Tim Martin has extensive experience as an arbitrator and counsel with particular expertise in the energy, oil & gas, project infrastructure and construction sectors. He has 40 years of experience as general counsel, country manager, finance director, commercial manager and economist, working in more than 50 countries on some of the largest energy projects in the world.
Tim is a Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Council Member of the American Arbitration Association and a member of the London Court of International Arbitration. He has been elected to the arbitrator panels of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Kuala Lumpur Regional Arbitration Centre, the Pacific International Arbitration Centre, the Bahrain Chamber of Dispute Resolution and the Energy Arbitrators List.
Tim is Chair of the Journal of World Energy Law & Business, the leading journal on international energy and the official journal of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), which is published by Oxford University Press. He was President of the AIPN, twice voted its Member of the Year and has received its President’s Award and Legacy Award. He has had leadership roles in a number of other industry organizations.
Peers, leading arbitration institutions and industry publications have described Tim as the “go to guy for energy disputes”, “the best around for energy disputes”, an “industry specialist and arbitrator”, a “true innovator in international oil & gas law”, and a “true expert in the oil & gas sector”.
More details on Tim and his experience can be found at his website: www.timmartin.ca