Björn Gehle

Björn Gehle is a special counsel in the international arbitration group of Clayton Utz. Björn has advised and represented clients in disputes throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Australia. He has considerable experience in conducting arbitrations under various arbitration rules including those of the ICC, LCIA, ACICA, DIS, SIAC and UNCITRAL. Björn regularly advises governments and private sector clients in relation to disputes involving major infrastructure projects, including ports, railways, tunnels, hospitals, power plants, and oil and gas pipelines, as well as commodity disputes. His other areas of specialisation include international trade and protection of foreign direct investments. He is a founding member and past co-chair of the Australasian Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA) a board member of the global advisory board of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) Y&I in New York and special associate to the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) where he is a member of the drafting committee for the ACICA Arbitration Rules. Björn has published widely in the area of international arbitration and is recognised as one of Australia’s leading practitioners in international arbitration in the Euromoney Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Arbitration. He is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the High Court of Australia and as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany.