Matthew G. Allison is a partner in Baker & McKenzie's Chicago office. Matthew concentrates his practice on international and multi-jurisdictional arbitration and litigation, representing both domestic and foreign entities. He has significant experience representing Asian and European companies in both US and international dispute proceedings. He has substantial experience counseling foreign and domestic companies, across a variety of industries, in large, multi-jurisdictional dispute proceedings. Matthew has first-chaired matters to arbitral hearing in five of the last six years. He has arbitrated matters pursuant to ICC, AAA, ICDR, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ad hoc rules and has appeared for clients in matters in the federal courts for the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits. He has significant experience with complex commercial fraud, post-acquisition indemnity, and unfair competition claims, and with litigating the enforcement of forum selection and choice of law provisions. Matthew writes and lectures frequently on issues relating to international arbitration and litigation. Matthew can be reached at Matthew.Allison@bakermckenzie.com and + 1 312 861 2630.