Arbitration

• International commercial arbitration proceeding under the auspices of the London Court of International Arbitration, acting as co-arbitrator

Investment Treaty Matters

• Helnan International A/S – an ICSID Convention annulment proceeding in a dispute under the Egypt-Denmark BIT
• Eastern European State – an UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules proceeding under the Energy Charter Treaty
• Eastern European State – an SCC Arbitration Institute proceeding under a bilateral investment treaty
• Republic of Ecuador – three ICSID arbitration proceedings, each initiated under the Ecuador-United States BIT, with MCI Power Group LC and New Turbine, Inc.; Duke Energy Electroquil Partners and Electroquil S.A.; and Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador Inc.
• Republic of Azerbaijan – ICSID arbitration proceeding initiated by Barmek Holding A.S., invoking the Azerbaijan-Turkey BIT and a state contract
• Chilean company Empresas Lucchetti S.A. and its Peruvian subsidiary – ICSID arbitration proceeding initiated under the Chile-Peru BIT against the Republic of Peru, including issues of parallel proceedings initiated by the Republic of Peru
• Telekom Malaysia Berhad – BIT arbitration conducted under the UNCITRAL arbitration rules with the government of the Republic of Ghana
• Leading telecommunications company – investment treaty arbitration in regard to a dispute in Latin America
• Leading petrochemicals company – international investment protection and related restructuring of investments in two Latin American countries
• Major international petroleum company – investment treaty dispute in a Latin American country
• Southeastern European construction company – investment treaty arbitration in regard to a dispute with a Middle Eastern state
• Western European company – investment treaty arbitration in regard to a dispute with a Southeastern European state
• Southeastern European state – investment treaty dispute brought against it by a Central European company
• Leading engineering and construction company – advice on international investment protection in Latin America and Eastern Europe
• Leading energy company – advice on investment protection under NAFTA and other investment treaties
• Intergovernmental financial organisation – advice in regard to the use of investment treaty obligations to facilitate the financing of an energy project in Southeast Asia
• Private equity fund – advice on international investment protection and the enforceability of an ICSID arbitration clause
• International petroleum company – advice on international investment protection for operations in various jurisdictions
• Multinational investor – advice on issues of nationality, merits, and quantum in regard to a potential treaty dispute with a Middle Eastern state
• Multinational European bank – international investment arbitration

Other International Law Matters

• Caspian Region Energy Company – a price review dispute under a contract entered into pursuant to a bilateral treaty arrangement
• Advising a major energy company on international law issues arising from proposed sanctions legislation against a host State concession contract counterpart
• Advising on issues arising from membership in the World Trade Organization and on issues arising under a free trade agreement in regard to the enforcement of intellectual property rights
• European energy company – advice on the UK and international legal framework governing aspects of the reprocessing and storage of spent nuclear fuel
• European energy company – contractual conflict of laws issues in the UK
• State of Barbados – maritime delimitation arbitration with Trinidad and Tobago under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
• Republic of Chile – international boundary arbitration with Argentina and advice on compensation issues in a dispute with the United States
• Republic of Croatia – state succession issues in connection with liquidation proceedings of a state-owned bank
• South American state – land and maritime boundary issues
• Nonprofit organization – international law issues concerning claims for artwork

International Commercial Arbitration and Litigation

• A South American state – a IACAC arbitration under a World Bank-funded contract with a local shipbuilding company
• An international environmental remediation company – a dispute with two Latin American petroleum companies
• Irish company – ICC arbitration proceeding against a southern African state concerning a long-term investment project
• State-owned gas company – proceedings for the enforcement of an international arbitration award
• Multinational telecommunications company – advice on arbitration concerning an investment in the Middle East
• Caribbean state – advice on the adoption of legislation based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and the creation of a regional arbitration centre
• U.S. multinational Internet carrier – advice on worldwide enforcement of U.S. judgments against spammers
• Leading apparel company – obtaining injunctive relief in a dispute with a Latin American distributor