Gary Benton

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GARY L. BENTON, C.ARB, FCIArb, FCollArb.
US, UK and International Arbitrator.

Gary Benton is an internationally recognized Arbitrator with expertise in US and international business, corporate investment, technology, and emerging growth matters.

He is the founder and Immediate Past President of California Arbitration (CalArb.org).

Gary works on cutting-edge international technology disputes involving technology development, I.P., licensing, manufacturing, distribution, corporate investment and acquisitions, including cybersecurity, cryptocurrency and A.I. matters. His work is particularly focused on cross-border technology disputes involving Asia-based companies. He has handled cases in over 80 countries and erves on the commercial and international panels of leading arbitration institutions in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Prior to becoming a full-time arbitrator, Gary was a partner with the Pillsbury and Coudert Brothers firms and was GC for a technology company serving U.S. national security interests.

Gary is a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and an NADN Distinguished Neutral.

Gary also is the founder and Immediate Past Chairman of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC), the nonprofit group serving the global technology sector. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) ADR Committee and co-chairs the CLA International Arbitration and ADR Subcommittee.

In addition to his arbitration practice, Gary serves on the Adjunct Faculty at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley where he teaches international arbitration.

He is dual qualified as a U.S. lawyer (California, New York and D.C) and as an English solicitor.

https://garybentonarbitration.com