Dedicated to Excellence In Arbitration

Lacovara brings multi-jurisdiction experience in business, government and law practice to evaluating the merits of complex commercial disputes and only undertakes new matters when he can devote the time necessary to provide prompt and focused attention to every matter.

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Arbitration Experience

Chair, sole arbitrator, or tribunal/panel member in arbitrations administered by International Chamber of Commerce, London Court of International Arbitration, JAMS, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, American Arbitration Association, Netherlands Arbitration Institute, Swiss Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, and ad hoc arbitrations governed by Federal Arbitration Act, English Arbitration Act, etc. 

Arbitral experience in matters including:

  • telecommunications,
  • intellectual property,
  • insurance and re-insurance,
  • construction, mining, heavy equipment manufacturing,
  • aviation,
  • pharmaceuticals and healthcare,
  • technology development and licensing
  • mergers & acquisitions and earn outs,
  • financial transactions and accounting,
  • energy supply contracts,
  • securities underwriting,
  • management consulting.

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London).
  • Panel of Arbitrators, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) and American Arbitration Association.
  • International Arbitration Club of New York.
  • Former affiliations: JAMS, New York and Washington, D.C.; College of Commercial Arbitrators; and FedArb.
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Prior Professional Experience

  • Mayer Brown LLP: Partner and Senior Counsel, New York and Washington, D.C.,
  • Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.: Managing Director, General Counsel, and member of Management Committee, New York.
  • General Electric Co.: Vice President and Senior Counsel in charge of worldwide litigation, Corporate Headquarters, Fairfield, CT
  • Hughes Hubbard LLP: Partner-in-Charge, Washington, D.C.
  • Watergate Special Prosecutor’s Office: Counsel to the Special Prosecutor, Washington, D.C.
  • Deputy Solicitor General of the United States, Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  • Special Counsel to the Police Commissioner, New York City Police Department.
  • Law Clerk to United States Circuit Judge Harold Leventhal, Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Bar Admissions

New York; District of Columbia; Supreme Court of the United States; various federal courts.
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