Claire Morel de Westgaver is a partner in the London office of Ontier, a European firm with a strong presence in Latin America. Claire is qualified in England & Wales and in New York and she practises international arbitration as counsel, advocate and arbitrator, in both English and French language. She has a mixed common law / civil background having completed her legal education in Belgium and in the United States of America. Claire chaired the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ Technology Group that developed and drafted the Ciarb’s Guideline on the use of AI in Arbitration. She is also a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in Dispute Resolution and a member of the LCIA EDI Steering Committee. Claire has particular expertise in disputes relating to technology, corporate transactions, licensing, cross-border sales or service agreements, as well as disputes involving secrecy, intellectual property and cybersecurity issues. Her practice covers a broad spectrum of industries, including IT, pharmaceuticals, retail, engineering, energy, agribusiness, media, art and defence. She has experience in proceedings conducted under the arbitration rules of the LCIA, ICC, AAA/ICDR, UNCITRAL, WIPO, CEPANI and CCJA as well as ad hoc proceedings. She has handled matters involving the laws of England & Wales, New York, Texas, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Japan, China, Singapore, Pakistan, Qatar, Equatorial Guinea, Romania, Saint Lucia, Senegal and others.