Joseph E Neuhaus

Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLp

Joseph E Neuhaus joined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in 1987, was a partner of the firm from 1992 to 2021, and is now of counsel. His practice is now focused on service as an arbitrator. While a partner, he was co-coordinator of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s arbitration practice. Over his 35-year career, Joe has served as counsel and arbitrator in numerous arbitral proceedings, including ad hoc proceedings, arbitrations administered under the rules of most international arbitral institutions and arbitrations involving sovereign entities. He has also served as counsel in a variety of arbitration-related disputes in court, as well as other commercial litigation and regulatory investigations. Joe is a frequent speaker on arbitration-related topics and has served in various capacities in prominent arbitration organisations, including as chair of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (2018–2021). Joe earned his JD from Columbia Law School in 1982 and his AB from Dartmouth College in 1979, and clerked for Justice Lewis F Powell Jr on the United States Supreme Court, Judge Howard M Holtzmann at the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal and Judge Carl McGowan on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He has been recognised in leading industry publications, including Chambers Global and Chambers USA, for international arbitration and as an arbitrator.