Björn Gehle is a Special Counsel and Consultant in our International Arbitration Group. Prior to joining Clayton Utz in 2002, Björn worked for major international law firms in Frankfurt, Munich and London.
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, oil & gas pipelines and other commercial construction projects. His other areas of specialisation include international trade and protection of foreign investment.
Björn has represented NGOs as a delegate to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group on International Arbitration. He is a founding member and co-chair of the Australasian Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA) and has been appointed Special Associate to the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) where he heads the drafting committee for ACICA's international arbitration rules.
He is also a member of the London Court of International Arbitration YIAG, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) Y&I, the Swiss Arbitration Association (below 40), the young practitioners group of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) and an honorary member of the Centre for Transnational Law (CENTRAL).
Björn has published widely in the field of international arbitration and is regularly invited as speaker and guest lecturer to conferences and universities.
