Ian Laird

Ian A Laird, BA (McGill), LLB (Windsor), LLM (Cantab), is a Partner in the Washington, DC office of Crowell & Moring LLP. He is Co-Chair of the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center (and formerly a Lecturer at Columbia University School of Law). He acts as counsel and as an arbitrator involving a range of parties in international arbitration proceedings involving disputes between corporations and foreign sovereign governments.

Laird is licensed to practice as a Barrister & Solicitor in Ontario, Canada, and as a Special Legal Consultant in the District of Columbia. His practice as counsel and arbitrator is focused in the field of international investment law and arbitration. He is recognized as a leading practitioner in the arbitration field by Chambers, GAR, and the International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration.

Laird is the founder/ Chair, Editorial Advisory Board of the website, Investmentclaims.com (published by Oxford University Press) and former Co-Editor of the book series, and is the Co-Director of the International Investment Law Center, at the International Law Institute in Washington, D.C.

Areas of expertise include: International investment law, investment treaty disputes, NAFTA, the Energy Charter Treaty, energy and natural resources, mining, procurement, joint ventures and concession agreements, and disputes involving state parties generally.