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Il conseille r\u0026eacute;guli\u0026egrave;rement les plus grandes entreprises mondiales dans les arbitrages internationaux complexes en mati\u0026egrave;re d\u0026rsquo;infrastructure et de projets \u0026eacute;nerg\u0026eacute;tiques, d\u0026rsquo;investissements internationaux, de fusions et acquisitions, d\u0026rsquo;accords de licence et de distribution pharmaceutiques, dans des litiges en mati\u0026egrave;re de d\u0026eacute;fense et de technologie, et ceux li\u0026eacute;s aux probl\u0026eacute;matiques de conformit\u0026eacute;.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLegal 500 a qualifi\u0026eacute; Marc-Olivier de \u0026laquo;remarquable\u0026raquo;, notant ses \u0026laquo;excellentes comp\u0026eacute;tences de r\u0026eacute;daction et de plaidoirie\u0026raquo;, et le pla\u0026ccedil;ant parmi \u0026laquo;les quelques sp\u0026eacute;cialistes de droit civil et de \u003cem\u003ecommon law\u003c/em\u003e qui savent vraiment auditionner des t\u0026eacute;moins et autres experts\u0026raquo;.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc-Olivier a pr\u0026egrave;s de vingt ans d\u0026rsquo;exp\u0026eacute;rience dans le conseil d\u0026rsquo;entreprises internationales et de particuliers dans des arbitrages commerciaux et d\u0026rsquo;investissements port\u0026eacute;s sous le r\u0026eacute;gime de la CCI, de la LCIA, de l\u0026rsquo;AAA/ICDR, de la Chambre de Commerce de Stockholm, et de la CNUDCI.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc-Olivier est sp\u0026eacute;cialis\u0026eacute; dans les litiges complexes li\u0026eacute;s aux projets internationaux d\u0026rsquo;\u0026eacute;nergie et d\u0026rsquo;infrastructure. Il \u0026eacute;vite une approche unique du r\u0026egrave;glement des diff\u0026eacute;rends, pr\u0026eacute;f\u0026eacute;rant travailler en \u0026eacute;troite collaboration avec les \u0026eacute;quipes internes des clients et des experts externes pour \u0026eacute;laborer des strat\u0026eacute;gies sur mesure afin de r\u0026eacute;soudre efficacement des litiges particuliers. Les clients appr\u0026eacute;cient sa capacit\u0026eacute; \u0026agrave; simplifier les probl\u0026egrave;mes techniques compliqu\u0026eacute;s et \u0026agrave; \u0026eacute;laborer des arguments juridiques gagnants, tout en tenant compte de leurs priorit\u0026eacute;s et de leurs risques commerciaux. Marc-Olivier agit r\u0026eacute;guli\u0026egrave;rement pour des clients dans les secteurs de la production d\u0026rsquo;\u0026eacute;lectricit\u0026eacute;, du p\u0026eacute;trole et du gaz, du nucl\u0026eacute;aire et des \u0026eacute;nergies renouvelables.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc-Olivier intervient \u0026eacute;galement dans des litiges li\u0026eacute;s aux investissements internationaux, aux fusions-acquisitions, aux accords de licence et de distribution pharmaceutiques, dans les litiges en mati\u0026egrave;re de d\u0026eacute;fense et de technologie, et ceux li\u0026eacute;s aux probl\u0026eacute;matiques de conformit\u0026eacute;. 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He regularly represents the world’s largest companies in complex international arbitrations arising out of infrastructure and energy projects, international investments, mergers \u0026amp; acquisitions, pharmaceutical licensing and distribution agreements, defense and technology disputes, and compliance issues.\nLegal 500 has described Marc-Olivier as “outstanding,” noting his “excellent drafting and pleading skills” and ranking him “among the ‘few civil and common law lawyers able to cross-examine witnesses and experts’.”\nMarc-Olivier has twenty years’ experience representing international companies and individuals in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations brought under the ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, SCC, ICSID, and UNCITRAL Rules. \nMarc-Olivier specializes in complex disputes arising out of international energy and infrastructure projects.  He eschews a one-size-fits-all approach to dispute resolution, preferring to work closely with clients’ internal teams and outside experts to develop tailor-made strategies for efficiently resolving specific disputes.   Clients value his ability to simplify complicated technical issues and craft winning legal arguments that take into account their commercial priorities and risks.  Marc-Olivier regularly acts for clients in the electrical power generation, oil and gas, nuclear, and renewables industries.\nMarc-Olivier also acts in disputes arising out of international investments, mergers \u0026amp; acquisitions, pharmaceutical licensing and distribution agreements, defense and technology disputes, and compliance issues.  Among other things, he was part of a team of attorneys that obtained the first international awards finding the Russian Federation responsible for expropriating assets belonging to Yukos Oil Company and to Ukrainian investors following the Russian Federation’s takeover of Crimea.\nA U.S.-trained lawyer and member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Paris, Marc-Olivier practiced international arbitration for many years at another international law firm in Paris, where he was the co-head of its international construction disputes practice and the managing partner of its Paris office. \nMarc-Olivier was raised and educated in the United States and France. 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Partner Recognized for international arbitration Chambers Global and Chambers France, 2024-2025 Recognized as one of the world's leading international arbitration practitioners Lexology Index France, 2025 “[P]rovides very reliable advice on the litigation strategy and has pretty exceptional drafting skills” Chambers Global, 2024 Recommended for International Arbitration every year since 2010  Legal 500 “‘Outstanding’ . . . ranks among the ‘few civil and common law lawyers able to cross-examine witnesses and experts’” Legal 500 EMEA “[K]nows the clients very well and also has institutional knowledge of our work” Chambers Global 2024 “Excellent drafting and pleading skills”  Legal 500 EMEA “[V]ery good at understanding technical details and at working with experts to come up with convincing arguments”  Legal 500 EMEA Repeatedly recognized in Best Lawyers in France for International Arbitration and Construction Law  Best Lawyers in France, 2023 - 2026 Named to the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide  Lawdragon, 2023 University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris  College of William and Mary William \u0026amp; Mary Law School District of Columbia Virginia Paris Vice Chair, Executive Committee, Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA) Former Member, Arbitrator Nominations Committee, USCIB Arbitration Committee Law Clerk, the Honorable James H. 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A partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding's Special Matters and Investigations practice, Brandt provides strategic defense and compliance counseling for companies, executives, and professionals facing scrutiny from U.S. Attorneys' Offices, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), state attorneys general, and other authorities. \nBrandt defends clients in criminal and civil investigations spanning healthcare fraud, corruption, consumer protection laws, trade and export controls, and antitrust enforcement. His practice includes:\n\nWhite-Collar Criminal Defense: Representing companies and executives in DOJ, SEC, and state investigations.\nHealthcare Fraud \u0026amp; Compliance: Defending manufacturers and providers in False Claims Act (FCA) cases, qui tam whistleblower litigation, and parallel criminal, civil, and regulatory investigations.\nFCPA Anticorruption \u0026amp; Corporate Compliance: Advising companies on anticorruption compliance and enforcement risks.\nTrade \u0026amp; Export Controls: Defending companies in DOJ, FTC, and global regulatory actions related to international trade and export controls.\nSuspension \u0026amp; Debarment: Representing companies and individuals to avoid suspension and debarment by the U.S. government and multinational development banks.\nAudit Committee Matters: Advising committees of boards of directors on internal investigations related to accounting fraud and other alleged impropriety. \n\nBrandt has litigated cases across all levels of federal courts, including U.S. district courts, courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. His experience spans bankruptcy litigation, corporate disputes, and complex federal criminal cases.\nBrandt is recognized by Chambers USA (Litigation - White-Collar Crime \u0026amp; Government Investigations), Lexology Index (Investigations), Who's Who Legal (Investigations), and Legal 500 (White-Collar Criminal Defense) for his outstanding work in corporate and individual defense.\nBefore joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Brandt clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge J. Michael Luttig of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 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Michael Luttig, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Law Clerk, Justice Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States Represented Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson in a global resolution of multiple DOJ investigations, including criminal misbranding allegations and the settlement of False Claims Act allegations in seven qui tam complaints. Led the concurrent settlement of administrative claims by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General through a Corporate Integrity Agreement; state claims alleged by Medicaid Fraud Control Units; and multi-state and individual state consumer protection claims and lawsuits. Conducted Foreign Corrupt Practices Act diligence on behalf of an international telecommunications company following several large acquisitions. On behalf of several leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, resolved investigations into promotional practices by the DOJ and multiple U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the FDA, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, and various state attorneys general, as well as parallel federal False Claims Act qui tam litigation. Advised Fortune 250 energy companies on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance and related internal investigations. Represented a medical device manufacturer in parallel DOJ and SEC investigations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues. Led internal investigations into allegations of corruption in Latin American countries on behalf of several large corporate clients. Conducted Foreign Corrupt Practices Act due diligence for mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector on behalf of a Fortune 500 company. Represented a leading energy services company in an internal investigation into Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues and advocacy before the DOJ and SEC. Successfully resolved parallel civil and criminal investigation by the DOJ on behalf of a physician-owned hospital. Represented a global financial institution in parallel investigations by the DOJ, SEC, New York Federal Reserve Bank, New York Department of Financial Services, and other domestic and foreign regulatory agencies. Served as counsel to the Independent Consultant for a national bank in the Independent Foreclosure Review overseen by the OCC and the Federal Reserve Board, to advise on federal and state mortgage servicing laws, including issues related to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Represented Fortune 100 financial institutions in parallel investigations by the DOJ and other agencies, such as the SEC, IRS and OCC, as well as parallel class action litigation.","searchable_name":"Brandt Leibe","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":34,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":444238,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":5746,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eMike Leslie is an accomplished trial lawyer and negotiator who focuses on complex environmental litigation, including litigation brought under CERCLA, CEQA, common law environmental torts, and California\u0026rsquo;s Proposition 65. Mike is a\u0026nbsp;leader in the fields of ESG, \"Greenwashing,\" and state and federal Environmental Justice issues and has published and spoken widely on these topics. Mike also has deep expertise in complex commercial litigation, having prevailed in cases involving real estate, class actions, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, and Section 17200, California\u0026rsquo;s unfair business practices statute.