International arbitration proceedings, both institutional (including under the Rules of the DIAC, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SIAC) and ad hoc (including UNCITRAL):

Applicable law: e.g., Brazilian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Ecuadorian, Greek, Guatemalan, Indian, Lebanese, Mauritian, New York, Pakistani, Peruvian, Uruguayan, UAE and international law
Seat of arbitration: e.g., Dubai, Dublin, Geneva, Houston, Islamabad, London, Miami, Montevideo, Paris, Singapore, the Hague, Zurich
Industries or matters involved: e.g., energy (oil, gas, coal, nuclear, renewables (wind, solar, hydro)), power (generation, transmission, distribution), mining and quarrying (coal, metallic ores, non-metallic minerals, precious stones and metals), food and agriculture, life sciences, telecommunications, hospitality, textiles, retail, information technology

Experience as counsel includes:

Investor-State Arbitration and Related Proceedings

A private equity investor in ICSID arbitration proceedings against the Kingdom of Spain in which claims are asserted under the Energy Charter Treaty
The investor in MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Limited Company v. Republic of Croatia, ICSID Case No. ARB/24/19, in which claims are asserted under the Energy Charter Treaty
The investor in AsiaPhos Limited and Norwest Chemicals Pte Ltd v. People’s Republic of China, ICSID Case No. ADM/21/1, in which claims are asserted under the Singapore-China BIT
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Limited Company in award enforcement proceedings in United States courts
The investor in AAN Digital Services Holding Company (Kuwait) v. The Democratic Republic of Congo, ICSID Case No. ARB/19/24
The state in Chevron Overseas Finance GmbH v. The Republic of the Philippines, PCA Case No. 2019-25 (Singapore seat)
The investor in MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company v. Republic of Croatia, ICSID Case No. ARB/13/32, in which claims were asserted under the Energy Charter Treaty
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company in PCA Case No. 2014-15, an UNCITRAL arbitration brought by the Republic of Croatia to terminate shareholder and gas master agreements based on allegations of corruption (The Hague seat, Croatian law)
The state in WNC Factoring Limited v. The Czech Republic, PCA Case No. 2014-34-UNCITRAL, in which claims are asserted under the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (The Hague seat)
The state in EDF International v. Hungary, PCA Case No. 2009-13, in which claims were asserted under the Energy Charter (The Hague seat)
A consortium of oil and gas companies in Pluspetrol Perú Corporation and others v. Perupetro S.A., ICSID Case No. ARB/12/28, in a dispute arising out of the threatened termination of a gas supply contract for alleged failure to pay royalties (Peruvian law, Spanish language)
The investor in the Republic of Peru’s request to annul the award in Duke Energy International Peru Investments No. 1 Ltd v. The Republic of Peru, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/28
The investor in Duke Energy International Peru Investments No. 1 Ltd v. The Republic of Peru, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/28, a dispute concerning the alleged breach by the government of a legal stabilization investment agreement
The investor in Duke Energy Electroquil Partners and Electroquil S.A. v. The Republic of Ecuador, ICSID Case No. ARB/04/19, under the US-Ecuador bilateral investment treaty and a specifically-negotiated submission agreement in connection with claims arising out of the breach of power purchase agreements (International and Ecuadorian law)
The investor in Pac Rim Cayman LLC v. Republic of El Salvador, ICSID Case No. ARB/09/12, under the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and El Salvador’s foreign investment law
The investor in Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman, ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33, under the US-Oman Free Trade Agreement
The investor in H&H Enterprises Investment Inc. v. Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/09/15, ICSID arbitration under the US-Egypt Treaty for the Protection and Promotion of Investments

Commercial and Construction Arbitration

Geneva-seated UNCITRAL arbitration under Croatian law relating to royalties under a gas master agreement
London-seated LCIA arbitration under Mauritian law relating to the termination of private equity fund management agreement
Islamabad-seated arbitration under Pakistani law relating to a technology licensing agreement
Geneva-seated UNCITRAL arbitration under Croatian law relating to shareholder and gas master agreements
Paris-seated ICC arbitration under English law relating to a mining concession in Guinea
New York-seated JAMS arbitration under New York law relating to a post-acquisition price adjustment clause
Paris-seated ICC arbitration under Brazilian law arising out of a power purchase agreement
Zurich-seated ICC arbitration under Greek law relating to the refurbishment of a refinery in Greece and arising out of an EPCM contract
Washington, D.C. seated ICC arbitration under New York law arising out of a hotel management agreement
Paris-seated ICC arbitration under Lebanese and Maryland laws arising out of a hotel management agreement
London-seated ICC arbitration under UAE law arising out of a hotel management agreement
Houston-seated ICC arbitration under Texas law relating to the construction and commissioning of a gas processing facility
Montevideo-seated ICC arbitration under Uruguayan law relating to the construction of a gas pipeline
Dublin-seated ICDR arbitration under Irish law arising out of a hotel management agreement
Miami-seated ICDR arbitration under Guatemalan law arising out of a power purchase agreement
New York-seated UNCITRAL arbitration under lex mercatoria relating to a procurement debarment dispute
London-seated LCIA arbitration under Chinese law arising out of the breach of a steel supply contract
Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration under Indian law relating to the termination of a licensing agreement
Dubai-seated DIAC arbitration under UAE law relating to a shareholder dispute
Altanovo Domains Linited in an ICDR arbitration with ICANN regarding the top-level domain .WEB
Afilias plc in an ICDR arbitration with ICANN regarding the top-level domain .WEB
Dot Registry LLC in an ICDR arbitration against ICANN regarding the top-level domains .INC, .LLC and .LLP. The proceedings were seated in California and Washington, D.C. International and California law governed
DotConnect Africa in an ICDR arbitration against ICANN regarding the top-level domain .AFRICA. The proceedings were seated in Washington, D.C. International and California law governed
Employ Media LLC in an ICC arbitration against ICANN relating to ICANN’s threatened termination of Employ Media’s registry agreement to operate the top-level domain .JOBS. The seat of arbitration was Los Angeles, California
ICM Registry in the first ever full IRP arbitration against ICANN regarding the .XXX sponsored top-level domain. This was the first decision to state that general principles of international law apply to the governance of the Internet. The proceedings were seated in Washington, D.C.
Amazon.com, Inc. in its dispute with ICANN regarding the top-level domain .AMAZON
Dot Gay LLC in its dispute with ICANN regarding the top-level domain .GAY
Dot Music LLC in its dispute with ICANN regarding the top-level domain .MUSIC