Experience

Arbitral Panels

In addition to serving as arbitrator under other leading international arbitration rules, Ted is registered on the panel of arbitrators for the following arbitral institutions:

International Chamber of Commerce (U.S. national committee) (ICC)
International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
American Arbitration Association (AAA)
Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC)
Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC)

Representative Arbitrator Appointments

Ted has served as arbitrator in complex commercial disputes across a wide range of industries, including arbitrations taking place inside and outside the United States and arbitrations governed by the laws of a numerous jurisdictions (whether U.S. law or non-U.S. law). A representative list of Ted’s arbitral appointments includes the following:

Appointed as co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between two claimant banking institutions organized under the laws of Curaçao and a group of respondent companies organized under the laws of New York, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands, Curaçao and the British Virgin Islands regarding allegations of breach and fraudulent inducement with respect to loan agreements in excess of $150 million.
Appointed as sole arbitrator in an ICDR arbitration regarding allegations by a premier international luxury clothing brand that its franchisee in the United Arab Emirates owed payments due under a franchise agreement and infringed the claimant’s trademarks following termination of the agreement.
Appointed as a co-arbitrator in an arbitration administered by the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) regarding an employment severance and compensation dispute between an Austrian company and a U.S. citizen who served as the company’s former Chief Executive Officer.
Appointed as co-arbitrator in an ICDR arbitration between a U.S. company and Chinese company regarding claims seeking payments due under an information technology license agreement and an injunction against the licensee’s continuing use of trademarks licensed thereunder.
Appointed as president of a tribunal in an arbitration administered by the ICDR under the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules regarding allegations that a Brazilian footwear company wrongfully terminated an exclusive distributorship agreement with parties in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Appointed as sole arbitrator in an ICDR arbitration between a Hong Kong company and a New York-based investment fund regarding allegations that payments were due for securing investors to the fund under a brokerage contract.
Appointed as sole arbitrator in a AAA arbitration regarding disputes between shareholders under an operating agreement governing the management of the shareholders’ company and a related redemption agreement converting certain shares into preferred membership units.
Appointed as co-arbitrator in an ICDR arbitration between a Delaware company and a Swedish multinational automotive company regarding claims for damages, fraud, indemnification and a fair market value determination arising out of a Purchase Agreement for the sale of an automotive parts subsidiary.
Appointed as co-arbitrator in an arbitration administered by the ICDR under the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules between a Canadian company and a multinational U.S. chemical company regarding allegations that respondent violated a “take or pay” contract by failing to pay for guaranteed minimum volumes of chemicals produced by the claimant and by selling excess product to third parties.
Appointed as sole arbitrator in an ICDR arbitration between a Delaware company and a Chinese company regarding allegations that royalties were due under a license to use the claimant’s patents and know-how in connection with the production and sale of industrial boiler equipment.
Appointed as sole arbitrator in an ICDR arbitration between, on the one hand, a U.S. company and its two shareholders and, on the other hand, an Austrian company regarding disputes over the termination of a share acquisition agreement and the ownership of patents, know-how and licensing rights in oil refinery technology.
Appointed as sole arbitrator in a AAA arbitration regarding personal injury claims allegedly arising from a kitchen appliance sold under a consumer contract.

Representative Experience as International Arbitration Counsel

Prior to becoming a full-time arbitrator in 2025, Ted represented clients from around the world in international arbitrations for 34 years. A representative sampling of Ted’s experience as international arbitration counsel over the years includes the following:

Represented a Swiss multinational foods company in an arbitration against a U.S. restaurant franchise company regarding disputes over the termination of a trademark license agreement covering seven countries in the Middle East (London, ICC Rules of Arbitration).
Represented a Brazilian client and a Singaporean client engaged in the offshore, marine and energy industry in an arbitration against a Netherlands-based oil production company regarding disputes over the construction of Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platforms off the northeast cost of Brazil and related tax indemnification issues (New York, ICC Rules of Arbitration).
Represented a U.S. private equity client in an arbitration against its Chinese joint venture partner regarding disputes over the control of two PRC-based textile joint ventures (Singapore, Singapore International Arbitration Rules).
Represented a French avionics company in an arbitration against a U.S. in-flight entertainment company regarding disputes over breaches of representation and warranties in an aircraft-component company acquisition agreement (New York, ICC Rules of Arbitration).
Represented a Swiss multinational beverage company in an arbitration against a U.S. multinational foods company regarding dispute arising out of a trademark license agreement covering the North American market (New York, ICDR Rules of Arbitration).
Represented a U.S. private equity client in an arbitration against the minority shareholders of a Chinese company regarding disputes over control of the company’s stock (Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Rules).
Represented a German chemicals client in an arbitration against a U.S. chemicals company regarding disputes over the breach of indemnification provisions in a stock purchase agreement (New York, ICDR Rules of Arbitration).
Represented a Korean chaebol client in an arbitration against a U.S. fashion house and apparel company regarding disputes over the termination of a distributorship agreement covering the marketing and sale of U.S. company’s apparel in Korea (London, ICC Rules of Arbitration).
Represented a U.S. petroleum processing company in a post-purchase price adjustment dispute with a Spanish energy company arising out of the sale of an environmental services company (New York, ICC Rules of Arbitration).
Represented a New Jersey multinational glassware manufacturer in an arbitration against its French distributor over the termination of the parties’ distributorship agreement (Zurich, ICC Rules of Arbitration).
Represented a Canadian client and a Maltese client in an arbitration against a Chinese company regarding disputes over the sale of defective bitcoin mining equipment (Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Arbitration Rules).
Represented a German pharmaceutical company in an arbitration against its Taiwanese distributor regarding disputes arising from breaches of a requirements supply contract (Singapore, Singapore International Arbitration Rules).
Represented a Brazilian client in an arbitration against a U.S. multinational industrial energy equipment company regarding disputes over commissions due under a sales representative agreement for industrial oil processing equipment (New York, ICC Rules of Arbitration).