Claire Morel de Westgaver

Claire Morel de Westgaver practices international arbitration as a lawyer, advocate and arbitrator from Ontier’s London office. Her practice focuses on disputes involving technology, corporate transactions, licensing, cross-border contracts, trade secrets, intellectual property and cybersecurity, in sectors such as information technology, pharmaceuticals, retail, energy and art.

Claire has been involved in arbitrations under various rules, including LCIA, ICC, AAA/ICDR, UNCITRAL, WIPO, Cepani and CCJA, and has handled cases involving the laws of numerous jurisdictions around the world.

She is a regular author and speaker on arbitration, technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and trade secrets, and is co-founder of Global Arbitration Review’s award-winning Mute Off Thursdays initiative.

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Highlights of the work

Representation of a South Korean trading company in an ICC multilateral arbitration related to the purchase of wheat by a government agency in Bangladesh.

Representation of a global provider of cloud infrastructure and IT solutions in a UNCITRAL multilateral arbitration, administered by the LCIA, relating to the provision of colocation services by a major Indian telecommunications company.

Advising and representing a U.S. company in a complex technology dispute related to the completion of a customer portal for a stock exchange, involving issues of delays and data security breaches.

Qualifications and memberships