Quadrant Chambers is very pleased to welcome international arbitration and energy specialist Alexander Uff, who will be joining us as a new member of chambers.

“We are delighted to welcome Alexander to Quadrant Chambers. Alexander’s arrival adds strength and depth to the service we provide especially in the international arbitration, energy and mining sectors. His experience, skill and reputation will be well known to many in the market and make him a fantastic addition to what are key areas of strategic focus for Quadrant.”
Simon Croall QC, Head of Quadrant Chambers

Alexander joins Quadrant from his role as a partner in Shearman & Sterling’s International Arbitration Group.  He joined Shearman & Sterling in Paris in 2007 and has been based in London since 2013.  Alexander originally qualified as a barrister and previously practiced in the Paris and New York offices of two major international law firms. He is also admitted to practice in New York.

Alexander provides advice, representation and advocacy to corporations, States and State-owned entities in complex international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.  Alexander has appeared as counsel in numerous arbitrations conducted under the ICSID, ICC, LCIA and CRCICA rules, and in ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL rules.  His practice has covered a broad range of industries and subject matters, with an emphasis in recent years on energy, mining, infrastructure, investment treaty cases and commercial disputes.  He has in addition handled disputes relating to urban developments, the chemical, pharmaceutical, aviation, agribusiness and retail industries, telecommunications and insurance sectors and joint ventures and shareholder disputes, among others.

"I am thrilled to be joining Quadrant Chambers, I have been hugely impressed by their excellence and their commitment to international arbitration as a practice area, and I am excited at the opportunity to grow my practice further at Quadrant.   I am also grateful to the many talented and inspiring colleagues I have worked with in Shearman & Sterling's international arbitration group, which has been my home for the past decade and a half.  I am confident that the group will continue to thrive and look forward to our continued collaboration on ongoing cases."
Alexander Uff.

Alexander has been recognized for several years as a “future leader” in international arbitration by Who’s Who Legal (2018-2021).  The 2020 edition reports that he is ‘a name to remember in investment treaty arbitration’; while the 2021 edition describes him as ‘an extremely sharp and a creative lawyer’ with ‘great commercial sense’. 

Quadrant Chambers holds a pre-eminent position as one of the leading international commercial disputes sets. We are market leaders with a reputation for excellence in our main areas of focus: aviation, banking, commercial disputes, commodities, energy, insurance, international arbitration and shipping. 

Quadrant are head and shoulders above other sets who hold themselves out as specialists in arbitration work. (Legal 500 2021)

Quadrant was shortlisted for International Arbitration Set of the Year 2020 at the Legal 500 UK Awards, an award previously won in 2017. Simon Rainey QC was named International Arbitration Silk of the Year 2020 by Legal 500.  Simon Rainey QC and Luke Parsons QC were included in the Legal 500 International Arbitration Powerlist alongside Alexander Uff. 

International arbitration and energy are areas of strategic focus and development for Quadrant Chambers. In 2020 energy and international arbitration specialist Gaurav Sharma joined Quadrant Chambers. Gaurav joined from Three Crowns where he was a senior lawyer. He spent a number of years as a senior litigator in Shell’s Global Litigation group and was a senior lawyer at Debevoise & Plimpton before that.