Gary Benton Arbitration

Gary Benton is an internationally recognized Arbitrator with expertise in US and international business, corporate investment, technology and emerging growth matters. Gary’s technology law career includes extensive experience litigating patent and other IP disputes, venture financing Silicon Valley tech startups, handling US and international M&A and IPOs, managing portfolios of international legal projects for Fortune 500 technology companies and serving as an Internet cloud security company General Counsel. Gary is the founder and Chairman of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center. He was previously a partner with the leading international law firms Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Coudert Brothers LLP. Gary has substantial experience in matters involving corporate, commercial and international business transactions, including private investment, private equity and venture capital, international business contracts, IT & Internet, telecom, biotech & pharmaceuticals, alternative energy, technology development, sales, marketing and distribution, competition, IP licensing and infringement disputes. He is a member of several Panels, the CPR Panel, the WIPO Panel and the HKIAC IP Panel and has served on matters before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and other leading international institutions in Europe and Asia. Gary is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (FCCA) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), a member of the ITA Advisory Board and the ICCA. 2016: named by the National Law Journal as one of the 25 ADR Trendsetters and Visionaries in the US. 2017 and 2018: named to the IAM300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists. Gary is qualified as a US lawyer and an English solicitor. He serves as an Arbitrator and Mediator throughout the US and internationally. https://garybentonarbitration.com