Stavros Brekoulakis holds the Michael and Laura Hwang Chair in International Arbitration at the National University of Singapore and practises as an arbitrator at 3 Verulam Buildings, London.
He has extensive experience acting as arbitrator in high-value investment, construction and commercial disputes under all major arbitration rules. His practice focuses in particular on large-scale infrastructure projects, energy and natural resources, and investment treaty disputes.
He is consistently recognised in Lexology Index (formerly WWL), including Arbitration, Construction and Thought Leaders, and is ranked as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Arbitration and among the 25 most highly regarded arbitrators in EMEA. He is also included in the Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist. Peers describe him as “a powerhouse in international arbitration” with “a seemingly encyclopaedic recall of jurisprudence”; “a reigning thought leader in the arbitration space” and “one of the great minds in the international arbitration world”; and an “extremely intelligent, hardworking and highly respected arbitrator” who “stands out as a first-rate arbitrator regularly engaged in matters arising out of major infrastructure projects around the world”.
He has been recognised for several consecutive years as a Thought Leader and was previously listed among the ten most highly regarded future le...
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"Stavros is extremely knowledgeable about all things arbitration-related"
"He is not afraid to delve into complicated factual and technical issues"
"He handles hearings smoothly and diplomatically"
"He is a real star in the arbitration field"