Joseph R. Profaizer is a partner and Global Co-Head of Linklaters’ International Arbitration practice in Washington,D.C. A Chambers-ranked attorney in international arbitration, he maintains a first-chair arbitration and litigation practice that focuses exclusively on complex international disputes. In 2023, Law360 recognized Joe as one of four “MVPs” in international arbitration in the United States.

Mr. Profaizer, a U.S.-qualified attorney and English-qualified Solicitor, has practiced in both the United States and England, and served as counsel in threatened or actual litigation or arbitration in over 50 countries. He has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels, as well as in over 70arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, the AAA/ICDR, the LCIA, the SIAC, the HKIAC, ICSID, CIETAC, CEPANI,JAMS, and UNCITRAL.

Mr. Profaizer represents public and private corporations as well as foreign sovereigns and their instrumentalities in a wide range of complex multi-jurisdictional cross-border disputes, including commercial, construction, energy, e-commerce, hotel/hospitality, insurance, investment, licensing, media, life sciences, securities, and technology disputes.