He is a member of the panels of major arbitral institutions including the AAA & ICDR, CPR, SIAC, VIAC and others. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a member of the USCIB (Arbitration Committee) and the LCIA North American Users Council. He is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. He is also qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and is a member of the Paris bar (avocat au barreau de Paris). Fred has served as an arbitrator in numerous domestic and international commercial cases including as chair, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in AAA, ICDR, LCIA, ICC, CAM (Milan Arbitral Chamber) and ad hoc cases. The disputes heard include varied commercial contracts, energy matters (power generation and storage, transmission, pipelines), infrastructure projects (water distribution, high speed rail), M&A (breach of rep & warranty, post-closing adjustments), joint ventures, supply of goods and commodities, distribution and sales agency, service agreements, financing and securities questions and disputes among members of LLCs |