Personal bio
Jay Alexander is an independent arbitrator with over 30 years of experience in international dispute resolution. He serves as an arbitral chair, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and emergency arbitrator. Recognized by Chambers Global for many years, he was recently described as simply “one of the best international litigators.” Over the course of his career, Jay has addressed an extensive array of legal issues arising throughout the world under many legal regimes. For several decades, his focus has been on commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, particularly in the energy, joint venture, project development, technology and telecommunications sectors. Prior to becoming an independent arbitrator, Jay was a senior partner at Baker Botts LLP, where he helped found, and then chaired, that firm’s international arbitration practice. In addition to practicing for many years in the United States, Jay was based in London, England from 2010 through 2021. He now divides his time between the United States and London. A graduate of Dartmouth College (BA, summa cum laude, 1983) and Stanford Law School (JD, with Distinction, 1986), Jay began his legal career in 1986 as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He has guest lectured on arbitration and comparative law topics at various universities in the United States and the United Kingdom. Jay has also served as a Deputy Judge on the International Court of Appeal of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, the governing body for motorsports racing.