A leading authority in international arbitration, Laurence (Larry) Shore heads Seladore Legal’s Milan office.

He has acted for a diverse range of clients, including multinational corporations, financial institutions, sovereign states, and high-net-worth individuals. His practice encompasses a wide array of sectors such as energy, construction, finance, and telecommunications.

Larry has extensive experience representing clients in major arbitral seats such as Geneva, Paris, London, Singapore, Cairo, and New York City, and has handled cases under various arbitration rules, including ICC, LCIA, ICDR, ICSID, AAA-Commercial, UNCITRAL, and Swiss Arbitration Centre rules. He also sits as an arbitrator in commercial and investment cases.

Larry has contributed to various publications and is a recognised thought leader in the field of international arbitration. He is the co-author of International Investment Arbitration: Substantive Principles (Oxford University Press, second edition, 2017). He has co-edited International Arbitration in the United States (Wolters Kluwer), and World Arbitration Reporter (Juris). Larry has served as an adjunct professor, teaching international commercial arbitration at New York University School of Law and Washington College of Law (American University, Washington, DC). He is a member of the Council of the ICC Institute of World Business Law.

His law degree is from Emory University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Emory Law Journal. He also holds a doctorate in American History from Johns Hopkins University.