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Mr Thomas W. Walsh

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Work Department

International Arbitration

Position

Special Counsel

Career

Thomas is Special Counsel in Freshfields’ international arbitration group in New York. His practice is focused on complex commercial and investor-state arbitrations arising in a variety of business sectors, including technology, life sciences, telecommunications and the extractive industries.  He has served as counsel in numerous arbitrations under most of the major arbitration rules and in most of the major arbitral seats. Thomas also serves as arbitrator in commercial arbitrations.

Thomas is recognized as a “Future Leader” in international arbitration (Who’s Who Legal, 2021) and a “Rising Star, International” (New York Super Lawyers, 2014-2020).  He writes and speaks frequently on international legal matters. In 2015, he co-authored A Guide to the 2006 Amendments to the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, the pre-eminent treatise on the 2006 Amendments to the Model Law, which forms the basis for many jurisdictions’ arbitration laws.

Thomas is involved in several organizations, including as a member of CPR’s Council, the editorial board of Arbitration International, and the NY City Bar Association’s International Commercial Disputes Committee.

He is admitted to the New York bar and speaks English and Spanish.

Languages

English, Spanish

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > International arbitration

Satisfied clients hail Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP as ‘the best law firm in international arbitration’. Forming a significant part of its global international arbitration practice, the firm’s US offering is split between Washington DC and New York and is active worldwide, with a focus on the Americas. Recognized internationally for its record in ICSID cases, with an emphasis on major investor-state disputes, the group is also well-versed in high-stakes commercial arbitrations. In Washington DC, Latin America practice co-head Nigel Blackaby draws on extensive hands-on experience—he has acted as counsel or arbitrator in over 100 arbitrations—and is particularly revered for energy and mining disputes. Also in DC, Caroline Richard is noted for her focus on investor-state cases, with recent involvement in major multi-jurisdictional matters. From New York, Buenos Aires- and New York-qualified Noiana Marigo co-heads the global international arbitration team and the Latin America practice and is sought after for work across the Americas; she recently teamed up with Blackaby and Richard to represent Glencore on a landmark ICSID arbitration claim against Colombia. New York’s Elliot Friedman fronts the international arbitration group for the Americas and is representing ConocoPhillips in its ongoing attempts to enforce its mammoth ICSID award against Venezuela. Up-and-coming arbitration specialist Lee Rovinescu and Thomas Walsh are also recommended in New York.

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