Michael Pryles is one of the leading arbitrators in the Asia/Pacific Region. Chambers Asia Pacific has consistently rated him as one of the two star individuals who are most in demand arbitrators.

He has sat as an arbitrator in over 300 cases in Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.

Michael has experience of both ad hoc and institutional commercial arbitrations under the UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, CIETAC, SCC, JCAA, KLRCA and Swiss rules, and investor-state arbitrations under the ICSID rules, the ICSID Additional Facility Rules and the UNCITRAL Rules (BITs, NAFTA, CAFTA and state investor protection laws).

These have involved investment, construction, energy, insurance, distribution, commercial, technology-transfer and joint venture disputes with sums claimed up to US $5 billion.

Michael has published extensively. Previously he was a partner in a major Australian law firm and before that he held a named chair in Australia's largest law school. He has also held numerous international appointments.

Michael has offices in Melbourne and Singapore and chambers in London.