Experience

• • Representing a shipbuilder in LMAA arbitration proceedings defending tortious and contractual claims;
  • Advising an American investor on existing and potential new claims under NAFTA and USMCA;
  • Advising an East Asian state on ISDS risks from proposed energy reforms; 
  • Advising investors in relation to ongoing disputes with a Central Asian state;
  • Representing a victim in Spanish-language proceedings before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights;
  • Representing a Chinese investor in ICSID proceedings against an Eastern Europe state in the defence sector;
  • Representing a Cypriot investor in ICSID proceedings against Armenia in the mining sector; 
  • Representing Dutch and British investors in disputes against an Eastern European state in the energy sector; 
  • Defending an oil and gas company against claims of conspiracy and procuring a breach of contract; 
  • Representing an Italian investor in disputes against Italy and Albania; 
  • Representing a state-owned bank in a dispute against a North African state; 
  • Advising a state on issues of state immunity; 
  • Advising a South American state on diplomatic immunity issues; 
  • Representing a private equity investor in UNCITRAL proceedings against India in the airports sector;*
  • Representing an investor in tax-related UNCITRAL proceedings against a South Asian state;*
  • Representing a Canadian investor in ICSID proceedings against Colombia in the mining sector;*
  • Representing a Singaporean company in ICSID proceedings against Peru in the energy sector;*
  • Representing a Middle Eastern state in ad hoc arbitration proceedings in the defence sector;* 
  • Representing a Spanish company in a London-seated LCIA arbitration in the entertainment sector;*
  • Representing a South American company and its English shareholders in defending a class action brought in the English courts relating to environmental claims in a South American state;* 
  • Representing a state-owned bank in ICC proceedings arising out of a failed M&A transaction;*
  • Representing a Dutch company in ICSID proceedings against Venezuela in the manufacturing sector;*
  • Representing an investor in ICSID proceedings against a South American state in the air transport sector;*
  • Co-author, GAR Commercial Arbitration Know-How (England & Wales) submission (2021-2022);*
  • Preparing submissions to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of an anti-slavery organisation;* 
  • Representing a victim of modern slavery in Employment Tribunal proceedings;* 
  • Representing a stateless individual facing deportation from the UK;*
  • Advising an NGO on the impact of sea-level rise for island nations and possible solutions;*
  • Advising UK and US NGOs on submitting recommendations for sanctions to the UK FCDO based on the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020.*

  *matter undertaken prior to joining WilmerHale.