Curriculum Vitae CYRIL CHERN BArch, JurisD, RIBA, AIA, FCIArb Arbitrator, Mediator, Adjudicator, Barrister   Professional Qualifications  BArch (Hons) Architecture & Engineering  - 1969 Juris Doctor - Law - 1972  The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn – Barrister at Law England & Wales Chartered Architect Chartered Arbitrator Accredited Mediator Accredited Adjudicator FIDIC President's List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators  The Bar of the United States Supreme Court    The California Bar Fellow, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Member, Royal Institute of British Architects Member, American Institute of Architects, London Chapter Fellow, Centre for International Legal Studies, Austria Ten years California Superior Court - Judge Pro Tem Dispute Board Trainer, ICC and FIDIC rules and procedures Member Civil Mediation Committee, United Kingdom Member, Society of Construction Arbitrators Member, Association of Consulting Engineers   Familiar with disputes covering Bridges, Tunnels, Road works, Ship Construction, Dams, Hydro-electric facilities including differing site conditions, payment provisions, measurement, valuation, construction quality, design obligations, delay and disruption, time extensions, prolongation, prevention, breach of contract, contract interpretation, conflicting documentation, back-to-back agreements, scope of services, final account, price escalation, conflict of laws, concession agreements, and related matters.   Panel Listings CIArb (arbitration, adjudication, mediation) Construction Industry Council (adjudication) FIDIC (President's List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators) Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (arbitration, adjudication and mediation) CIETAC (China) (arbitration and conciliation/mediation) Society of Construction Arbitrators Technology and Construction Bar Association Adjudicator, Mediator & Arbitrator Panels Association Suisse de L’arbitrage   Professional Memberships and official positions held The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn – Barrister at Law England & Wales  The Bar of the United States Supreme Court  The California Bar Fellow, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Member, Royal Institute of British Architects Member, Association Suisse de L'arbitrageFellow, Centre for International Legal Studies, Austria Freeman, City of London Member, Technology & Construction Court Bar AssociationMember, FIDIC President's LIst of Approved Dispute Adjudicators Member, Civil Mediation Committee, United Kingdom Member Society of Construction Arbitrators Member, Association of Consulting Engineer         Background 37 years in the engineering and construction industry in the United Kingdom, the EU and internationally. Experienced in large buildings (airport terminals, powerhouses, commercial developments, hospitals), long-span bridges (suspension, cable stayed), marine works projects (ports & harbours, dredging, coastal protection), ship construction, oil production facilities, power generation and distribution projects (nuclear, hydropower, gas and solid fuels, co-generation facilities), tunnelling (hard and soft ground, using boring machines, jacking processes, manual excavation, drilling and blasting, immersed tube), railways (high-speed main line, urban metro and light rail, depots), building services, telecommunications projects, water supply projects off-shore oil platforms and large dams. Knowledgeable as to multi-disciplined projects (power stations, industrial buildings, airports, mass transit railways).     Specialities Bridges Dams Roads Railroads Tunnelling Airports Hospitals Oil Industry Power Stations Ship Construction Dredging Law and Contract Interpretation Dispute Boards   Experience with Standard Form Contracts:  FIDIC, ICE (traditional and NEC), JTC, IMechE/IEE Model Form "A", BPF/ACA, FCEC, GCWorks, ACE, HKGov, World Bank and other standard form contracts. Arbitration Rules:  ICE, ICC, LCIA, Uncitral, ClArb, CIMAR, HKIAC, RICS, SIAC. Adjudication Rules:  ICE, TeCSA, JCT, ACE (CIC), Scheme for Construction Contracts and other Adjudication Rules. Dispute Board Rules:  World Bank Harmonised, FIDIC, ICE and ICC Dispute Board Rules     Dispute Resolution Experience Acting as arbitrator, in excess of 550 construction references (UK, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, South America, Middle East, China, Japan) under institutional and ad hoc procedures. These disputes include main contract, subcontract and professional services disputes involving amounts up to US$275m arising under traditional, design/build and concession contracts. No decisions overturned on appeal. Served as sole arbitrator and on tribunals (as party-appointed member and chairman) under ICE, ICC, AAA, Uncitral, LCIA and ad hoc arbitration procedures.   Acting as adjudicator (including, in particular, service on Dispute Resolution Boards, DRB, DAB, CDB), over 150 decisions given (UK, Hong Kong, China, India, Pakistan, Japan, South America, and elsewhere). Served as member (12) and chairman (30) on forty two dispute resolution boards for contracts covering traditional, design and construct, and turnkey contracts, with 85 decisions given under UK statutory adjudication schemes. No decision overturned at arbitration. Experienced as to World Bank/FIDIC conditions, Construction Act 1996, statutory schemes and associated amendments to standard form contracts. Experience in drafting contractual provisions and procedures for arbitration, adjudication and dispute boards. Author and Editor of Emden’s Construction Law – ADR and Dispute Boards.   Acting as mediator/conciliator, approximately 275 complex construction disputes of which all were settled as a direct result of the mediation/conciliation process. Teacher and lecturer on Mediation for the Bar Council of England & Wales.   Acting as Barrister and party representative in court as well as in dispute resolution proceedings and as lead negotiator with objective of reaching amicable settlements of disputes and differences.   Language Capability English (mother tongue) French German Mandarin Spanish Russian Publications Emden’s Construction Law – ADR and Dispute Boards published by Butterworth’s LexisNexis, London   Overseas experience gained in · United Kingdom · United States, · Germany · Austria · France · Switzerland  · Hong Kong  · Macao · Australia · Spain · Venezuela  · Italy · New Zealand · Paraguay, · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Argentina, · Norway · Denmark · Holland · Malaysia · Korea  · Saudi Arabia · Cyprus · Greece · UAE  · Canada · Japan · Ireland · Northern Ireland · Iran  · Bolivia  · China · Russia · Peru    Career Summary 1969-1972 -Head Designer Albert C. Martin & Associates Architects   1993 – 1998 – Director Turner Development and Turner Marine & Shipping, Hong Kong 1972-1975  - Partner, PA & D Hospital Design/Construction Firm –Hospital Projects Tehran & Isfahan, Iran   1998 – 2000 – Director – Clinton & Clinton & Chern, London 1975-1983 – Partner – Chern & Culver (later merged into Musick, Peeler & Garrett) responsibility for China, Japan, Mexico, South America   2000 – current  - Barrister at Law – Crown Office Chambers, London 1983 – 1993 – Judge Pro Tem California Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles     .