Personal bio
Marc R Labgold, PhD, MCIArb, FBiam is an independent international arbitrator and patent litigator. He regularly serves as lead counsel in complex international commercial arbitrations under a broad range of arbitral rules and procedures (e.g., ICC, UNCITRAL, HKIAC, FAA, ad hoc), in disputes arising from a wide array of contract types including, inter alia, OEM agreements, EPC contracts, industrial construction contracts, distribution agreements, license agreements, joint development agreements, research agreements. As counsel, he has led the successful defense against numerous jurisdictional challenges (including binding non-signatories) and have achieved awards as high as US$475,000,000. I have expertise and experience in disputes involving patents, misappropriation of trade secrets, trademarks and copy-rights, both as counsel and as an arbitrator. Dr Labgold is an accomplished trial attorney with extensive international experience in complex litigation involving patent infringement, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition and breach of contract. He has handled more than 60 patent cases, including both bench and jury trials in Federal District Courts throughout the United States, appellate arguments before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Ninth Circuit, as well as practice before the U.S. International Trade Commission. Panelist on the AIAC Panel of Arbitrators, THAC Panel of Arbitrators, the WIPO List of Neutrals and the AIPLA List of Arbitrators and Mediators. He is a Member (MCIArb) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Fellow (FBiam) of the Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center. Dr Labgold regularly lectures on issues pertaining to international commercial arbitration and is a Adjunct Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law.