Appointee News

Les Schiefelbein Appointed to The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation’s Advisory Board

The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation is a non-profit, modern, specialized arbitration court and mediation center dedicated to the global aviation industry. Located in The Hague, Netherlands, it provides the aviation sector with expert arbitration as a fast, fair, flexible, and conclusive method of binding dispute resolution. Proceedings are conducted privately before an impartial, highly knowledgeable tribunal, following arbitration rules and procedures designed specifically to address the unique challenges and requirements of the aviation industry.

Les Schiefelbein is an internationally recognized Arbitrator and Mediator with over forty years corporate law and government law expertise in US and International business and technology matters. Les was previously Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company and a US Air Force Judge Advocate Reserve (Colonel), serving clients on US and international aerospace, national security, technology transactions and arbitration and mediation matters. Les is a founding member and Chair of the Board of Directors for the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center. Les has handled over 400 cases in the course of his career, and has gained particular expertise as a sole, chair or panel arbitrator in commercial and government disputes to include aerospace, aviation, satellites, cybersecurity, national security, and information technology. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Commercial Panel, Large and Complex Cases; International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) International...