Damien NYER

Damien Nyer is an international disputes partner based in New York where he heads the Firm's Americas International Arbitration regional section. He also leads the Firm's Canada Country Practice.

His practice focuses on the resolution of complex, high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional disputes on behalf of private and sovereign clients. He assists his clients in developing, implementing and coordinating dispute avoidance and dispute resolution strategies, including through the use of litigation, arbitration and other adjudicatory processes, often across multiple jurisdictions.

While his industry experience is broad, he has special expertise in the natural resources, infrastructure and engineering sectors. He has received accolades for his work on behalf of mining and energy clients (Who's Who Legal – "Recommended" for mining and energy). Clients praise his "deep technical knowledge," "superb advocacy skills" and "exceptional service" (Who's Who Legal) as well as his "exceptional ability to read a situation and understand his client's needs." (Legal 500)

A member of the Firm’s top-ranked international arbitration practice, Damien has acted as counsel and arbitrator in more than 60 commercial, construction and investment arbitrations under all major sets of rules (ICC, ICSID, AAA/ICDR, LCIA and SIAC), as well as in ad hoc proceedings (including UNCITRAL), subject to a variety of applicable substantive laws and involving well in excess of US$ 18 billion in dispute. A past Co-Chair of Young ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration) and Secretary of the International Bar Association's Taskforce on International Arbitration Agreements, he is ranked as a leading international arbitration practitioner by Chambers & Partners (USA and Global) and the Legal 500 ("Leading Lawyer"), and has been recognized as a rising star in the field by Who's Who Legal ("Global Elite Thought Leader – under 45") and Benchmark Litigation ("40 & Under Hot List"). He also maintains an active practice as an arbitrator and was appointed to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators in 2023.

Multilingual and trained in both common and civil law, Damien has advised with respect to disputes across the world, including in Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Brazil, the BVIs, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Grenada, Guinea (Conakry), Haiti, Hungary, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Macedonia, Mexico, Pakistan, Paraguay, the Philippines, Russia, South Korea, The Gambia, Turkey, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia as well as across the United States.