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Wade Coriell is the Co-Head of our International Disputes practice group, a recent member of the firm’s ten-person Policy Committee, and a member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre's Court of Arbitration. He has represented clients in several of the largest international commercial and investment arbitrations on record in Asia and the Americas, particularly in the energy sector. Chambers Global ranks Wade as a global market leader in international arbitration, while Chambers Asia-Pacific ranks him as a Band 1 practitioner in Singapore, calling him "an excellent advocate whose level of experience and ability make him stand out" and reporting that clients "would trust him to lead our most important and sensitive international dispute matters and consider him to have become one of the pre-eminent practitioners in Singapore." The Legal 500 notes that Wade "has an excellent record in oil & gas cases, particularly in Indonesia and the Philippines; he is in the forefront of LNG price review disputes;" and that his "abilities as a terrific advocate and a pragmatic advisor make him stand out among his competitors."
Wade has particular strength in handling high-profile matters pending simultaneously in multiple jurisdictions, often involving elements of public, investor and government relations. Clients report to Chambers that he "is very thorough and cuts through complex commercial issues and simplifies them in such a form that they are easily understood," and that "[h]is advocacy skills are amazing." Wade has handled disputes against the governments of Argentina, Armenia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Korea, Peru, the Philippines, Romania, Thailand, and Venezuela, as well as international arbitrations for commercial clients in these and numerous other countries. His recent work includes handling four Asia-based disputes and one Latin American dispute of over $1 billion each.
Wade has represented clients before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration, the American Arbitration Association, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, and other institutions. In addition to his role on the Court of Arbitration, he also regularly serves as an arbitrator under the SIAC Rules.
Since 2015, Chambers has ranked Wade annually for his strong international arbitration practice, and he is currently ranked as a Band 1 practitioner in Singapore and a Band 5 practitioner globally. He also is listed in Legal 500, Who’s Who, Arbitration Future Leaders, Benchmark Litigation, Global Arbitration Review 100, and Latin Lawyer. The Global Arbitration Review has called him "a lawyer to know."
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