Hughes Hubbard & Reed announced that Remy Gerbay has joined the firm as a partner in the Arbitration group in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.

Gerbay’s practice focuses on international commercial and investment arbitration, and related litigation. He represents clients across various industries including energy, infrastructure, transportation, pharma, banking, and telecommunications. Trained in the U.S., U.K., France and Switzerland, Gerbay has extensive experience with arbitration under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration (where he served as deputy registrar), ICSID and other arbitral institutions.

“Remy’s impressive work before some of the world’s leading arbitration organizations will help us continue to provide the highest quality of legal services to our clients,” said Ted Mayer, chair of Hughes Hubbard. “Remy is the second recent hire this year at the partner level in our Washington, D.C., office and among several strong additions the firm has made in recent weeks, continuing our strong growth trajectory. As a French-trained lawyer, he will also expand our Paris arbitration offerings.”

“We welcome Remy’s addition to our Arbitration Group,” said Hagit Muriel Elul and John Townsend, co-chairs of the Arbitration group. “Remy’s broad experience with arbitration in both English and French in diverse jurisdictions and across a broad range of industries fortifies our team, and will help us to uphold our tradition of excellence as one of the world’s leading arbitration firms.”

Gerbay holds a permanent academic appointment at the University of London (Queen Mary), where he is the director of an LL.M. program in international arbitration.

“With five decades of experience arbitrating some of the world’s most complex disputes, Hughes Hubbard’s arbitration practice occupies a unique and enviable space in our field.  With its world-class pedigree, and the depth of its bench in both commercial and investment arbitration, the firm offers the ideal platform for my practice,” Gerbay said.

Gerbay joins from MoloLamken, where he was a partner. He has a French law degree from the University of Lyon, a Masters from the University of Geneva’s Graduate Institute, an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center, and a Ph.D. in arbitration law from the University of London.