Aceris Law

International Arbitration

Managing Partner

William Kirtley is a Franco-American international arbitration lawyer with more than two decades of experience. He has acted as counsel or arbitrator in more than 200 international arbitrations. His practice focuses on international commercial arbitration, investor-State arbitration, construction arbitration, mediation and the enforcement of arbitral awards. In addition to acting as counsel, he accepts appointments as arbitrator.

English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic

Bar admissions:

Admitted to the New York Bar and the Washington, DC Bar

 French Bar – inactive Avocat à la Cour

Memberships:

List of Arbitrators of USCIB (ICC National Committee for the United States)

ICC France (ICC National Committee for France)

Expatriate Subcommittee of USCIB (ICC National Committee for the United States)

ICDR Young & International Arbitration Group

List of Arbitrators (DIAC)

Legal 500

Leader’s League (Décideurs)

Kluwer Author

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)

Getting the Deal Through Author

International Bar Association

AFIA (Australian Forum for International Arbitration)

Advisor to Young ICCA

Editor of Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law

2002: Columbia University School of Law, J.D.:

Dorsey & Whitney Prize

Stone Scholar

Tony Patiño Fellowship for Outstanding Character

2004: The Sorbonne (Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne), Master's Degree in Law:

Diploma awarded with honors

1997: Harvard University, BA:

Diploma awarded with high honors (magna cum laude)

Thesis on the science and history of empiricism