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Anisha is a partner in the Singapore office and a member of the firm’s International Arbitration team. Focusing on the energy sector, Anisha represents clients in high-stakes international commercial and investment disputes involving long-term foreign investments, multi-party joint ventures, and government entities. Several of her commercial and investor-State arbitrations exceed USD 1 billion in dispute and form landmark international arbitration cases. She also advises pharmaceutical companies in disputes arising from collaboration agreements, foreign supplier relationships, and U.S. FDA actions. In 2022, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific named Anisha as a "rising star" and "key lawyer" in the firm's "Tier 1" international arbitration team, and showcased her as a leading practitioner in The Arbitration Powerlist: Southeast Asia 2022. In 2021, Law360 recognized her as a "Rising Star" in International Arbitration (one of five attorneys named worldwide).
Anisha handles international disputes, with particular experience in matters involving LNG SPAs, production sharing contracts, concession agreements, price reviews, crude oil contamination, subsurface gas migration, reservoir characteristics, decommissioning, oil & gas infrastructure, force majeure, and take-or-pay obligations. She is fluent with the major arbitration rules, with repeated experience in arbitrations convened under the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SIAC, and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. She works closely with technical experts on her matters and is well-versed in the technical and financial aspects of long-term investment projects and purchase and supply arrangements, in addition to their legal and contractual frameworks.
Anisha was seconded for several months between 2016-2017 to ConocoPhillips’ corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas. During that time, she joined the company’s arbitration team, and advised on its treaty and commercial arbitration matters.
Anisha received her Juris Doctor, cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was a Dean’s Scholar, recipient of the Certificate of Merit in Evidence, and a Contributing Editor on the Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from McGill University where she received department honors.
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, cum laude
B.A., McGill University
Texas
April 4, 2022
King & Spalding Named Top International Arbitration Practice Worldwide
January 13, 2022
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022 Guide
Won an award for declaratory relief worth over US $4 billion in an ICC arbitration on behalf of two international oil majors against a Southeast Asian government, arising out of a revenue-allocation dispute under a gas service contract.
Won an award for declaratory relief worth approximately US$ 9.5 billion on behalf of Chevron Corporation against Ecuador in an UNCITRAL international arbitration under the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Investment Treaty. This case concerns the fraudulent Lago Agrio environmental judgment issued by the Ecuadorian courts, resulting in precedent-setting awards in favor of Chevron, including a finding of denial of justice and treaty breaches by Ecuador’s courts, as well as numerous interim measures awards ordering Ecuador to prevent enforcement of the court judgment.
Won an award for over US$ 2 billion in damages on behalf of a major Spanish energy company against Egypt under a bilateral investment treaty concerning the failure to supply natural gas in a long-term supply agreement.
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September 4, 2020
Arbitration Team of The Month (September) – King & Spalding
March 13, 2020
Coronavirus and Force Majeure Declarations
March 12, 2020
Energy Newsletter – March 2020
April 4, 2022
King & Spalding Named Top International Arbitration Practice Worldwide
January 13, 2022
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022 Guide
Won an award for declaratory relief worth over US $4 billion in an ICC arbitration on behalf of two international oil majors against a Southeast Asian government, arising out of a revenue-allocation dispute under a gas service contract.
Won an award for declaratory relief worth approximately US$ 9.5 billion on behalf of Chevron Corporation against Ecuador in an UNCITRAL international arbitration under the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Investment Treaty. This case concerns the fraudulent Lago Agrio environmental judgment issued by the Ecuadorian courts, resulting in precedent-setting awards in favor of Chevron, including a finding of denial of justice and treaty breaches by Ecuador’s courts, as well as numerous interim measures awards ordering Ecuador to prevent enforcement of the court judgment.
Won an award for over US$ 2 billion in damages on behalf of a major Spanish energy company against Egypt under a bilateral investment treaty concerning the failure to supply natural gas in a long-term supply agreement.
See more
September 4, 2020
Arbitration Team of The Month (September) – King & Spalding
March 13, 2020
Coronavirus and Force Majeure Declarations
March 12, 2020
Energy Newsletter – March 2020
April 4, 2022
King & Spalding Named Top International Arbitration Practice Worldwide
January 13, 2022
King & Spalding Earns Multiple Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022 Guide
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, cum laude
B.A., McGill University
Texas