Shawn Aiken

Shawn Aiken devotes his practice exclusively to arbitration, accepting new appointments only through the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR).

An arbitrator since 1995, Shawn has received more than 300 appointments and issued more than 160 awards. He serves as sole arbitrator and frequently chairs three-member panels in complex commercial disputes. His experience includes domestic and international matters involving business relationships, contracts, corporate governance, intellectual property, and substantial economic damages.

Economic Damages

Shawn has extensive experience, as an advocate and arbitrator, with complex economic damages, including:

• Damages models addressing lost profits, loss or destruction of a business, business interruption, use of funds, and present value.
• Business and asset valuation, including valuation discounts, definitions of value, and income analysis.
• Accounting principles and the analysis of financial statements.
• Economic and statistical methods, including regression analysis and Monte Carlo methods.
• Loss causation, consequential losses, out-of-pocket costs, mitigation, future losses, and punitive damages.