DLA Piper’s Kate Cervantes-Knox appointed to LCIA Board

DLA Piper Litigation and Regulatory partner Kate Cervantes-Knox has been appointed as Director to the Board of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).

The LCIA is one of the world’s leading international institutions for commercial dispute resolution. It provides efficient, flexible and impartial administration of arbitration and other ADR proceedings, regardless of location, and under any system of law. The international nature of the LCIA’s services is reflected in the fact that, typically, over 80% of parties in pending LCIA cases are not of English nationality.

The LCIA has access to the most eminent and experienced arbitrators, mediators and experts from many jurisdictions, and with the widest range of expertise and its dispute resolution services are available to all contracting parties, without any membership requirements.

Kate Cervantes-Knox is a solicitor advocate with over 20 years of experience representing clients in commercial arbitrations and investment treaty disputes across a range of sectors, with a focus on energy and infrastructure disputes. She has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration, the Legal 500 and Chambers for her expertise in the fields of commercial arbitration, investor state arbitration and public international law.

LCIA Director General, Professor Dr Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof commented: “I’m delighted that Kate is joining the LCIA Board. I look forward to working with her in continuing to bolster the LCIA’s operations and to support the ever developing and diverse needs of the international business community”

Michael Ostrove, Global Co-Chair of International Arbitration, said “We are delighted to see Kate appointed to such a prominent role within the LCIA. It is a great achievement and well deserved recognition of her experience and hard work.”