Blake Dawson

Our firm

Blake Dawson is one of the top 4 legal firms in Australia with offices across the Asia region. We serve our clients with their strategic and operational legal needs and advise on all areas of Australian commercial law. At Blake Dawson, we respect our client relationships.

Our expertise, experience and commitment to excellence has been recognised by the market. Blake Dawson was a Finalist: Best Large Law Firm 2009 - BRW Client Choice Awards, 2010, Finalist: Australian Law Firm of the Year 2009 – IFLR Asian Awards, 2010, Australian Law Firm of the Year 2009 – ACQ Finance Magazine Awards, 2009, Finalist: Australian Law Firm of the Year 2009 - International Tax Review Awards, 2009, Finalist: Australian Law Firm of the Year 2009 - INSTO Distinction Awards, 2009 and EOWA Employer of Choice 2009.

Chambers global 2009 states 'The firm operates a highly successful international arbitration practice.'

International Commercial Arbitration

Our specialist international commercial arbitration team provides advice to corporations and governments in all aspects of arbitral proceedings including:

negotiating and drafting binding arbitration agreements
advising on bi-lateral investment treaty protections and Investor-State arbitrations
appointing an arbitrator
agreeing the procedure to be adopted in the arbitration;
preparation and presentation of evidence
understanding of international rules for administering and conducting arbitration including UNCITRAL, ACICA, ICC, CIETAC, LCIA & HKIAC
developing strategies for dealing with arbitral proceedings
engaging counsel
appeals from arbitral awards to courts of competent jurisdiction
enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Australia and abroad

Many of our team are members of the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators of Australia and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and some are graded arbitrators.