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Ben Grunberger-Kirsh
Ben Grunberger-Kirsh
Senior Associate — International Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Senior Associate — International Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Ben Grunberger-Kirsh

Ben Grunberger-Kirsh
London

20 Fenchurch Street
24th Floor
London EC3M 3BY
United Kingdom

Ben Grunberger-Kirsh

Experience Highlights

  • Acting on a number of ICC arbitrations and referrals to a Dispute Adjudication Board in connection with the design and construction of a major maritime project in Central America

  • Advising an international contractor in relation to issues arising out the construction of an offshore wind farm

  • Representing a contractor in adjudication proceedings against a sub-contractor in relation to issues arising out of the construction of an offshore wind farm

  • Advising an international contractor in relation to a wind farm project in the Far East

  • Acting for a European contractor in a billion dollar ICC arbitration arising out of the cancellation of a major offshore pipeline project

  • Representing a major Saudi Arabian contractor in ICC proceedings in relation to the construction of a gas-fired combined heat and power plant

  • Representing an International Financial Institution in arbitration proceedings against a mining company concerning a multimillion dollar loan dispute

  • Representing an international pharmaceutical company in multiple parallel international arbitration proceedings concerning insurance coverage disputes

  • Representing a private equity company in parallel ICC arbitrations in relation to a breach of warranty dispute

  • Representing an international EPC contractor and specialist waste-to-energy plant provider in major disputes concerning the design of a waste-to-energy plant in the UK

  • Representing a utilities contractor in an adjudication brought by a consortium partner in a dispute concerning the design and construction of a substation

  • Representing a contractor in an adjudication over disputed payments in relation to equipment and materials handling services

  • Representing investors in expropriation and unfair treatment claim against the Republic of Costa Rica under the Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement (“DR-CAFTA”)

Credentials

  • College of Law, LL.B, First Class Honours, 2014
  • University of Cambridge, B.A. History, First Class Honours (Scholar, Corpus Christi College), 2010
  • Legal 500 UK, Real Estate: Construction, 2023 and 2024
  • Global Arbitration Review GAR 30, 2024
  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales