Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Timothy Gordon Portwood is a lawyer at the Paris Bar and a barrister in England & Wales, specializing in contract law, commercial law, international arbitration, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods. With over 30 years of experience, he acts as counsel, arbitrator, and teacher in complex international disputes.

Partner at a leading law firm in Paris, he has served as lead counsel in over 200 international arbitrations and arbitration-related court proceedings, particularly in the energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, aerospace, natural resources, and foreign investment sectors. He is regularly appointed as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, or chairman of the arbitral tribunal in both institutional and ad hoc proceedings.

His expertise covers the entire contractual and litigation cycle: structuring and drafting contracts, risk management, dispute prevention, representation in complex commercial litigation, investor-state arbitration, and commercial arbitration, as well as mediation and ADR strategies.

In parallel with his practice, he teaches international arbitration and comparative contract law at Sciences Po Paris and Paris V – Paris-Descartes University, and regularly speaks at specialized international forums.

Bilingual in English and French and with extensive multicultural experience, Timothy Gordon Portwood assists companies, investors, and states in the effective resolution of their commercial and international disputes, as a freelance consultant or independent arbitrator.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Italian
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

BREDIN PRAT,
Partner, International Arbitration Group
LEGAL
January 2000 - Today (26 years and 5 months)
Paris, France
1. Lead counsel in over 200 international arbitrations and arbitration-related court proceedings in numerous jurisdictions. 2. Sector experience including energy (oil & gas, electricity, renewables), mining and natural resources, aerospace and defense, infrastructure, construction, telecommunications, and foreign investment. 3. Regularly appointed as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, and tribunal chair in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations (over 30 proceedings). 4. Significant activity in investment treaty disputes, representing states and investors under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties. 5. Frequent involvement in arbitration-related litigation before French and foreign courts.
SCIENCES PO (Institut d'Études Politiques),
Lecturer in Law
LEGAL
September 2008 - Today (17 years and 9 months)
Paris, France
1. Teaching international arbitration, advocacy techniques, and courses in transnational arbitration programs.
UNIVERSITÉ PARIS V
Lecturer in Law
LEGAL
September 2010 - June 2022 (11 years and 9 months)
Paris, France
1. Teaching international arbitration and comparative contract law (master's programs).