John Buckley, Jr.

Experience

Broad experience in international and domestic arbitration. Served as panel chair or co-arbitrator in complex, high value cases. Has been lead counsel in commercial and investor-state cases administered under the AAA-ICDR, ICC, CPR, HKIAC or ICSID rules and in ad hoc arbitrations. As faculty-appointed clinical lecturer, has taught seminar in international arbitration at Yale Law School and has been an invited speaker at arbitration conferences, Cases have involved the application of the laws of the U.S., foreign countries (both common-law and civil-law jurisdictions), and public international law.

Work History

Williams & Connolly LLP, Senior Counsel, 2018-Present; Partner, 1981-2017; Associate, 1977-80; Visiting Clinical Lecturer, Yale Law School, 2015-21; Special Assistant to Hon. Edward H. Levi, Attorney General of the United States, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-77; Law Clerk to Hon. Lewis F. Powell Jr., Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, 1973-74; Law Clerk to Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1972-73. Independent arbitrator since 2000.

Cases

Representative Cases Sitting As Arbitrator: • Chair of arbitral tribunal in ICDR arbitration between major international energy companies in dispute over joint operating agreement, farmout agreement and participation agreement for concession to explore, exploit and sell hydrocarbons in region of South America. (>$400 million in dispute). • Chair of arbitral tribunal in ad hoc arbitration between major international oil & gas companies in dispute over use of offshore production facilities under joint operating agreement. (>$150 million in dispute). • Chair of arbitral tribunal in ad hoc arbitration between major international oil & gas companies in dispute over drilling rigs under joint operating agreement. (> $200 million in dispute). • Chair of arbitral tribunal in CPR arbitration between Indian Nation and Indian Tribe in dispute over gaming device license.(>$20 million in dispute). • Chair of arbitral tribunal in CPR arbitration between U.S. companies in dispute over fees due under gas gathering agreement in Permian Basin.($160 million in dispute). • Co-arbitrator in ICC arbitration between major international petrochemical companies in dispute involving joint services agreement and ground lease relating to cogeneration, gas and steam turbines, and electrical and steam generation for petrochemical plant. ($250 million in dispute). • Co-arbitrator in ICDR arbitration involving dispute over third-party funding agreement in relation to patent infringement claims.(>$20 million in dispute). • Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Europe under long-term purchase and supply contract and triggering of repricing provision in the event of material change in market conditions. (>$6 billion in dispute). • Co-arbitrator in ICDR arbitration between a U.S. company and a Norwegian company alleging breach of contract for manufacture and production of solar wafers. Representative Cases As Lead Counsel: • Representation of a country in ICSID arbitration involving claim of expropriation of coal mine. • Representation of a country in ICSID arbitration involving claim of expropriation of shopping center. • Representation of a country in U.S.D.C. action to recognize and enforce foreign arbitral award and pierce corporate veil. • Representation of U.S. company in ICC arbitration against South Korean company relating to development of assays for virus screening. • Representation of U.S. company in HKIAC arbitration against a Chinese company, involving alleged breach of contract for development and manufacture of hematology devices. • Representation of Brazilian company in ICC arbitration, applying Brazilian law, against Brazilian, French and other companies concerning breach of share purchase agreement. • Representation of South Korean telecommunications device company in ICC arbitration, seated in San Francisco, against a Finnish company, involving valuation of patent portfolio for smart phone technology. • Representation of international law firm in ICC arbitration against a German company, seated in Zurich and applying German law, against claims brought by a German company alleging malpractice in handling regulatory matter involving LED technology in smart phones.

Training

ACE22 Process Essentials for AAA Arbitrators, AAA 2022; 2021 ICDR’s International Arbitration and Mediation Rule Amendments (ICDR presentation for panelists); 2021 AAA-ICDR Panel Conference; ACE21 Impartiality: Do You Know Where Your Biases Are?, AAA 2021; Imperfect Impartiality: How Neutrals Can Combat Implicit Bias, CPR 2021; ACE20 Cyber Security: A Shared Responsibility, 2020; AAA Training 2020; Best Practices for Arbitrators in Expedited/Fast Track Arbitrations, AAA Training 2020; CPR-FTI Consulting, Cybersecurity in ADR Training, 2020; Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices for AAA Arbitrators, 2020; AAA Arbitration Awards – Safeguarding, Deciding and Writing Awards ACE01, 2020; ICDR International Symposia in Advanced Case Management Issues, 2018; ABA 10th Annual Arbitration Institute, 2017; ICC Institute Masterclass for Arbitrators, 2017; Accelerated Route To Fellowship, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2015; AAA Arbitrator’s Conducting Legal Research—Good Idea or Bad?; AAA Ethics 101: Arbitrators, Mediators, Attorneys; AAA Drafting Arbitration Clauses, The Basics and Beyond; AAA Arbitration Your Way—Considerations When Drafting Arbitration Clauses; AAA Arbitrator Subpoenas—Are They Worth the Paper They’re Printed On?; AAA Clarity in Award Writing; AAA Innovative Testimony Techniques for Arbitration; AAA Scope of Arbitrator Authority—Granting Interim & Final Relief; AAA Take the Initiative! Your Obligation to be a Proactive Arbitrator; AAA Writing Arbitration Awards—A Guide for Arbitrators.

