SERVICES

REPRESENTATIVE DISPUTES EXPERIENCE

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Aviation & Aerospace​ 

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• ICC arbitration representing a U.S. aerospace company against a European aerospace company involving rights to a satellite orbiting the earth.​
   

• ICC arbitration representing a major Brazilian airline in a multibillion-dollar IT dispute with a U.S. technology company.
   

• LCIA arbitration and related litigation representing a British aerospace corporation in a multibillion dollar claim against several reinsurance companies relating to the failure of a commercial aircraft business.​​​​
   

• LCIA arbitration representing an international airline in a US$100 million dispute concerning the performance and termination of an aircraft engine maintenance contract.​
   

• Representing a European aircraft company in a dispute against a U.S. aircraft manufacturer under New York law involving the purchase of 48 commercial aircraft.

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Banking & Finance​​ ​

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• International financial litigation defending a U.S. investment bank against civil and criminal claims brought by an Italian conglomerate in the U.K., Italy and Brazil.
   

• Multi-jurisdictional shareholder actions representing a Dutch investment bank in claims spanning the U.K., Russia and the Netherlands.
    

• Represented an Australian company in a dispute against a U.S. private equity company under Delaware law.
   

• Represented a leading payments and data services provider regarding a regulatory investigation into scams and fraud in real-time payment systems.​
   

• Represented a syndicate of Middle-Eastern banks on a successful US$250 million claim against a Saudi steel corporation concerning a Sharia compliant project finance transaction for steel plants in the Middle East, Asia, and the U.K.  
   

• Represented a major U.S. bank on a multimillion-dollar debt claim in the English and BVI courts against the liquidators of a fund based in the British Virgin Islands.
   

• Represented multiple U.K. banks in defending over 50 separate litigation claims concerning allegations of historic mis-selling of regulated financial products. 
   

• Responding to regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings brought by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission relating to alleged market disclosure contraventions.
   

• UNCITRAL arbitration representing a U.S. financial company in a dispute against a Latin American technology company.

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Energy & Mining 

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• Ad hoc arbitration representing two oil and gas companies in a dispute with a West African State concerning the award of offshore oil and gas blocks.
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• Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between a Guatemalan company and a Dominican energy company involving the sale of a 200+ MW solar power project in the Dominican Republic.
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• CCJA arbitration representing French construction companies in a US$90 million dispute against a West African State concerning the termination of a large-scale infrastructure project.
   

• ICC arbitration representing an Australian oil major against a West African State concerning oil concession rights under a Production Sharing Contract.
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• ICC arbitration representing a European joint venture against an Egyptian State entity involving the construction of a natural gas terminal at a port in Egypt.
   

• ICC, ICSID and ICC emergency arbitrations representing a Central African State, a Chinese mining company, and an African public entity in a US$10+ billion dispute concerning the exploration and exploitation of a major lithium deposit in Central Africa.
   

• ICC arbitration representing an African public entity in a US$400 million dispute concerning the construction, operation, and maintenance of a desalination plant in North Africa.
   

• LCIA arbitration representing a British gas company against its joint venture partner involving rights to a gas concession in North Africa.​​​​​​​​​​

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• PCA arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules representing a State in a US$250 million dispute against a foreign investor concerning the expropriation of mining assets.
   

• Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between a Singaporean energy company and two Colombian energy companies involving the purchase and installation of solar energy panels.
   

• Represented over a thousand plaintiffs from rural Zambian communities in a claim against global mining company Vedanta Resources Limited and its Zambian subsidiary concerning injury from health, soil, and water pollution.
   

• Represented the successful intervener in the U.K. Supreme Court against Royal Dutch Shell in a precedent-setting case concerning corporate governance practices and environmental damage from oil spills in the Niger Delta.
   

​Investor-State​

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• ICSID arbitration representing the Republic of Azerbaijan against a Dutch energy company involving the alleged expropriation of an oil and gas business (Azpetrol International Holdings B.V. et al. v. Republic of Azerbaijan).
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• ICSID arbitration representing the Republic of Azerbaijan against a Dutch metallurgy company involving the alleged expropriation of an aluminum business (Fondel Metal Participations B.V. v. Republic of Azerbaijan).
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• ICSID and ICC arbitrations representing an African State, a Chinese mining company, and an African public entity in a US$10+ billion dispute concerning a major lithium deposit in Central Africa (AVZ International Pty Ltd., Dathcom Mining SA and Green Lithium Holdings Pte Ltd. v. Democratic Republic of the Congo).
   

• ICSID arbitration representing foreign investors in a US$330 million claim (plus moral damages) against Chile under the Chile-Colombia Free Trade Agreement for alleged contract breaches, indirect expropriation, and regulatory violations of public transportation concessions (Carlos Rios and Francisco Javier Rios v. Republic of Chile).
   

• ICSID arbitration representing a European construction company against a Latin American state involving the construction of a major tollroad (VINCI Highways SAS et al. v. Republic of Peru).
   

• Investment treaty claim representing a Canadian mining company against a West African State under a bilateral investment treaty concerning the expropriation of gold and iron ore concessions.
   

• Investment treaty claim representing a Scandanavian infrastructure company against a Baltic State under a bilateral investment treaty concerning the development of an airport.
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• Representing a French oil and gas major on foreign investment protection structuring for a multibillion-dollar Iranian gas project.​​
   

• UNCITRAL arbitration representing a U.S. oil major against a Latin American State under a bilateral investment treaty concerning an oil concession and related environmental claims (Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Company v. Republic of Ecuador).
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Technology​ 

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• Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between a U.S. technology company and a Canadian energy company involving the licensing of kinetic energy storage systems.
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• ICC arbitration representing a major Brazilian airline in a multibillion-dollar IT dispute with a U.S. technology company.
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• ICC arbitration representing an English / Namibian energy company against a Brazilian technology company involving exploration services.
   

• Representing a U.S. articial intelligence company in several disputes subject to arbitration and litigation, including pending litigation in the Florida courts.​​
   

• Represented a U.K. technology firm in litigation against Google before the U.K. and E.U. courts related to the European Commission’s 2017 abuse of dominance decision and €2.42 billion fine.
   

• UNCITRAL arbitration representing a U.S. financial company in a dispute against a Latin American technology  company.​
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Additional Commercial Experience

 

• Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between a Canadian seafood distributor and a U.S. fisheries company involving the supply of seafood products.
   

• Construction arbitration representing one of the world's largest retailers in a dipsute against a Bermudan insurance company involving claims to remediate a large retail store in New York.
   

• ICC arbitration representing a biotechnology company in a dispute against its Chinese distributor concerning the termination of distribution rights.
   

• ICC arbitration representing a French cosmetics group in a dispute against its Singaporean distributor following termination of a distribution agreement.
   

• Multi-jurisdictional litigation in the U.K., Netherlands, Germany, France, and Spain representing various multinational corporations in one of Europe's largest antitrust damages actions, addressing price fixing, overcharges, and other concerted practices. 
   

• Represented a party in the largest commercial arbitration in Australian history (A$20+ billion) concerning the assets of Australia’s largest private company.
   

• Represented a foreign government on challenging an arbitral award in England under the U.K. Arbitration Act 1996. 

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• UNCITRAL arbitration seated in Geneva representing a global manufacturing conglomerate against a major Italian fashion house involving the supply of a well-known fragrance.​​​