Adrian Winstanley

Adrian Winstanley is an English solicitor with 20 years’ experience in international commercial arbitration and mediation. He has served as the Registrar and Director General of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), as well as a member of the Clifford Chance arbitration team. Adrian has extensive experience overseeing the administration of many hundreds of arbitrations, mediations, and adjudications from a wide range of industries and jurisdictions. He played a pivotal role in the establishment and operation of DIFC-LCIA (Dubai), LCIA-India (Delhi), and LCIA-MIAC (Mauritius); in the process acquiring valuable insight into commercial arbitration in the Gulf, Asia, and Africa. Adrian is a member of the LCIA Court; was a member of its Board for 15 years; and has sat on the Board of the International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC), one of the world’s leading arbitration hearing facilities, since its foundation in 1999. He was Secretary-Treasurer of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI) from 2000 to 2009, and a Vice President of IFCAI from 2009 to 2013.

Adrian retired as LCIA Director General in June 2014, to pursue a career as ADR consultant, arbitrator, and mediator. He brings his rich experience to DRD as the team’s European Advisor and helps ensure that DRD is meeting the needs of arbitral institutions and data subscribers in Europe and beyond.