Adrian Cole is an Independent Arbitrator, Mediator, and Dispute Board member.  He is a construction dispute specialist with expertise in energy, real estate, and infrastructure development and formerly led King & Spalding’s highly-rated Middle East Dispute Resolution Practice.

Mr. Cole is listed by Who’s Who Legal as one of the top 25 construction dispute resolution lawyers in the World and ranked tier one by Chambers Global and Legal 500.  Part of the “Global Elite” in thought leadership, “He’s the kind of guy you want with you rather than against you.” and is ranked for “his knowledge in arbitration” (Chambers Global).  He “stands out as a strong expert in construction-related dispute resolution” (Legal 500).

As an arbitrator, Mr. Cole has decided over 90 significant and complex construction cases sitting with some of the world’s leading construction arbitrators and is listed by Chambers Global as one of the most in-demand arbitrators.

Mr. Cole is a member of the Commission on Arbitration and ADR at the ICC and is a task force leader on a project to widen awareness and use of ADR.

Mr Cole is an international Judge in the Court of Cassation, in the Kingdom of Bahrain.