Jessica Beess und Chrostin is a Partner in King & Spalding’s Trial and Global Disputes Group.  Jessica’s practice focuses on complex international dispute resolution, with particular experience in high-stakes commercial, investor-state, construction, and global award enforcement disputes.  Jessica regularly represents clients in international disputes in the infrastructure, oil and gas, mining, construction, and renewable energy sectors, and has significant experience in consumer goods, real estate, and telecommunications disputes.

Jessica represents clients in arbitrations before all major arbitral forums, including the AAA, ICC, ICDR, ICSID, JAMS, and SCC as well as ad hoc arbitrations, such as under the UNCITRAL Rules. She is experienced in all phases of international arbitration and award enforcement, and handles disputes from inception to collection. She regularly represents clients global award recognition and enforcement efforts as coordinating counsel and in litigations before U.S. courts under the New York Convention and the Federal Arbitration Act.

Jessica was formerly an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School, where she taught investment arbitration. She is a frequent writer and speaker on topics relating to international arbitration and has been recognized by IFLR Americas as a Rising Star in Commercial Arbitration and by CPR as a Rising Star in Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Jessica received her J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School and her B.A. cum laude from Columbia University. She has conducted legal studies at Cambridge University. 

Publications

• "Due Diligence in International Law," in International Arbitration: The Asian Perspective (forthcoming) (co-authored with Aloysius Llamzon)
• "The Illegality Objection in Investor-State Arbitration," Arbitration International, Volume 37, Issue 1, March 2021 (co-authored with Caline Mouawad)
• "Analyzing Illegality Defense Trend In Investor-State Arbitration," Law 360, 16 February 2021
• "On Bear Creek v. Peru" in Quantum Quarterly: The Damages Newsletter Iss. X (Q2 2018)
• “Arbitration Hearings in New York,” in International Commercial Arbitration in New York, eds. James H. Carter, John Fellas, Oxford University Press (2nd ed. 2016) (co-author with Edward G. Kehoe)
• "On Hrvatska Elektroprivreda D.D. v. Republic of Slovenia" in Quantum Quarterly: The Damages Newsletter Iss. VIII (Q1 2016)
• “Interim Measures in Response to the Criminal Prosecution of Corporations and their Employees by Host States in Parallel with Investment Arbitration Proceedings,” Maryland J. Int’l. L., Vol. 30 (Spring 2015) (co-author with H. Burnett)
• “Avoiding Improper Proceedings Abroad: Anti-suit and Anti-arbitration Injunctions,” in Practising Law Institute: International Arbitration 2014, PIL (June 2014) (co-authored with H. Burnett)
• “Energy Trading Disputes: Gas Price Reopeners,” in Energy Law Exchange: Energy Law and Policy Insights from a Global Perspective (Dec. 1, 2013)
• “Sovereign Debt Restructuring and Mass Claims Arbitration before ICSID, the Abaclat Case,” in Harv. Int’l L.J., Vol. 53, No. 2 (Summer 2012)
• “Collective Redress and Class Action Arbitration in Europe: Where We Are and How to Move Forward,” in Int’l Arb. L. Rev., Issue 4 (Sept. 2011)

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