John Muse-Fisher leverages over a decade of experience representing clients in high-stakes, cross-border commercial litigation and arbitrations. John regularly represents lawyers and law firms in professional responsibility and legal malpractice matters. AmLaw 100 attorneys rely on him to provide strategic counsel in significant disputes concerning a wide array of practice areas, including securities, real estate, and antitrust.
With more than ten years’ experience in international arbitration, John also represents sovereign States and multinational corporations in high-value investment arbitration disputes and international commercial arbitrations. He has extensive experience representing clients across a broad range of jurisdictions and industries, including technology, finance, and energy. John is an active member of the international arbitration community and has served on the International Chamber of Commerce’s Young Arbitration and ADR Forum and the Executive Committee for the International Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
An advocate of pro bono work, John has handled matters spanning immigration, human rights, international development, climate policy, and civil rights, including representing an asylum seeker in U.S. immigration proceedings and advising a UN-affiliated development organization on governance and grant contracts.
John graduated Order of the Coif from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, with a certificate in international law. During law school, he served as the Senior Executive Editor of the California Law Review, interned for the Honorable Jane A. Restani of the United States Court of International Trade, and taught intermediate macroeconomics to undergraduates. He attained a Master’s degree in Global (Economic) History from the London School of Economics.
Experience
- Major biopharmaceutical company in arbitration proceeding and related federal court proceedings concerning antitrust claims.
- Chicago-based real estate developer in a suit to enforce a guaranty of a lease by a defaulting tenant/movie theater operator.
- Board of directors in creditor derivative lawsuit relating to a continuing care retirement community.
- Large commercial bank in putative consumer class action alleging unlawful fee assessments.
Perspectives
Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 2014, Order of the Coif
- M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science - University of London, 2010, with distinction
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2008
Admissions
- California
Activities
- North America representative for the International Chamber of Commerce’s Young Arbitration and ADR Forum
- Executive Committee of the International Law Section of the San Francisco Bar Association