Eric Ives

Prior to joining Chaffetz Lindsey, Eric was Senior Counsel for Europe at the U.S. Department of Commerce where he led commercial legal reforms in Ukraine and the Balkans.  He previously also led the agency’s bilateral work with Uzbekistan and Pakistan.

Before his federal service, Eric was an associate in the international arbitration group at White & Case LLP where he advised corporate and sovereign clients in international commercial and investor-State arbitrations.

• Represented the Republic of Korea in an investor-State arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules administered by the PCA against foreign capital market investors alleging governmental bribery scheme with a favorable outcome on quantum.*
• Represented the Republic of Korea in an investor-State arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules administered by the PCA against investors in private company equity and bonds alleging lack of diligence by public securities regulator.*
• Represented the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in an ICSID arbitration against a foreign telecommunications investor alleging interference with spectrum license and eventual liquidation of the local entity.*
• Represented specialty insurance group in ad hoc LCIA arbitration against coverage against losses following an attack by a terrorist group on oil field investment in the Middle East.*
• Represented specialty insurance group against coverage for losses from long-term bioaccumulation of fluorine-based chemicals.*
• Represented pharmaceutical company in a vaccine manufacturing dispute under JAMS Arbitration Rules and in JAMS mediation leading to successful settlement.*
• Represented a group of aircraft leasing companies in three related arbitrations under the AAA-ICDR and LCIA rules against a foreign lessor for failure to timely pay rent on aircraft and engine leases.*
• Represented pharmaceutical research foundation against manufacturer in breach of drug production requirements and IP license with a successful settlement.*

• Alternative Dispute Resolution: Practice and Governance for States, 1st ed., U.S. Department of Commerce (2026).
• “2025 in Review: United States,” Kluwer Arbitration Blog (February 16, 2026).
• “2024 in Review: United States,” Kluwer Arbitration Blog (February 12, 2025).
• “2023 in Review: U.S. Courts Wrestle with New Issues and Refine Old Doctrine,” Kluwer Arbitration Blog (January 8, 2024).
• “Global Developments – United States – Eleventh Circuit Joins Majority Approach of U.S. Circuits: FAA Grounds Apply for Vacatur Instead of New York Convention’s Grounds for Non-Enforcement,” ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin (July 28, 2023).
• “Reading Between the Lines, or How I Read My First 4000-Page Treatise,” in Pro-Arbitration Revisited: a Tribute to Professor George Bermann, JURIS ArbitrationLaw (April 14, 2023).

• Rebuilding Ukraine: Restoring Legal, Financial and Infrastructure Viability After the War,” 2026 Annual Conference, ABA International Law Section (Washington, DC, May 2026).
• “Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards,” Global ADR Symposium, U.S. Department of Commerce (Istanbul, May 2026).
• “Legal Frameworks of Commercial Arbitration,” Summer School on International Arbitration, Central Asia Vis Alumni Network (July 2025).
• “Arbitration in Conflict Zones,” Columbia Arbitration Day 2025 (New York, January 2025).
• “Arbitration and Outer Space,” Columbia Arbitration Day 2025 (New York, January 2025).
• “True or False: The work of UNCITRAL WGIII has (or will) solve the so-called ‘legitimacy’ crisis in investment arbitration?,” Eighteenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration: A Debate & Discussion, JURIS (New York, November 2024).
• “Key Ethical Issues in International Arbitration,” AtlAS 12^th Annual Conference, Atlanta International Arbitration Society (Atlanta, October 2023).

• Assistant Editor for the United States and Canada, Kluwer Arbitration Blog
• Member, American Society of International Law (ASIL), Annual Meeting Organizing Committee 2026
• Alumni Advisory Board Member, American Review of International Arbitration
• Coach, New York University School of Law – Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Team