Cyrus Benson is a New York and English qualified specialist in International Arbitration whose principal focus is sitting as arbitrator. Prior to joining Chambers last year, Cy served as the founding member, Chair and more recently Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s International Arbitration Practice Group, a practice that under his stewardship was consistently ranked in Global Arbitration Review’s top 20 practices worldwide. During his 34-plus years of practice, Cy has been involved in more than 100 international arbitration disputes and has served as arbitrator in over 25 of those. His international arbitration experience encompasses a wide variety of industry sectors and geographic regions, commercial disputes under both common and civil law and investment treaty disputes governed by public international law. He has particular experience in oil & gas, construction, telecoms, energy, mining, financial services, hospitality and infrastructure. Cyrus has long been ranked as a leading lawyer for International Arbitration, including being placed in The Legal 500 UK 2024’s Hall of Fame (inclusive of Public International Law). He has been described as “superb [with] an excellent grasp of strategy”, “a formidable advocate”, “a class act” and “an exceptional lawyer and a first-rate advocate among the best-regarded practitioners in the market.” Other rankings include the 2007-2024 Chambers UK guides, 2014-2022 Chambers Global guides, 2021-2022 Chambers Europe guide and the 2009-2025 editions of Best Lawyers International in the UK.