John Fellas

Honorary Professor

John Fellas received a B.A. (Hons.) in law from the University of Durham (1983), and both an LL.M. (1985) and an S.J.D. (1989) from Harvard Law School. He is currently a full-time arbitrator at Fellas Arbitration and an adjunct professor of international commercial arbitration at New York University School of Law. He has over three decades of experience in international dispute resolution, and has acted as counsel and has served as co-arbitrator, chair or sole arbitrator in arbitrations all over the world, under all the major arbitration rules, and across a range of sectors. John is recognized as a leading international arbitrator by all the major legal directories, including Chambers USA where he is identified as “one of the best—his reputation is phenomenal and deserved” and Who’s Who Legal where is a ranked as a Global Elite Thought Leader “in massive demand as an independent arbitrator.” He was recognized by Best Lawyers as the Best Lawyer in New York for International Commercial Arbitration in 2019, and the Best Lawyer in New York for International Governmental Arbitration in 2022.