David B. Wilson

Independent Arbitrator and Mediator

David B. Wilson, a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, is an independent international and U.S. arbitrator and mediator.  A Colorado lawyer and a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, he focuses on complex commercial and IP disputes in international and U.S. domestic arbitrations, often (although not exclusively) in the energy and technology sectors.  After nearly 38 years practicing with AmLaw 200 firms in Denver, Colorado, he founded David B. Wilson Dispute Resolution LLC in 2024.  His practice as counsel centered on international and U.S. commercial arbitration and international and U.S. commercial litigation, and he continues to serve as counsel and expert witness in select matters.

He has served as arbitrator (chair, panelist, sole arbitrator, and emergency arbitrator) about 75 times in international and U.S. domestic arbitrations under AAA, ICDR, ICC, and other rules, with amounts up to $640 million in dispute to date and including more than 30 international appointments and dozens of international and U.S. arbitrations as counsel.  As arbitrator, rather than adopt a "one-size-fits-all" approach, he works with the parties to focus the arbitration on disputed issues and otherwise tailor the schedule and procedures to save time and costs.

He is a member of the American Law Institute and a Senior Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America.  He chaired the Colorado Bar Association's International Law Section from 2022-2024.  As a trial lawyer, he won what was then reported to be Colorado's largest jury verdict, $125.5 million.

Since his practice began in 1986, and counting his non-arbitration work, he has handled more than 200 cross border matters in more than 45 countries and non-U.S. jurisdictions.

He was a member of Sherman & Howard L.L.C. (now Taft) from 2013-May 2024, which he joined after 27 years with Holme Roberts & Owen LLP /Bryan Cave HRO as a partner and associate.

For more information, please see www.wilsondr.com

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Organisations Member, American Bar Association (Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation); Member, American Law Institute; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators (Co-Chair, Southwest-Mountain Regional Group); Member, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations (Chair, Colo. Bar Association International Law Section, 2022-2024); Member, Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge USA Subcommittee; Member, Federalist Society; Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR (2004-present) (Vice Chair, 2014-2018; Co-Chair, Task Force on Information Technology in International Arbitration and Task Force on Expertise (served until work of these Task Forces concluded); Member, Working Group on the Use of Technology in Arbitration); Member, International Bar Association; Member, ICCA; Member, Law Society of England and Wales; Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; Member, Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC); Chair, Rocky Mountain Subcommittee, U.S. Council for International Business (ICC USA) Arbitration Committee Arbitration Panels and Lists  American Arbitration Association (AAA) (Large, Complex Case, Energy, Financial Services, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Venture, Technology, and Telecommunications Panels); Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) Panel of Arbitrators; Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) International Arbitration Centre (IAC) Arbitrator Panel; BVI International Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators; Cayman International Mediation and Arbitration Centre Roster of Arbitrators; EU-US Data Privacy Framework List of Arbitrators; Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) Panel of Arbitrators; International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators; London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Database of Arbitrators; Maldives International Arbitration Centre Primary Panel of Arbitrators; Mauritius Int'l Arbitration Centre List of Arbitrators; Tashkent International Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators; USCIB (ICC USA) Database of Arbitrators

The University of Texas Law School, J.D, with high honors, 1986 (Order of the Coif)

The University of Texas at Austin, B.A, with highest honors, 1983 (Plan II Honors Program; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa)

MIT Sloan School of Management, "Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy" (Certificate, 2022) and "Blockchain Technologies:  Business Innovation and Application" (Certificate, 2021)