Gordon is an accomplished and pragmatic Independent Neutral working primarily on engineering and construction disputes worldwide with a particular focus within the MENA and SEA regions.
Gordon’s early career developed from legal advisory and General Counsel roles with rapid promotion to Commercial Director where in addition to providing board level advice on many highly political water and power privatisation projects in MENA, Asia and South America, he was also entrusted with leading commercial negotiations on project financing, joint venture agreements, mergers, acquisitions, asset sale, asset purchase, private placements and Initial Public Offerings. Over the course of a long career he has successfully managed and resolved major engineering, construction, energy, intellectual property and shipping disputes through a considered mix of negotiation, arbitration and mediation.
In the past few years Gordon has accepted more than 30 arbitrator appointments, as party, sole and chair appointments, and is a panel member of the London Court of International Arbitration, Asia International Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre, the Thai Arbitration Institute, DIFC-LCIA Centre and the Dubai International Arbitration Centre. In 2016 he was voted ‘Star Arbitrator’ by the students and staff of the Vis East Moot Competition held at City University Hong Kong.