ARBITRATOR'S VITAE

Wolf Von Kumberg

SPECIALIZATION AND PRACTICE

Aviation & Aerospace, Investment Treaty, Engineering & Infrastructure, Maritime, Insurance & Reinsurance, Energy, Oil & Gas, Environmental, Climate Change, Technology & Cyber, Family Business & Partnership Disputes, Mediation & Dispute Boards

Education

1989 Solicitor’s Final Examination – The Law Society England and Wales

1984 – 1985 University of Cambridge, United Kingdom – LL.M. Master of Law International Commercial Law

1981 – 1982 Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ontario Bar Admission Course Barrister and Solicitor – April, 1982

1977 – 1980 Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario – LL.B. Bachelor of Law1974 – 1977 York University, Toronto, Ontario – B.A. History and Political Science

Overview of professional experience

🔷Wolf is a leading internationally recognised independent arbitrator and mediator practising globally out of London, Washington D.C and Abu Dhabi.

🔷Wolf has over 30 years’ experience in complex commercial disputes within international business with a particular focus on Maritime, Aviation, Defence, Technology, Cyber, Engineering/Infrastructure, Energy, Oil &Gas and Investor State dispute resolution. Before establishing his ADR practice, he served as Legal Director and Assistant General Counsel to Northrop Grumman Corporation and prior to this at Litton Industries Inc. During his international career he was located in their Toronto, Zurich and London offices.

🔷As Assistant General Counsel for Northrop Grumman, Wolf worked with Governments and State Agencies in over 52 countries dealing with trade, security, regulatory and investment matters, and responsible for international disputes including arbitration, adjudication, and mediation. In that role he has held security clearances in major NATO countries. He is also very familiar with EU Law and the domestic Laws of most EU States, as well as being a qualified solicitor in England and Canada. As such, he is well versed in civil as well as common law.

🔷His expert analysis has covered all types of dispute management and resolution boards, adjudication systems, ADR guidelines and Model Clauses, ADR policies and procedures, Global conflict compliance and governance programs, arbitration programs, government procurement and supply chain dispute management. He has worked extensively with ADR institutions to develop appropriate process design mechanisms for highly complex disputes including state-to-state, investor-state, and commercial matters.

🔷He is a well-rounded and effective international dispute resolution expert, capable of dealing with the most complex and high-value cases. He is a thought leader in the development of investor-state mediation and dispute risks emanating from the energy transition.