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Jonathan Wood

Jonathan Wood has deep rooted experience supporting clients in a wide number of jurisdictions in arbitration proceedings and cross border litigation. He Chairs RPC's International Arbitration practice. Jonathan specialises in international arbitration and dispute resolution relating to international trade (including Bilateral Investment Treaty claims), joint venture and shareholder disputes, project and energy claims, credit and political risk insurance, reinsurance, cultural property and specie, banking and trade finance, fraud and asset tracing, public and private international law. He has handled numerous institutional and ad hoc arbitrations as counsel, and related court proceedings, and has sat as arbitrator in many cases. Jonathan is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also former Chairman of the International Bar Association's International Sales Committee and is currently a member of the advisory board of the European Regional Forum. Jonathan has been an adviser and litigation counsel to the British Government's Export Credits Guarantee Department ( UKEF) for over 25 years. · RPC

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About

Jonathan Wood is Chair of RPC's International Arbitration practice and specialises in international arbitration and dispute resolution across international trade (including BIT claims), joint venture and shareholder disputes, project and energy matters, insurance and banking-related disputes. He has acted as counsel and as arbitrator in numerous institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and has advised the UK Export Credits Guarantee Department (UKEF) for over 25 years.

Practice areas

International ArbitrationDispute ResolutionInternational TradeCorporate / M&AEnergyBanking & FinanceInsurance & ReinsuranceCultural Property

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Expertise

Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) claimsJoint venture and shareholder disputesProject and energy claimsCredit and political risk insuranceReinsuranceCultural property and specieBanking and trade financeFraud and asset tracingPublic and private international lawArbitrator and counsel in institutional and ad hoc arbitrationsAdviser/litigation counsel to UK Export Credits Guarantee Department (UKEF) (25+ years)Former Chairman, IBA International Sales Committee; member, IBA European Regional Forum advisory board