD)
  • Commercial Arbitration Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe

Related Experience

Partner at Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, 1965 – 1996

Law Clerk to Hon. Justice Harold H. Burton, Jr., United States Supreme Court, 1956 – 1957

Law Clerk to Hon. Herbert F. Goodrich, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1955 – 1956

Professional Association and Organizations

  • Asian Advisory Council, American Arbitration Association
  • Swiss Arbitration Association
  • Fellow, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
  • The Academy of Experts
  • International Arbitration Club, London
  • The Commercial Bar Association, London, Honorary Overseas Member
  • London Court of International Arbitration, North American Council
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Legal Ethics and Professionalism Committees
  • American Bar Association, Chairman, Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements; Member, Commission on Separation of Powers and Judicial Independence
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Civic and Charitable Activities

Seattle Public Schools, Board of Directors (1965 – 1973); President (1968; 1973)

Evergreen State College Foundation, Trustee (1980 – 1992); Chairman (1986 – 1987)

Pacific Northwest Ballet, Member of Board 91982 – 1993); Legal Counsel (1984 – 1986)

Professional Recognition

Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law

Education

Yale University, B.A. !950

University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1953, Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review

Admitted to Practice

Washington, District of Columbia

United States Supreme Court, several United States District Courts and Courts of Appeals



For bookings, contact Marjorie Coe, Registrar, at (001) 416 362-8555, ext. 229 or 1-800-856-5154


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