Treaty Arbitrations and Disputes

Representative experience

Represent a Japanese conglomerate in potential investment treaty claims arising dispute concerning the supply of electric utility services in both Southeast Asia and the Caribbean.

Represent governments and companies in preparing and defending disputes at the WTO.

Represent multinationals and sovereign entities on trade and labor disputes under NAFTA and other Free Trade Agreements.

Represented Government of Ontario in three state-to-state international arbitrations arising under the United States–Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement.

Represent the investor in an ICSID arbitration under the Egypt-U.S. BIT involving investments in Egypt’s hospitality and tourism sector.

Represent the Government of Panama in an ICSID arbitration on the renewal of a mining concession agreement in violation of the U.S.-Panama Bilateral Investment Treaty.

Represent a Turkish investor in an ICSID arbitration against the Republic of Azerbaijan under a Bilateral Investment Treaty.

Advising Vietnam in its defense of an investment treaty arbitration brought by a U.S. national under the Vietnam and U.S. BIT.

Acted for a Spanish multinational in an investment treaty dispute and settlement negotiations with the Government of Bolivia about the nationalization of the electricity sector.