Jessica Beess und Chrostin

• Representing sovereign award creditor in global enforcement proceedings against another sovereign relating to a multibillion-dollar ICC award
• Representing numerous investors in disputes against Spain and Italy under the Energy Charter Treaty regarding changes to the regulatory regime applicable to certain renewable energy producers in the wind and solar sectors (renewable energy)
• Represented Dutch investor in UNCITRAL arbitration against the Government of Vietnam under the Netherlands-Vietnam Bilateral Investment Treaty (real estate and human rights; obtained favorable award, including largest moral damages award in favor of an individual in investment arbitration)
• Represented Bear Creek Mining Corporation in an ICSID Arbitration against the Republic of Peru under the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (mining sector; obtained favorable award of damages)
• Representing Chevron Corporation (U.S.A.) and Texaco Petroleum Company (U.S.A.) in an UNCITRAL arbitration under the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Investment Treaty (concerning scope of environmental release agreements and due process violations by a court of Ecuador that had issued a multi-billion dollar judgment against Chevron; obtained favorable award declaring, inter alia, that the Ecuadorian judgment was the product of fraud)
• Represented KBR, Inc. in a NAFTA arbitration against the United Mexican States (concerning Mexican court’s annulment of a commercial arbitral award and related US enforcement proceedings)
• Represented Reficar in an ICC arbitration against Chicago Bridge & Iron (construction sector; obtained favorable multibillion-dollar award)
• Represented Sergei Viktorovich Pugachev in an UNCITRAL arbitration against the Russian Federation (construction and real estate sectors)
• Represented international producer of household goods in an UNCITRAL arbitration against Latin American country under bilateral investment treaty (consumer goods; obtained favorable award)
• Represented major telecommunications company in ad hoc arbitration against another telecommunications company regarding fraudulently originated telephone traffic and resulting disputed charges under global hubbing agreement (telecommunications sector; obtained favorable award)
• Represented Indian pharmaceuticals manufacturer in contract dispute against U.S. pharmaceutical company (pharmaceuticals sector; successfully settled claims)

Jessica Beess und Chrostin represents clients in complex international disputes with particular focus on high-stakes commercial, investor-state, and global award enforcement disputes. Jessica is a zealous advocate for her clients and strives tirelessly to ensure they receive the best legal representation. She understands that representing her clients’ interests requires understanding their business and objectives, and tailoring the strategy to achieve the best possible outcome, whether inside or out of the hearing room.

Jessica regularly represents clients in international disputes in the mining, oil & gas, infrastructure, construction, and renewable energy sectors, and has significant experience in consumer goods, real estate, and telecommunications disputes. She represents clients in arbitrations before all major arbitral forums, including the AAA, ICC, ICDR, ICSID, JAMS, LCIA, and SCC as well as ad hoc arbitrations, such as UNCITRAL. She is experienced in all phases of international arbitration and award enforcement, and handles disputes from inception to collection. 

Jessica is a frequent writer and speaker on topics relating to international arbitration and dispute resolution. She has been recognized in multiple directories as a rising star, including Law360, IFLR Americas, and CPR. In 2023, she was awarded the prestigious Smit-Lowenfeld Prize, which recognizes annually an outstanding article published in the previous year on any aspect of international arbitration, for her article on “The Illegality Objection in Investor-State Arbitration” (co-authored with Caline Mouawad, published in Arbitration International, Volume 37, Issue 1).