\u0026nbsp;[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike has a long-standing record of successfully representing clients in the litigation and trial of high-stakes complex actions. Mike regularly represents Fortune 500 corporations, multinational energy companies, governmental agencies, and small businesses. He has tried numerous cases to verdict, negotiated complex multi-party consent decrees with state and federal agencies, and won both significant plaintiff and defense verdicts. In addition to his busy trial practice, he has also won important appeals for his clients before the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike is a leader in many of the leading environmental bar organizations and is also a frequent speaker on complex litigation and trial practice:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker, \"ESG and EJ at the Crossroads,\" American Bar Association, Environmental \u0026amp; Energy Litigation, Mass Torts, Products Liability Seminar (January 2025)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker, \"The Rise of ESG in Litigation: Impacts and Implications for Environmental Litigation, Products Liability and Mass Torts,\" American Bar Association, Environmental \u0026amp; Energy Litigation, Mass Torts, Products Liability Seminar (February 2023)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModerator, \"EJ Toolkit: State \u0026amp; Federal Policies and Initiatives,\" California Lawyers Association, 31st Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite (October 2022)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker, \"Water Justice and Water Equity: Environmental Justice Issues in Water Law,\"\u0026nbsp;Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, 68th Annual Natural Resources and Energy Law Institute (July 2022)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModerator, \"Environmental Justice Rises to the Forefront: Litigation, Regulatory and Legislative Impacts,\" ABA Environmental \u0026amp; Energy, Mass Torts and Products Liability Litigation Committees' Joint CLE Seminar (January 2022)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModerator, \"Burning Issues in Climate Change: Litigation and Legislation in 2021 and Beyond,\" ABA Environmental \u0026amp; Energy Litigation, Mass Torts and Products Liability Committees' Joint CLE Seminar (January 2021)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModerator, \"Impacts of COVID-19 on Federal and State Enforcement Actions and Clean-Ups: Force Majeure in the COVID Era,\" ABA Environmental \u0026amp; Energy Litigation, Mass Torts and Products Liability Committees' Joint CLE Seminar (January 2021)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker and Moderator, \"Groundwater as a Resource and Emerging Contaminants,\" 2017 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite,\u0026nbsp;California State Bar Environmental Law Section (October 2017)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker and Organizer, \"Private Enforcement of Environmental Law: Key Developments, Trends and Tactics,\" California State Bar Environmental Law Section (May\u0026nbsp;2016)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModerator, \"Report from the Paris Climate Change Conference: Decisions Reached, Open Issues and the Path Forward,\" California State Bar Environmental Law Section (April 2016)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker, \"Strategies for Managing Complex Environmental Matters,\" Los Angeles County Bar Association, Spring Environmental Law Symposium (March 2015)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker, \u0026ldquo;Environmental Due Diligence: What Really Matters,\u0026rdquo; California State Bar Real Estate Section Retreat (May 2015)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker, \u0026ldquo;Impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling in CTS Corp. v. 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Working with the California Attorney General\u0026rsquo;s office, Mike and the team represented the California Air Resources Board in the trial of an enforcement action brought against a major vehicle and engine manufacturer. The manufacturer had brought a cross-claim against the agency, alleging regulatory and constitutional violations, and seeking sweeping injunctive and declaratory relief, including dismissal of the enforcement action. After multiple witnesses and days of trial, the manufacturer agreed to dismiss its cross-claim with prejudice and to pay CARB almost $2 million, plus an additional amount to be suspended conditioned upon the manufacturer\u0026rsquo;s future compliance with the engine emissions certification laws, thus resolving the case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eObtained a defense verdict after a five-week jury trial in federal court in San Francisco. As lead trial counsel, Mike represented a multinational energy company against claims for compensatory damages of $25 million, as well as punitive damages, brought by a local governmental body that had been compelled to clean up wastes left over when its tenant, an oil recycler, went out of business. After only two hours of deliberation, the jury rendered a complete defense verdict in our client\u0026rsquo;s favor, awarding the plaintiff nothing. After the plaintiff appealed, Mike argued the case before the Ninth Circuit and won an opinion affirming the defense judgment in all respects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a large energy company in a ten-week jury trial involving claims by a land company for cleanup of hydrocarbon contamination after substituting into the action a mere three weeks before trial. Although the plaintiff went to the jury with a damages claim of almost $70 million\u0026mdash;raised to more than $120 million at trial\u0026mdash;and also asserted a claim for punitive damages, Mike won a nonsuit on the punitive damages claim and obtained a jury verdict for his client on two out of the three areas of contamination at issue. The award on the remaining plume\u0026mdash;after the verdict was reduced by more than $14 million on Mike\u0026rsquo;s successful appeal\u0026mdash;was $3.9 million, almost $20 million less than the plaintiff\u0026rsquo;s pretrial settlement demand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented several California State agencies against an oil shipper and several other defendants who were involved in a spill of 400,000 gallons of Alaska North Slope crude oil onto Orange County beaches, forcing widespread beach closures. After extensive litigation leading to $11 million in settlements with three of the defendants and precedent-setting decisions from both the Ninth Circuit and the California Court of Appeal, Mike and his team recovered an $18 million jury verdict against the ship owner. This verdict was one of the first natural resource damage claims to go to trial and was reported as one of the ten largest jury verdicts that year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented defrauded investors in a fraud and RICO action against the financiers, attorneys, and promoters of a failed residential housing development. After pretrial settlements with most of the defendants, Mike and the team tried the case to a multimillion-dollar jury verdict against one of California\u0026rsquo;s largest banks. The case then settled on favorable terms, resulting in complete recovery for the 62 plaintiffs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWon summary judgment dismissing numerous tort, nuisance, and environmental claims brought by dozens of condominium owners and a condominium owners association on behalf of the client, a multinational oil company. The case arose out of a 110-unit condominium development built on a site that was a former terminal facility, which was sold by the client more than 25 years previously to another company. The plaintiffs presented a demand of more than $35 million, claiming property damage, diminution of value, nuisance damages, and emotional distress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWon summary judgment in a major case on behalf of the client, a large energy company. The plaintiff, a large real estate developer, claimed that historical contamination by Mike\u0026rsquo;s client led to an alleged $50 to $100 million in lost sales, costs, and damages. After almost five years of discovery and motion practice, in which Mike successfully knocked out all of the fraud, nondisclosure, and punitive damage claims, Mike obtained summary judgment dismissing all of the negligence, nuisance, trespass, and other tort claims, and reducing the damages in the case from an alleged $50 to $100 million to a small breach of contract claim over environmental consulting costs, which subsequently settled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a group of investors who were defrauded by the registered financial representative of a large independent brokerage. After defeating the brokerage\u0026rsquo;s effort to force the case into a FINRA arbitration\u0026mdash;including obtaining an opinion by the court of appeal affirming the trial court\u0026rsquo;s ruling denying arbitration\u0026mdash;the team successfully litigated the case, ultimately settling the investors\u0026rsquo; claims on the eve of trial for the majority of their investment losses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn a case alleging fraud in the sale of an oil field in Santa Barbara County, where the plaintiff sought millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages against our client, Mike obtained summary judgment on the eve of trial dismissing all of the plaintiff\u0026rsquo;s claims. 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Mike also has deep expertise in complex commercial litigation, having prevailed in cases involving real estate, class actions, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, and Section 17200, California\u0026rsquo;s unfair business practices statute.\u0026nbsp;[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike has a long-standing record of successfully representing clients in the litigation and trial of high-stakes complex actions. Mike regularly represents Fortune 500 corporations, multinational energy companies, governmental agencies, and small businesses. He has tried numerous cases to verdict, negotiated complex multi-party consent decrees with state and federal agencies, and won both significant plaintiff and defense verdicts. 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Working with the California Attorney General\u0026rsquo;s office, Mike and the team represented the California Air Resources Board in the trial of an enforcement action brought against a major vehicle and engine manufacturer. The manufacturer had brought a cross-claim against the agency, alleging regulatory and constitutional violations, and seeking sweeping injunctive and declaratory relief, including dismissal of the enforcement action. After multiple witnesses and days of trial, the manufacturer agreed to dismiss its cross-claim with prejudice and to pay CARB almost $2 million, plus an additional amount to be suspended conditioned upon the manufacturer\u0026rsquo;s future compliance with the engine emissions certification laws, thus resolving the case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eObtained a defense verdict after a five-week jury trial in federal court in San Francisco. As lead trial counsel, Mike represented a multinational energy company against claims for compensatory damages of $25 million, as well as punitive damages, brought by a local governmental body that had been compelled to clean up wastes left over when its tenant, an oil recycler, went out of business. After only two hours of deliberation, the jury rendered a complete defense verdict in our client\u0026rsquo;s favor, awarding the plaintiff nothing. After the plaintiff appealed, Mike argued the case before the Ninth Circuit and won an opinion affirming the defense judgment in all respects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a large energy company in a ten-week jury trial involving claims by a land company for cleanup of hydrocarbon contamination after substituting into the action a mere three weeks before trial. 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The case then settled on favorable terms, resulting in complete recovery for the 62 plaintiffs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWon summary judgment dismissing numerous tort, nuisance, and environmental claims brought by dozens of condominium owners and a condominium owners association on behalf of the client, a multinational oil company. The case arose out of a 110-unit condominium development built on a site that was a former terminal facility, which was sold by the client more than 25 years previously to another company. The plaintiffs presented a demand of more than $35 million, claiming property damage, diminution of value, nuisance damages, and emotional distress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWon summary judgment in a major case on behalf of the client, a large energy company. The plaintiff, a large real estate developer, claimed that historical contamination by Mike\u0026rsquo;s client led to an alleged $50 to $100 million in lost sales, costs, and damages. After almost five years of discovery and motion practice, in which Mike successfully knocked out all of the fraud, nondisclosure, and punitive damage claims, Mike obtained summary judgment dismissing all of the negligence, nuisance, trespass, and other tort claims, and reducing the damages in the case from an alleged $50 to $100 million to a small breach of contract claim over environmental consulting costs, which subsequently settled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a group of investors who were defrauded by the registered financial representative of a large independent brokerage. 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Working with the California Attorney General’s office, Mike and the team represented the California Air Resources Board in the trial of an enforcement action brought against a major vehicle and engine manufacturer. The manufacturer had brought a cross-claim against the agency, alleging regulatory and constitutional violations, and seeking sweeping injunctive and declaratory relief, including dismissal of the enforcement action. After multiple witnesses and days of trial, the manufacturer agreed to dismiss its cross-claim with prejudice and to pay CARB almost $2 million, plus an additional amount to be suspended conditioned upon the manufacturer’s future compliance with the engine emissions certification laws, thus resolving the case.{{ FIELD }}Obtained a defense verdict after a five-week jury trial in federal court in San Francisco. As lead trial counsel, Mike represented a multinational energy company against claims for compensatory damages of $25 million, as well as punitive damages, brought by a local governmental body that had been compelled to clean up wastes left over when its tenant, an oil recycler, went out of business. After only two hours of deliberation, the jury rendered a complete defense verdict in our client’s favor, awarding the plaintiff nothing. After the plaintiff appealed, Mike argued the case before the Ninth Circuit and won an opinion affirming the defense judgment in all respects.{{ FIELD }}Represented a large energy company in a ten-week jury trial involving claims by a land company for cleanup of hydrocarbon contamination after substituting into the action a mere three weeks before trial. Although the plaintiff went to the jury with a damages claim of almost $70 million—raised to more than $120 million at trial—and also asserted a claim for punitive damages, Mike won a nonsuit on the punitive damages claim and obtained a jury verdict for his client on two out of the three areas of contamination at issue. The award on the remaining plume—after the verdict was reduced by more than $14 million on Mike’s successful appeal—was $3.9 million, almost $20 million less than the plaintiff’s pretrial settlement demand.{{ FIELD }}Represented several California State agencies against an oil shipper and several other defendants who were involved in a spill of 400,000 gallons of Alaska North Slope crude oil onto Orange County beaches, forcing widespread beach closures. After extensive litigation leading to $11 million in settlements with three of the defendants and precedent-setting decisions from both the Ninth Circuit and the California Court of Appeal, Mike and his team recovered an $18 million jury verdict against the ship owner. This verdict was one of the first natural resource damage claims to go to trial and was reported as one of the ten largest jury verdicts that year.{{ FIELD }}Represented defrauded investors in a fraud and RICO action against the financiers, attorneys, and promoters of a failed residential housing development. After pretrial settlements with most of the defendants, Mike and the team tried the case to a multimillion-dollar jury verdict against one of California’s largest banks. The case then settled on favorable terms, resulting in complete recovery for the 62 plaintiffs.{{ FIELD }}Won summary judgment dismissing numerous tort, nuisance, and environmental claims brought by dozens of condominium owners and a condominium owners association on behalf of the client, a multinational oil company. The case arose out of a 110-unit condominium development built on a site that was a former terminal facility, which was sold by the client more than 25 years previously to another company. The plaintiffs presented a demand of more than $35 million, claiming property damage, diminution of value, nuisance damages, and emotional distress.{{ FIELD }}Won summary judgment in a major case on behalf of the client, a large energy company. The plaintiff, a large real estate developer, claimed that historical contamination by Mike’s client led to an alleged $50 to $100 million in lost sales, costs, and damages. After almost five years of discovery and motion practice, in which Mike successfully knocked out all of the fraud, nondisclosure, and punitive damage claims, Mike obtained summary judgment dismissing all of the negligence, nuisance, trespass, and other tort claims, and reducing the damages in the case from an alleged $50 to $100 million to a small breach of contract claim over environmental consulting costs, which subsequently settled.{{ FIELD }}Represented a group of investors who were defrauded by the registered financial representative of a large independent brokerage. After defeating the brokerage’s effort to force the case into a FINRA arbitration—including obtaining an opinion by the court of appeal affirming the trial court’s ruling denying arbitration—the team successfully litigated the case, ultimately settling the investors’ claims on the eve of trial for the majority of their investment losses.{{ FIELD }}In a case alleging fraud in the sale of an oil field in Santa Barbara County, where the plaintiff sought millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages against our client, Mike obtained summary judgment on the eve of trial dismissing all of the plaintiff’s claims. Mike then defended plaintiff’s appeal of the summary judgment, winning an affirmance of the summary judgment from the court of appeal, ending the litigation.{{ FIELD }}Regularly represents potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) in the prosecution and defense of CERCLA contribution actions, federal and state environmental investigations, and complex multi-plaintiff and multi-defendant toxic tort actions, such as those involving the Burbank Operable Unit of the San Fernando Valley Groundwater Superfund Site and the El Monte Operable Unit of the San Gabriel Valley Groundwater Superfund Site.{{ FIELD }}Mike Leslie is an accomplished trial lawyer and negotiator who focuses on complex environmental litigation, including litigation brought under CERCLA, CEQA, common law environmental torts, and California’s Proposition 65. Mike is a leader in the fields of ESG, \"Greenwashing,\" and state and federal Environmental Justice issues and has published and spoken widely on these topics. Mike also has deep expertise in complex commercial litigation, having prevailed in cases involving real estate, class actions, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, and Section 17200, California’s unfair business practices statute. \nMike has a long-standing record of successfully representing clients in the litigation and trial of high-stakes complex actions. Mike regularly represents Fortune 500 corporations, multinational energy companies, governmental agencies, and small businesses. He has tried numerous cases to verdict, negotiated complex multi-party consent decrees with state and federal agencies, and won both significant plaintiff and defense verdicts. In addition to his busy trial practice, he has also won important appeals for his clients before the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.\nMike is a leader in many of the leading environmental bar organizations and is also a frequent speaker on complex litigation and trial practice:\n\nSpeaker, \"ESG and EJ at the Crossroads,\" American Bar Association, Environmental \u0026amp; Energy Litigation, Mass Torts, Products Liability Seminar (January 2025)\nSpeaker, \"The Rise of ESG in Litigation: Impacts and Implications for Environmental Litigation, Products Liability and Mass Torts,\" American Bar Association, Environmental \u0026amp; Energy Litigation, Mass Torts, Products Liability Seminar (February 2023)\nModerator, \"EJ Toolkit: State \u0026amp; Federal Policies and Initiatives,\" California Lawyers Association, 31st Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite (October 2022)\nSpeaker, \"Water Justice and Water Equity: Environmental Justice Issues in Water Law,\" Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, 68th Annual Natural Resources and Energy Law Institute (July 2022)\nModerator, \"Environmental Justice Rises to the Forefront: Litigation, Regulatory and Legislative Impacts,\" ABA Environmental \u0026amp; Energy, Mass Torts and Products Liability Litigation Committees' Joint CLE Seminar (January 2022)\nModerator, \"Burning Issues in Climate Change: Litigation and Legislation in 2021 and Beyond,\" ABA Environmental \u0026amp; Energy Litigation, Mass Torts and Products Liability Committees' Joint CLE Seminar (January 2021) \nModerator, \"Impacts of COVID-19 on Federal and State Enforcement Actions and Clean-Ups: Force Majeure in the COVID Era,\" ABA Environmental \u0026amp; Energy Litigation, Mass Torts and Products Liability Committees' Joint CLE Seminar (January 2021) \nSpeaker and Moderator, \"Groundwater as a Resource and Emerging Contaminants,\" 2017 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite, California State Bar Environmental Law Section (October 2017)\nSpeaker and Organizer, \"Private Enforcement of Environmental Law: Key Developments, Trends and Tactics,\" California State Bar Environmental Law Section (May 2016)\nModerator, \"Report from the Paris Climate Change Conference: Decisions Reached, Open Issues and the Path Forward,\" California State Bar Environmental Law Section (April 2016)\nSpeaker, \"Strategies for Managing Complex Environmental Matters,\" Los Angeles County Bar Association, Spring Environmental Law Symposium (March 2015) \nSpeaker, “Environmental Due Diligence: What Really Matters,” California State Bar Real Estate Section Retreat (May 2015)\nSpeaker, “Impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling in CTS Corp. v. Waldburger on CERCLA’s Preemption of State Limitations Periods for Property and Personal Injury Claims,” Los Angeles County Bar Association (August 2014)\nSpeaker, \"California's Revised Industrial Stormwater Regulations,\" Los Angeles County Bar Association (December 2013)\nSpeaker, “CERCLA's Mid-Life Crisis: How Best to Navigate Cost Recovery Actions,” 2013 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite, California State Bar Environmental Law Section (October 2013)\nSpeaker and Moderator, “Lessons Learned From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill,” 2011 Fall Environmental Law Symposium, Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section (March 2011)\nChair, “The Greening of California: Achieving Green Goals in a Time of Limited Financial Resources,” 2011 Spring Super Symposium, Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section (March 2011)\nSpeaker, “Greenhouse Gases: Cap and Trade, Regulatory Strategies, and Impacts on Our Economy and Environment,” Los Angeles County Bar Association (April 2011)\nSpeaker, “Effective Opening Statements and Closing Arguments,” 2005 Environmental Trial Academy, California State Bar Association\nSpeaker, “Seminar with Complex Court Judges and Selected Counsel Concerning Creative Techniques and Complex Case Management for Trials and Fact-Finding,” Los Angeles County Bar Association Litigation Section (2002)\n Michael Leslie lawyer Partner Best Lawyers in America – Environmental Litigator of the Year – Los Angeles 2016, 2024 Best Lawyers in America – Environmental Litigation 2013–present Chambers USA--Ranked lawyer in Environmental Litigation Band 3 Benchmark Litigation – National and California Litigation Star, Environmental, General Commercial 2018-present Southern California Super Lawyers  2004–present Martindale-Hubbell  AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated Dartmouth College  Stanford University Stanford Law School U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Central District of California U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California California Co-Chair, American Bar Association Litigation Section's Mass Environmental/Toxic Torts Subcommittee (2009–present) Executive Committee, California State Bar Environmental Law Section (2014–2017); Treasurer (2016–2017); Advisor (2017-present) Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Environmental Law Section (2018); Vice-Chair, Treasurer (2014-2017); Executive Committee (2006–present) Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association – Litigation and Environmental Law Sections Member, American Bar Association – Litigation Section Member, Federal Bar Association Member, California Lawyers Association Executive Committee, American Bar Association, Energy \u0026amp; Environmental Litigation Committee (2009-present) Judicial Clerk, Hon. A. Wallace Tashima, Central District of California Substituted into a complicated enforcement action as lead trial counsel a mere ten days before trial at the request of the State of California. Working with the California Attorney General’s office, Mike and the team represented the California Air Resources Board in the trial of an enforcement action brought against a major vehicle and engine manufacturer. The manufacturer had brought a cross-claim against the agency, alleging regulatory and constitutional violations, and seeking sweeping injunctive and declaratory relief, including dismissal of the enforcement action. After multiple witnesses and days of trial, the manufacturer agreed to dismiss its cross-claim with prejudice and to pay CARB almost $2 million, plus an additional amount to be suspended conditioned upon the manufacturer’s future compliance with the engine emissions certification laws, thus resolving the case. Obtained a defense verdict after a five-week jury trial in federal court in San Francisco. As lead trial counsel, Mike represented a multinational energy company against claims for compensatory damages of $25 million, as well as punitive damages, brought by a local governmental body that had been compelled to clean up wastes left over when its tenant, an oil recycler, went out of business. After only two hours of deliberation, the jury rendered a complete defense verdict in our client’s favor, awarding the plaintiff nothing. After the plaintiff appealed, Mike argued the case before the Ninth Circuit and won an opinion affirming the defense judgment in all respects. Represented a large energy company in a ten-week jury trial involving claims by a land company for cleanup of hydrocarbon contamination after substituting into the action a mere three weeks before trial. Although the plaintiff went to the jury with a damages claim of almost $70 million—raised to more than $120 million at trial—and also asserted a claim for punitive damages, Mike won a nonsuit on the punitive damages claim and obtained a jury verdict for his client on two out of the three areas of contamination at issue. The award on the remaining plume—after the verdict was reduced by more than $14 million on Mike’s successful appeal—was $3.9 million, almost $20 million less than the plaintiff’s pretrial settlement demand. Represented several California State agencies against an oil shipper and several other defendants who were involved in a spill of 400,000 gallons of Alaska North Slope crude oil onto Orange County beaches, forcing widespread beach closures. After extensive litigation leading to $11 million in settlements with three of the defendants and precedent-setting decisions from both the Ninth Circuit and the California Court of Appeal, Mike and his team recovered an $18 million jury verdict against the ship owner. This verdict was one of the first natural resource damage claims to go to trial and was reported as one of the ten largest jury verdicts that year. Represented defrauded investors in a fraud and RICO action against the financiers, attorneys, and promoters of a failed residential housing development. After pretrial settlements with most of the defendants, Mike and the team tried the case to a multimillion-dollar jury verdict against one of California’s largest banks. The case then settled on favorable terms, resulting in complete recovery for the 62 plaintiffs. Won summary judgment dismissing numerous tort, nuisance, and environmental claims brought by dozens of condominium owners and a condominium owners association on behalf of the client, a multinational oil company. The case arose out of a 110-unit condominium development built on a site that was a former terminal facility, which was sold by the client more than 25 years previously to another company. The plaintiffs presented a demand of more than $35 million, claiming property damage, diminution of value, nuisance damages, and emotional distress. Won summary judgment in a major case on behalf of the client, a large energy company. The plaintiff, a large real estate developer, claimed that historical contamination by Mike’s client led to an alleged $50 to $100 million in lost sales, costs, and damages. 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Tex.){{ FIELD }}Restructuring Litigation{{ FIELD }}Delivered closing argument at confirmation hearing on behalf of industrial ceramics and oilfield products manufacturers as chapter 11 debtors; pre-negotiated chapter 11 plan confirmed (Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Lead litigator in the representation of an agricultural holding company and a breed registry throughout their heavily litigated chapter 11 cases; plan confirmed (Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Lead litigator in the representation of an ad hoc group of member-owner electric power cooperatives in an electric power company’s bankruptcy case caused by Winter Storm Uri (Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Represented purchaser of liquidating energy company’s assets; lead litigator post-sale in settling widespread royalty litigation (Bankr. W.D. Pa.){{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for physician association and management services organization in cure and related disputes in the Prospect Medical Holdings chapter 11 cases (Bankr. N.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Representing secured creditor and contract counterparty in sale, cure, and related disputes in the Genesis Healthcare chapter 11 cases (Bankr. N.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Lead litigation counsel for foreign affiliate of chapter 11 debtor in settling trust-fund and other claims related to customer payments (D. Del.){{ FIELD }}Lead litigator in representation of equity sponsor and certain officers and directors of upstream company in connection with its chapter 11 cases, which resulted in a $1.3 billion credit-bid asset sale, a global settlement with key stakeholders, and confirmation of a chapter 11 plan (Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Represented sponsor and direct parent of chapter 11 debtors in contested chapter 11 cases which involved key settlements that paved the way for a consensual reorganization of a legacy power generation business and the continued operation of new data center and crypto mining growth initiatives (Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Represented offshore-focused upstream company as debtor in heavily litigated bankruptcy; plan confirmed, eliminating approximately $3.5 billion in debt (Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Represented ad hoc group of lenders in prepackaged chapter 11 cases of oilfield services company (Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Represented private equity firms as equity owners of oil and gas company; plan confirmed (Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Commercial Litigation\nLead attorney defending oilfield water solutions provider against contractual and tort claims brought by mineral interest owner (S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Summary judgment for national bank on 30 of 31 lender liability counterclaims; bank prevailed on the remaining counterclaim at trial (E.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Take-nothing summary disposition for national bank in lender liability case based on alleged wire fraud against bank’s customer (Am. Arb. Ass’n){{ FIELD }}Representing major automotive manufacturer and its affiliate in multiple lawsuits filed by state attorneys general under deceptive trade practices statutes (Multiple Courts){{ FIELD }}Represented agricultural company in litigation filed by Texas attorney general under deceptive trade practices statute; matter resolved by agreement (Tex. Dist.—Harris Cnty.){{ FIELD }}Lead litigation counsel for seller in settling contractual and tort claims arising out of business sale{{ FIELD }}Multi-year representation of non-bank lender in class action and various related suits arising from the failure of a home-healthcare program; class settlement approved (Multiple Courts){{ FIELD }}Defended private equity fund and affiliates against tortious interference and breach of contract claims; matter resolved by agreement (Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Defended former president and CEO of a South Texas bank in an OCC regulatory investigation; after responding to numerous subpoenas and the client’s deposition, the OCC decided not to assess a civil money penalty (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency){{ FIELD }}Represented non-operator in marketing fee dispute with operator; matter resolved by agreement (Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Represented energy company in operatorship dispute and subsequent bankruptcy litigation (Am. Arb. Ass’n; Bankr. S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Represented lender in simultaneously pending Bankruptcy Court and District Court cases involving lender liability and fraudulent transfer claims (N.D. Tex.; Bankr. N.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Represented a national bank in a lender liability case based on embezzlement by bank customer’s employee; matter resolved by agreement (Tex. Dist. – Fort Bend County.){{ FIELD }}Represented former directors and officers of a South Texas bank in litigation brought by bank shareholders based on private placement memorandum (Tex. Dist. - Hidalgo County.){{ FIELD }}Defended current and former bank directors in a variety of matters involving allegations of unsafe or unsound practices, gross negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, false entry, and other violations of law and regulation (Office of Financial Institution Adjudication){{ FIELD }}Professional Liability Litigation\nDismissal with prejudice of all claims brought against court-appointed receiver and receiver’s law firm; affirmed by Court of Appeals (5th Cir.; N.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Summary judgment for law firm in legal malpractice suit arising from foreclosure; affirmed by Court of Appeals (Tex. Dist. – Dallas County.){{ FIELD }}Partial summary judgment for law firm in professional liability suit by bankruptcy trustee alleging malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and aiding and abetting (Bankr. N.D. Tex.; N.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Represented law firm in professional responsibility litigation brought by physician and affiliated company; district court upheld privilege assertions and was affirmed by Court of Appeals; matter resolved by agreement (Tex. Dist. – Harris County.){{ FIELD }}Dismissal of all claims brought against law firm on theories including successor liability, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraudulent transfer (S.D. Tex.){{ FIELD }}Jordan is a versatile and experienced litigator who regularly is called on to handle complex commercial and bankruptcy disputes. Jordan consistently thinks outside the box—both before litigation is filed and also when advocating in court or arbitration. His wide range of experience includes representing energy companies, private equity firms, and financial institutions in a variety of commercial disputes, defending prominent companies in litigation brought by state attorneys general, and representing debtors, creditors, sponsors, and other stakeholders in litigated and consensual restructuring processes. \nJordan’s commercial litigation experience includes, among other things, contract disputes, business torts, oil and gas disputes, fraud and misrepresentation claims, lender liability, collections, claims under state deceptive trade practices acts, antitrust claims, price-gouging claims, and real-estate litigation.  He also has spent a significant amount of time defending lawyers and law firms in professional liability cases and advising on ethical issues.\nJordan has significant experience presenting and cross-examining witnesses, attacking and defending complex valuations and damage models, and navigating difficult fiduciary and attorney-client privilege issues.  He also routinely advises clients on risk and performance issues involving existing and potential contracts, including with respect to mergers, acquisitions, payments, and other significant transactions.  In addition to his client work, Jordan regularly speaks on matters ranging from legal ethics to the unique aspects of litigating in bankruptcy court. Partner Selected to the Texas Rising Stars list Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2019−2025 The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas School of Law Harvard University Harvard Law School U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Texas American Bankruptcy Institute Dallas Bar Association Harvard Club of Dallas Highlights\nLead litigator in the representation of a private equity fund in an arbitration dispute over the enforceability of joint operating agreement (JOA) provisions; obtained summary disposition of the opposing party’s primary defense; case thereafter resolved by agreement (Am. Arb. Ass’n) As first-chair attorney, obtained judgment on partial findings in favor of lender-clients during trial of equity owner’s claims under the Uniform Commercial Code (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) As one of the lead attorneys, successfully defended manufacturer against antitrust claims in an eight-day jury trial (D. Del.) As first-chair attorney, obtained $19 million arbitration award in favor of bank on defaulted loans (Am. Arb. Ass’n) Lead litigator in the representation of an integrated oil and gas company as debtor in chapter 11 cases where the confirmed plan deleveraged more than $650 million in a debt-for-equity transaction and two significant royalty and working interest owner class actions were certified and settled post-confirmation (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Judgment rendered for law firm under Rule 12(b)(6) in suit brought by client’s insurer; Court of Appeals held that law firm was immune from suit (5th Cir.; E.D. Tex.) Restructuring Litigation Delivered closing argument at confirmation hearing on behalf of industrial ceramics and oilfield products manufacturers as chapter 11 debtors; pre-negotiated chapter 11 plan confirmed (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Lead litigator in the representation of an agricultural holding company and a breed registry throughout their heavily litigated chapter 11 cases; plan confirmed (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Lead litigator in the representation of an ad hoc group of member-owner electric power cooperatives in an electric power company’s bankruptcy case caused by Winter Storm Uri (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Represented purchaser of liquidating energy company’s assets; lead litigator post-sale in settling widespread royalty litigation (Bankr. W.D. Pa.) Lead counsel for physician association and management services organization in cure and related disputes in the Prospect Medical Holdings chapter 11 cases (Bankr. N.D. Tex.) Representing secured creditor and contract counterparty in sale, cure, and related disputes in the Genesis Healthcare chapter 11 cases (Bankr. N.D. Tex.) Lead litigation counsel for foreign affiliate of chapter 11 debtor in settling trust-fund and other claims related to customer payments (D. Del.) Lead litigator in representation of equity sponsor and certain officers and directors of upstream company in connection with its chapter 11 cases, which resulted in a $1.3 billion credit-bid asset sale, a global settlement with key stakeholders, and confirmation of a chapter 11 plan (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Represented sponsor and direct parent of chapter 11 debtors in contested chapter 11 cases which involved key settlements that paved the way for a consensual reorganization of a legacy power generation business and the continued operation of new data center and crypto mining growth initiatives (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Represented offshore-focused upstream company as debtor in heavily litigated bankruptcy; plan confirmed, eliminating approximately $3.5 billion in debt (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Represented ad hoc group of lenders in prepackaged chapter 11 cases of oilfield services company (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Represented private equity firms as equity owners of oil and gas company; plan confirmed (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Commercial Litigation\nLead attorney defending oilfield water solutions provider against contractual and tort claims brought by mineral interest owner (S.D. Tex.) Summary judgment for national bank on 30 of 31 lender liability counterclaims; bank prevailed on the remaining counterclaim at trial (E.D. Tex.) Take-nothing summary disposition for national bank in lender liability case based on alleged wire fraud against bank’s customer (Am. Arb. Ass’n) Representing major automotive manufacturer and its affiliate in multiple lawsuits filed by state attorneys general under deceptive trade practices statutes (Multiple Courts) Represented agricultural company in litigation filed by Texas attorney general under deceptive trade practices statute; matter resolved by agreement (Tex. Dist.—Harris Cnty.) Lead litigation counsel for seller in settling contractual and tort claims arising out of business sale Multi-year representation of non-bank lender in class action and various related suits arising from the failure of a home-healthcare program; class settlement approved (Multiple Courts) Defended private equity fund and affiliates against tortious interference and breach of contract claims; matter resolved by agreement (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Defended former president and CEO of a South Texas bank in an OCC regulatory investigation; after responding to numerous subpoenas and the client’s deposition, the OCC decided not to assess a civil money penalty (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency) Represented non-operator in marketing fee dispute with operator; matter resolved by agreement (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Represented energy company in operatorship dispute and subsequent bankruptcy litigation (Am. Arb. Ass’n; Bankr. S.D. Tex.) Represented lender in simultaneously pending Bankruptcy Court and District Court cases involving lender liability and fraudulent transfer claims (N.D. Tex.; Bankr. N.D. Tex.) Represented a national bank in a lender liability case based on embezzlement by bank customer’s employee; matter resolved by agreement (Tex. Dist. – Fort Bend County.) Represented former directors and officers of a South Texas bank in litigation brought by bank shareholders based on private placement memorandum (Tex. Dist. - Hidalgo County.) Defended current and former bank directors in a variety of matters involving allegations of unsafe or unsound practices, gross negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, false entry, and other violations of law and regulation (Office of Financial Institution Adjudication) Professional Liability Litigation\nDismissal with prejudice of all claims brought against court-appointed receiver and receiver’s law firm; affirmed by Court of Appeals (5th Cir.; N.D. Tex.) Summary judgment for law firm in legal malpractice suit arising from foreclosure; affirmed by Court of Appeals (Tex. Dist. – Dallas County.) Partial summary judgment for law firm in professional liability suit by bankruptcy trustee alleging malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and aiding and abetting (Bankr. N.D. Tex.; N.D. Tex.) 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Lamm eds.)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Final Award in Occidental v. Ecuador, in\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;The Reasons Requirement in International Investment Arbitration 211-30 (G. Aguilar-Alvarez \u0026amp; W.M. Reisman eds., 2008)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eJurisdiction and Compliance in Recent Decisions of the International Court of Justice\u003c/em\u003e, 18 European Journal of International Law\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e815 (2007)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;The Generally Accepted Principles of International Law\u0026rdquo; as Philippine Law,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;47 Ateneo Law Journal\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e243 (2002)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelect Speaking Engagements\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(chronological)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, New York, March 2, 2020, Panelist, Seminar on \u0026ldquo;The Hague Court of Appeal\u0026rsquo;s Yukos Judgment\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10, 2020, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Legal Consequences of Corruption on an Arbitral Award in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy Charter Secretariat, Energy Charter Treaty Forum 2019, Singapore, November 20, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Stakeholder Participation in Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources Disputes: Forms and Forums of Participation\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeio University, Tokyo, November 11-12, 2019, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption in Investment Treaty Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing \u0026amp; Spalding Seminar, Manila, May 15, 2020, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Anatomy of a Finance Deal: From Global Transactions to Dispute Resolution\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNCITRAL Working Group III, New York, April 3, 2019, Side Event: Building Blocks for a New ISDS System\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eILA American Branch Investment Law Committee and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., February 19, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;What To Do About Corruption Allegations? Debating the Options for Investment Law\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., February 13, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Handling Allegations of Corruption in Arbitration and Judicial Dispute Resolution\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10-11, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Legal Consequences of the Establishment of Corruption in Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch Arbitration Association, October 18, 2018 (Dutch Arbitration Day) Amsterdam, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Artificial Intelligence and Calculating Your Chances of Success\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFTI Consulting, King \u0026amp; Spalding, and RPA Inc., Toronto, March 5, 2018, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Trends in Mining\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2018, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;So You Want To Be an Arbitrator\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreshfields/ASIL Debate Series, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2017, Debater, \u0026ldquo;This House Believes that States May Not Rely on their Own Acts of Corruption to Object to the Jurisdiction of International Tribunals\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 3rd ICC Asia Conference on International Arbitration, Singapore, June 29, 2017, Lecturer, ICC Institute Training for Tribunal Secretaries\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., April 2017, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), October 2016, Speaker ADR in Asia Conference, \u0026ldquo;Corruption: Arbitrators Beware\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong, October 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;International Arbitration in Rising Asia: Philippines\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePham Van Dong University and Nha Trang University, Vietnam, August 2016, Speaker, International Workshop on the \u0026ldquo;Legal Status of Islands and Rocks in International Law and Practice\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., June 2016, Speaker, 12th International Arbitration Summer Program\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York University Arbitration Lecture Series, New York City, April 11, 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investor Misconduct in International Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York International Arbitration Center, New York City, April 7, 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption and International Arbitration: A 360 Degree View\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstitute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Americas Workshop, Mexico City, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;State Responsibility for Corruption: the Attribution Asymmetry\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvard Law School, Transnational Corruption Seminar (Fall 2015), Cambridge, MA, Oct. 23, 2015, Guest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;International Arbitration as a tool for Combating Transnational Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Law, International Courts and Tribunals Seminar, Oct. 22, 2015, Guest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration: Dipsutes under the UNCLOS and Other Treaties\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICC Young Arbitrators Forum, New York, Sept. 29, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Addressing Corruption Issues in International Commercial Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung ICCA, Skills Training Workshop, New York, March 5, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Practical Ethical Dilemmas in International Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuris Conference on Investment Treaty Arbitration, 9th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2015, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Burdens and Standards of Proof for Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Arbitration Club of New York, New York, Feb. 19, 2015, Main Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investor Wrongdoing in International Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 34th Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, Paris, Nov. 24, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;The Impact of Corruption on Gateway Issues of Arbitrability, Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Procedural Issues\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) 22nd Congress, Biennial meeting, Miami, April 6-9, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Treaty Arbitration: Pleading and Proof of Fraud and Comparable Forms of Abuse\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitrator\u0026rsquo;s Forum, Paris, Jan. 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Blackaby eds., forthcoming 2020)(with Edward Kehoe)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eArticle 18: Influence Peddling, in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eM. Kubiciel, C. Rose, and O. Landwehr eds., Commentary on the U.N. Convention Against Corruption (Oxford University Press, 2019)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMining Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific, in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eThe Guide to Mining Arbitrations (Global Arbitration Review, J. Fry \u0026amp; LA Bret eds., 2019)(with William Panlilio)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eActa Iure Gestionis, Acta Iure Imperii, entry in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eMax Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law (2018) (with Charlene Sun)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Juridical Island: From the Island of Palmas to the South China Sea Arbitrations, in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eLegal Status of Islands and Rocks in International law and Practice in the South China Sea (2016)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvestor Wrongdoing in Investment Arbitration: Standards Governing Issues of Corruption, Fraud, Misrepresentation, and other Investor Misconduct,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ein Legitimacy: Myths, Realities, Challenges, ICCA Congress Series No. 18 (A.J. van den Berg ed., 2015) (with Dr. A. Sinclair)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe State of the\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eUnclean Hands Doctrine in International Investment Law:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eYukos\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eas Omega and Alpha,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e30 ICSID Review 315-25 (2015)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Corruption\u0026rsquo;s Peremptory Treatment in International Investment Arbitration, in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eAddressing Issues of Corruption in Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Dossiers of the ICC Institute of World Business Law No. 13 32-50\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(D. Baizeau and R. Kreindler eds., 2015)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eState Responsibility for Corruption: The Attribution Asymmetry in International Investment Arbitration\u003c/em\u003e, Transnational Disp. Mgt., Vol. 10, No. 3, May 2013 (R. Kreindler \u0026amp; C. Lamm eds.)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Final Award in Occidental v. Ecuador, in\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;The Reasons Requirement in International Investment Arbitration 211-30 (G. Aguilar-Alvarez \u0026amp; W.M. Reisman eds., 2008)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eJurisdiction and Compliance in Recent Decisions of the International Court of Justice\u003c/em\u003e, 18 European Journal of International Law\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e815 (2007)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;The Generally Accepted Principles of International Law\u0026rdquo; as Philippine Law,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;47 Ateneo Law Journal\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e243 (2002)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelect Speaking Engagements\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(chronological)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, New York, March 2, 2020, Panelist, Seminar on \u0026ldquo;The Hague Court of Appeal\u0026rsquo;s Yukos Judgment\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10, 2020, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Legal Consequences of Corruption on an Arbitral Award in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy Charter Secretariat, Energy Charter Treaty Forum 2019, Singapore, November 20, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Stakeholder Participation in Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources Disputes: Forms and Forums of Participation\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeio University, Tokyo, November 11-12, 2019, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption in Investment Treaty Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing \u0026amp; Spalding Seminar, Manila, May 15, 2020, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Anatomy of a Finance Deal: From Global Transactions to Dispute Resolution\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNCITRAL Working Group III, New York, April 3, 2019, Side Event: Building Blocks for a New ISDS System\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eILA American Branch Investment Law Committee and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., February 19, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;What To Do About Corruption Allegations? Debating the Options for Investment Law\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., February 13, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Handling Allegations of Corruption in Arbitration and Judicial Dispute Resolution\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10-11, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Legal Consequences of the Establishment of Corruption in Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch Arbitration Association, October 18, 2018 (Dutch Arbitration Day) Amsterdam, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Artificial Intelligence and Calculating Your Chances of Success\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFTI Consulting, King \u0026amp; Spalding, and RPA Inc., Toronto, March 5, 2018, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Trends in Mining\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2018, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;So You Want To Be an Arbitrator\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreshfields/ASIL Debate Series, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2017, Debater, \u0026ldquo;This House Believes that States May Not Rely on their Own Acts of Corruption to Object to the Jurisdiction of International Tribunals\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 3rd ICC Asia Conference on International Arbitration, Singapore, June 29, 2017, Lecturer, ICC Institute Training for Tribunal Secretaries\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., April 2017, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), October 2016, Speaker ADR in Asia Conference, \u0026ldquo;Corruption: Arbitrators Beware\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong, October 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;International Arbitration in Rising Asia: Philippines\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePham Van Dong University and Nha Trang University, Vietnam, August 2016, Speaker, International Workshop on the \u0026ldquo;Legal Status of Islands and Rocks in International Law and Practice\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., June 2016, Speaker, 12th International Arbitration Summer Program\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York University Arbitration Lecture Series, New York City, April 11, 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investor Misconduct in International Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York International Arbitration Center, New York City, April 7, 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption and International Arbitration: A 360 Degree View\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstitute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Americas Workshop, Mexico City, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;State Responsibility for Corruption: the Attribution Asymmetry\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvard Law School, Transnational Corruption Seminar (Fall 2015), Cambridge, MA, Oct. 23, 2015, Guest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;International Arbitration as a tool for Combating Transnational Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Law, International Courts and Tribunals Seminar, Oct. 22, 2015, Guest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration: Dipsutes under the UNCLOS and Other Treaties\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICC Young Arbitrators Forum, New York, Sept. 29, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Addressing Corruption Issues in International Commercial Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung ICCA, Skills Training Workshop, New York, March 5, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Practical Ethical Dilemmas in International Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuris Conference on Investment Treaty Arbitration, 9th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2015, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Burdens and Standards of Proof for Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Arbitration Club of New York, New York, Feb. 19, 2015, Main Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investor Wrongdoing in International Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 34th Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, Paris, Nov. 24, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;The Impact of Corruption on Gateway Issues of Arbitrability, Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Procedural Issues\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) 22nd Congress, Biennial meeting, Miami, April 6-9, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Treaty Arbitration: Pleading and Proof of Fraud and Comparable Forms of Abuse\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitrator\u0026rsquo;s Forum, Paris, Jan. 20, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Standards for Disqualifying Arbitrators in Commercial and Investment Arbitration: Convergence or Divergence?\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsian Strategy and Leadership Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 5, 2013, Speaker, Public Forum on International Courts and Tribunals in The Hague\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Human Rights Day, Erasmus House, Jakarta Dec. 2, 2013, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Challenges facing the ASEAN Charter on Human Rights\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater Diplomacy Consortium, Water Security and Peace Conference, The Hague, Nov 14-15, 2013, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Water and Peace from the Perspective of the Permanent Court of Arbitration: The Indus, The Rhine, and Beyond\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViet Nam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1st Annual Inter-Ministry Seminar on International Law and Dispute Settlement, Ha Long, Vietnam, Sept 10-12, 2013, Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational University of Singapore, International Law Week, Singapore, Aug 27, 2013, Singapore, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;International Dispute Settlement and the Permanent Court of Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited Nations International Law Fellowship Programme, The Hague, June 26-27, 2013, Lecturer,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration: Past and Present\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNCTAD-City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Nov. 21-22, 2011, Speaker,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Revision of Arbitration Rules and Procedural Issues Arising in Investor-State Disputes\u0026rdquo;,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eConference on \u0026ldquo;Contemporary Issues in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAPEC-UNCTAD, Workshop on Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Manila, June 22-24, 2011, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investment Arbitration Procedure under the UNCITRAL and ICSID Rules\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilippine Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Judicial Academy, and the University of the Philippines Law Center, Manila, March 2, 2011, Speaker, Forum on Philippine Membership to the PCA, Manila (with Justice F.P. Feliciano and Dean M. Magallona)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociety of International Economic Law, 2nd Biennial Global Conference, Barcelona, July 8-10, 2010, Panelist,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Contemporary Jurisdictional Problems in Investor-State Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Society of International Law, 102nd Annual Meeting Washington, D.C., April 9-12, 2008, Panelist,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;International Law and the Fight Against Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of the Republic of Turkey in a multi-billion dollar inter-State ICC arbitration initiated by the Republic of Iraq in relation to a crude oil pipeline system between Iraq and Turkey\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. in a multi-billion dollar ICSID arbitration against the Republic of the Philippines under the Netherlands-Philippines bilateral investment treaty in relation to the Malampaya gas-to-power project, the largest foreign investment in Philippine history\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of a major Spanish energy company in multi-billion dollar commercial and treaty arbitrations against the Arab Republic of Egypt and its State-owned company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of claimant in an UNCITRAL/PCA-administered Arbitration against a South American state brought under a bilateral investment treaty in relation to a consumer goods manufacturing enterprise\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of two oil majors in a USD3 billion ICC arbitration against an Asian State\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of a major Southeast Asian conglomerate in a SIAC contract arbitration involving a USD500 million shareholders dispute over infrastructure projects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of Claimant in an UNCITRAL Arbitration against Peru brought under the U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, concerning a copper mining project and poly-metallic smelting operation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of respondent in an ICC arbitration by a multinational technology provider against a Philippine telecom company, including related Philippine court litigation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of a multinational infrastructure company in relation to the recognition and enforcement of an ICC arbitration agreement and eventual award against a Philippine energy company before Philippine courts\u003c/p\u003e"],"recognitions":[{"title":"Smit-Lowenfeld Prize for Best International Arbitration Article (2017) ","detail":""},{"title":"Yale Law School: Ambrose Gherini Prize (“best paper upon a subject of international law, either public or private”); Howard M. 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Olin Fellow in Law, Economics and Public Policy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Ateneo de Manila Law School: St. Thomas More Award, Dean’s Award for Best Thesis\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"\"}{{ FIELD }}Representation of the Republic of Turkey in a multi-billion dollar inter-State ICC arbitration initiated by the Republic of Iraq in relation to a crude oil pipeline system between Iraq and Turkey{{ FIELD }}Representation of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. in a multi-billion dollar ICSID arbitration against the Republic of the Philippines under the Netherlands-Philippines bilateral investment treaty in relation to the Malampaya gas-to-power project, the largest foreign investment in Philippine history{{ FIELD }}Representation of a major Spanish energy company in multi-billion dollar commercial and treaty arbitrations against the Arab Republic of Egypt and its State-owned company{{ FIELD }}Representation of claimant in an UNCITRAL/PCA-administered Arbitration against a South American state brought under a bilateral investment treaty in relation to a consumer goods manufacturing enterprise{{ FIELD }}Representation of two oil majors in a USD3 billion ICC arbitration against an Asian State{{ FIELD }}Representation of a major Southeast Asian conglomerate in a SIAC contract arbitration involving a USD500 million shareholders dispute over infrastructure projects{{ FIELD }}Representation of Claimant in an UNCITRAL Arbitration against Peru brought under the U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, concerning a copper mining project and poly-metallic smelting operation{{ FIELD }}Representation of respondent in an ICC arbitration by a multinational technology provider against a Philippine telecom company, including related Philippine court litigation{{ FIELD }}Representation of a multinational infrastructure company in relation to the recognition and enforcement of an ICC arbitration agreement and eventual award against a Philippine energy company before Philippine courts{{ FIELD }}Aloysius (Louie) Llamzon is a partner at K\u0026amp;S’s Washington, D.C. and New York offices and a member of its International Arbitration group.  Dr. Llamzon represents private and sovereign clients in commercial, investment, and inter-State disputes.  Having practiced in Asia, Europe, and the U.S., Louie is thoroughly familiar with civil and common law systems.  He advocates before tribunals seated throughout the world, involving energy, infrastructure, financial, manufacturing, mining, and construction disputes.  He also acts as arbitrator.\nDr. Llamzon was previously a corporate finance associate at a leading international law firm’s Hong Kong office, and an associate at a large firm in Manila.  He is admitted in the Philippines, New York and D.C.  Louie was also a Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague.  There, he was Registrar and Tribunal Secretary in inter-State, treaty, and contract arbitrations involving States.  His public international law experience includes disputes involving land and maritime boundaries, treaty interpretation, the environment, and transnational pipelines.\nLouie holds J.S.D. and LL.M. degrees from Yale Law School, and A.B. and J.D. degrees from Ateneo de Manila University.  He publishes widely and is a research professor and former lecturer at law schools in Manila and The Hague.  His book “Corruption in International Investment Arbitration” (Oxford, 2014), is the leading treatise in the subject.  His article “Investor Wrongdoing in Investment Arbitration” won the 2017 Smit-Lowenfeld Prize.  He is a frequent speaker, including at the biennial ICCA Congress and the annual meetings of ASIL and the ICC Institute of World Business Law.  He is a member of ASIL’s Executive Council.\nLouie has been recognized annually in Who’s Who Legal Future Leaders – Arbitration since 2017, which has described him as a “star”, “an expert in international corruption matters relating to disputes,” “a top emerging name in the arbitration space”  who “possesses ‘a rare combination of strong theoretical and academic knowledge with top lawyering and advocacy skills”, with a “fantastic Asia practice.”\nSelect Publications\nBook:\n\nCorruption in International Investment Arbitration (Oxford University Press, 2014; second edition forthcoming mid-2021)\n\nReviews include: (i) Judge Joan Donoghue, The Corruption Trump in Investment Arbitration, 30 ICSID Review 756-61 (2015); (ii) Stanimir Alexandrov, Review of “Corruption in International Investment Arbitration by Aloysius P. Llamzon”, 109 American Journal of International Law 702-07 (2015)  \nArticles and Book Chapters include (in chronological order):\n\nThe Due Diligence Expansion in International Investment Arbitration, in Chester Brown and Mahdev Mohan (eds.), Regulation \u0026amp; Investment Disputes: Asian Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2020) (with Jessica Beess und Chrostin)\nProving Corruption in International Arbitration: The Utility of “Red Flags”, in Arbitration Beyond Borders: Essays in Memory of Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez (W.M. Reisman \u0026amp; N. Blackaby eds., forthcoming 2020)(with Edward Kehoe)\nArticle 18: Influence Peddling, in M. Kubiciel, C. Rose, and O. Landwehr eds., Commentary on the U.N. Convention Against Corruption (Oxford University Press, 2019)\nMining Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific, in The Guide to Mining Arbitrations (Global Arbitration Review, J. Fry \u0026amp; LA Bret eds., 2019)(with William Panlilio)\nActa Iure Gestionis, Acta Iure Imperii, entry in Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law (2018) (with Charlene Sun)\nThe Juridical Island: From the Island of Palmas to the South China Sea Arbitrations, in Legal Status of Islands and Rocks in International law and Practice in the South China Sea (2016)\nInvestor Wrongdoing in Investment Arbitration: Standards Governing Issues of Corruption, Fraud, Misrepresentation, and other Investor Misconduct, in Legitimacy: Myths, Realities, Challenges, ICCA Congress Series No. 18 (A.J. van den Berg ed., 2015) (with Dr. A. Sinclair)\nThe State of the Unclean Hands Doctrine in International Investment Law: Yukos as Omega and Alpha, 30 ICSID Review 315-25 (2015)\nOn Corruption’s Peremptory Treatment in International Investment Arbitration, in Addressing Issues of Corruption in Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Dossiers of the ICC Institute of World Business Law No. 13 32-50 (D. Baizeau and R. Kreindler eds., 2015) \nState Responsibility for Corruption: The Attribution Asymmetry in International Investment Arbitration, Transnational Disp. Mgt., Vol. 10, No. 3, May 2013 (R. Kreindler \u0026amp; C. Lamm eds.)\nThe Final Award in Occidental v. Ecuador, in The Reasons Requirement in International Investment Arbitration 211-30 (G. Aguilar-Alvarez \u0026amp; W.M. Reisman eds., 2008)\nJurisdiction and Compliance in Recent Decisions of the International Court of Justice, 18 European Journal of International Law 815 (2007)\n“The Generally Accepted Principles of International Law” as Philippine Law, 47 Ateneo Law Journal 243 (2002) \n\nSelect Speaking Engagements (chronological)\n\nDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, New York, March 2, 2020, Panelist, Seminar on “The Hague Court of Appeal’s Yukos Judgment”\nBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10, 2020, Panelist, “Legal Consequences of Corruption on an Arbitral Award in Investment Arbitration”\nEnergy Charter Secretariat, Energy Charter Treaty Forum 2019, Singapore, November 20, 2019, Panelist, “Stakeholder Participation in Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources Disputes: Forms and Forums of Participation”\nKeio University, Tokyo, November 11-12, 2019, Speaker, “Corruption in Investment Treaty Arbitration”\nKing \u0026amp; Spalding Seminar, Manila, May 15, 2020, Speaker, “Anatomy of a Finance Deal: From Global Transactions to Dispute Resolution”\nUNCITRAL Working Group III, New York, April 3, 2019, Side Event: Building Blocks for a New ISDS System\nILA American Branch Investment Law Committee and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., February 19, 2019, Panelist, “What To Do About Corruption Allegations? Debating the Options for Investment Law”\nAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., February 13, 2019, Panelist, “Handling Allegations of Corruption in Arbitration and Judicial Dispute Resolution”\nBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10-11, 2019, Panelist, “Legal Consequences of the Establishment of Corruption in Arbitration”\nDutch Arbitration Association, October 18, 2018 (Dutch Arbitration Day) Amsterdam, Panelist, “Artificial Intelligence and Calculating Your Chances of Success”\nFTI Consulting, King \u0026amp; Spalding, and RPA Inc., Toronto, March 5, 2018, Speaker, “Trends in Mining”\nICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2018, Panelist, “So You Want To Be an Arbitrator”\nFreshfields/ASIL Debate Series, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2017, Debater, “This House Believes that States May Not Rely on their Own Acts of Corruption to Object to the Jurisdiction of International Tribunals”\nInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 3rd ICC Asia Conference on International Arbitration, Singapore, June 29, 2017, Lecturer, ICC Institute Training for Tribunal Secretaries\nGeorgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., April 2017, Speaker, “Corruption in Investment Arbitration”\nHong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), October 2016, Speaker ADR in Asia Conference, “Corruption: Arbitrators Beware”\nInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong, October 2016, Speaker, “International Arbitration in Rising Asia: Philippines”\nPham Van Dong University and Nha Trang University, Vietnam, August 2016, Speaker, International Workshop on the “Legal Status of Islands and Rocks in International Law and Practice”\nAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., June 2016, Speaker, 12th International Arbitration Summer Program\nNew York University Arbitration Lecture Series, New York City, April 11, 2016, Speaker, “Investor Misconduct in International Investment Arbitration”\nNew York International Arbitration Center, New York City, April 7, 2016, Speaker, “Corruption and International Arbitration: A 360 Degree View”\nInstitute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Americas Workshop, Mexico City, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2015, Speaker, “State Responsibility for Corruption: the Attribution Asymmetry”\nHarvard Law School, Transnational Corruption Seminar (Fall 2015), Cambridge, MA, Oct. 23, 2015, Guest Lecturer, “International Arbitration as a tool for Combating Transnational Corruption”\nUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Law, International Courts and Tribunals Seminar, Oct. 22, 2015, Guest Lecturer, “Inter-State Arbitration: Dipsutes under the UNCLOS and Other Treaties”\nICC Young Arbitrators Forum, New York, Sept. 29, 2015, Speaker, “Addressing Corruption Issues in International Commercial Arbitration”\nYoung ICCA, Skills Training Workshop, New York, March 5, 2015, Speaker, “Practical Ethical Dilemmas in International Arbitration”\nJuris Conference on Investment Treaty Arbitration, 9th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2015, Panelist, “Burdens and Standards of Proof for Corruption”\nInternational Arbitration Club of New York, New York, Feb. 19, 2015, Main Speaker, “Investor Wrongdoing in International Investment Arbitration”\nInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 34th Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, Paris, Nov. 24, 2014, Speaker, “The Impact of Corruption on Gateway Issues of Arbitrability, Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Procedural Issues”\nInternational Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) 22nd Congress, Biennial meeting, Miami, April 6-9, 2014, Speaker, “Treaty Arbitration: Pleading and Proof of Fraud and Comparable Forms of Abuse”\nInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitrator’s Forum, Paris, Jan. 20, 2014, Speaker, “Standards for Disqualifying Arbitrators in Commercial and Investment Arbitration: Convergence or Divergence?”\nAsian Strategy and Leadership Institute, Kuala 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Nov. 21-22, 2011, Speaker, “Revision of Arbitration Rules and Procedural Issues Arising in Investor-State Disputes”, Conference on “Contemporary Issues in Investment Arbitration”\nAPEC-UNCTAD, Workshop on Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Manila, June 22-24, 2011, Speaker, “Investment Arbitration Procedure under the UNCITRAL and ICSID Rules”\nPhilippine Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Judicial Academy, and the University of the Philippines Law Center, Manila, March 2, 2011, Speaker, Forum on Philippine Membership to the PCA, Manila (with Justice F.P. 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Prior to joining the firm, Phil was seconded to a Saudi Government organization as lead international counsel.\nPhil is a corporate partner, with wide ranging experience in the Kingdom, advising Saudi Ministries and Government organizations, large local companies, family offices and foreign investors. Phil trained in the UK with an international law firm, specializing in Private Finance Initiative projects before his two year secondment to the Law Office Abdulaziz H Fahad in 2006.  Following his secondment, Phil continued to advise clients in the Kingdom on acquisitions, privatizations, foreign investment structures, joint ventures, Government projects, outsourcing, master franchise and distribution agreements, governance and regulatory frameworks. Working closely with clients, Phil is recognized for his commercial focus, pragmatic legal solutions, and a calm but highly persuasive approach to negotiation. Prior to training and qualifying as a lawyer, Phil had a successful UK military career with senior command and defense policy responsibilities, and he brings a unique insight to defense equipment procurement and infrastructure projects. Partner The University of Manchester  University of Leeds  Staff College  College of Law, Chester, UK  England and Wales The Law Society Corporate \nAdvised a Saudi Government owned energy development company on its corporate structuring and governance framework. Advised a Saudi Arabian joint stock company its investment in an oil and gas services company with interests throughout the Middle East and Brunei. Advised a Saudi Arabian private equity firm on its investment in a building materials company and its subsidiaries. Advised an emerging markets investment manager on its investment in a Saudi Arabian waste management company. Advised a regional consulting and professional services company on its investment in a Saudi Arabian technology services company. Advised a US technical and construction services company on its acquisition of shares in a Saudi Arabian professional partnership and limited liability company. