José Astigarraga is an experienced arbitrator, mediator, and advocate in international business disputes. One of the few lawyers who concurrently and continuously ranked in Chambers’ top band for international arbitration for both the US and Latin America, José has handled international disputes in a wide range of industries and countries. Based on interviews with his clients and peers, Legal 500 reports that “José is ‘incomparable’ and ‘a brilliant professional with impressive experience,’” and Chambers reports that “[José] ‘is a master. He’s very sophisticated and practical, with a global vision of the issues.” After serving as a leading advocate for many years, and chairing Reed Smith’s global international arbitration practice, Astigarraga is now focused on service as arbitrator and mediator. He has served in cases at the ICC, LCIA, ICDR, and AAA, among others. Astigarraga has held many leadership positions in the field, including vice president of the LCIA, chair of the IBA’s Task Force on the Guidelines for Arbitrator Conflicts of Interest, and co-chair of an ICC Commission global task force. José serves on the governing council (pleno) of the Madrid-based Centro Internacional e Iberoamericano de Arbitraje (CIIAM) and is the co-chair of the Ethics Committee of the Latin American Arbitration Association. He was one of ten Americans initially appointed by the U.S. government to advise the NAFTA Commission about international arbitration and dispute resolution in the region.