License(s)

New York; District of Columbia

Education

The University of Chicago Law School (JD, with honors, Order of the Coif; Editor-in-Chief of The University of Chicago Law Review-1972); Georgetown University (BA, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa-1969).

Publications

Publications: • Procedural and Jurisdictional Aspects of Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards in the United States, in Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration (2018) • U.S.A. Chapter on FAA in The International Comparative Legal Guide to: International Arbitration 2017-2020 (ICGL 2017 with C.J. Mahoney) (ICGL 2018-20 with J. Landy) • U.S.A. Chapter on Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2019-2020 (ICGL) (with A. Reyes) • Language and Due Process in International Arbitration, in Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration (2017) Speaking Engagements: • Panelist, \"Using Expedited Arbitration and Alternative ADR Processes to Resolve Disputes,\" N.Y. Arbitration Week, CPR Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, November 17, 2020 • Lecturer, \"Arbitration Procedure,\" University of Chicago Law School Luncheon Lecture Series on International Arbitration, May 9, 2019 • Moderator and Panel Organizer, Panel on “Faster, Better, Stronger: Expedited Procedures in Arbitration,” 2019 CPR Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 1, 2019 • Panelist, “Solutions Without Borders: Transnational Mediation and Arbitration,” American University College of Law, Center on International Commercial Arbitration, Washington, D.C., September 20, 2018 • Moderator and Panel Organizer, “Why Arbitrations Don’t Settle?,” 2018 Annual Meeting, CPR Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Atlanta, GA, March 8, 2018 • Moderator and Panel Organizer, Panel on “Settlement Facilitation: Do Arbitrators Have A Role?,” 2017 Annual Meeting, CPR Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Coral Gables, FL, March 2, 2017 • Moderator, “Mock Procedural Hearing Under the CPR Rules For Administrated Arbitration of International Disputes,” CPR Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Washington, D.C., September 8, 2016 • Moderator and Panel Organizer, Panel on the “Rising Global Debate Regarding Ethics In International Arbitration,” 2016 Annual Meeting, CPR Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, New Orleans, LA, February 2016 • Moderator, “Release of CPR Rules For Administered Arbitration for International Disputes,” CPR Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Washington, D.C., June 4, 2015 • Faculty Member and Mock Arbitrator, “Questioning of Expert Witnesses in International Arbitration,” Foundation For International Arbitration Advocacy, Washington, D.C., June 13, 2015 • Guest Lecturer, Advocacy in International Arbitration, UPEC-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne, Paris, June 2014 • Panelist, Canadian Bar Association, International Arbitration, Ottawa, Canada, July 2013 • Panelist, “Mediator by day, arbitrator by night. So you want to be an international adjudicator?,” Arbitration Committee, International Bar Association Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, September 2012.

Awards

• CPR Partner of the Year (2021), Inaugural Recipient of the Award, for contributions to CPR and alternative dispute resolution, CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution • Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (FACTL) • Elected Member, American Law Institute • Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration (consistently listed each year) • SuperLawyers, Alternative Dispute Resolution (consistently listed each year) • Hubbell AV Rating.

Panels

• U.S.--Mexico--Canada Agreement (USMCA), Dispute Settlement Roster, Arbitrator, Appointed by United States • American Arbitration Association, Roster of Arbitrators and National Energy Panel of Arbitrators • International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), Roster of Arbitrators • CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, National Panel of Distinguished Neutrals and specialty panels for Energy, Oil & Gas, Cross-Border Disputes, and Hedge Funds • International Arbitration Institute, Paris, France, Roster of Arbitrators • ICC USA Database of Arbitrators • Global Arbitration Review Database of Arbitrators

Associations

• College of Commercial Arbitrators, Fellow • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow • International Arbitration Institute, Paris, France, Roster of Arbitrators • United States Council for International Business (ICC US National Committee), Arbitration Committee, Member • ICC USA Database of Arbitrators • ICC Task Force on ADR and Arbitration, Member • Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Advisory Board • CPR Advisory Council, Member • CPR Administered Arbitration Rules Revision Committee, Co-Chair • CPR Fast Track Rules Revision Committee, Chair • CPR Model Clause Task Force, Co-Chair • Global Arbitration Review Database of Arbitrators • International Bar Association, Arbitration Committee • London Court of International Arbitration’s North American Users’ Council • American Bar Association, Litigation Section and Dispute Resolution Section • D.C. Bar Association, International Dispute Resolution Committee • N.Y. State Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section • American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow • American Law Institute, Elected Member.

Miscellaneous

The University of Chicago Law School (JD, with honors, Order of the Coif; Editor-in-Chief of The University of Chicago Law Review-1972); Georgetown University (BA, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa-1969).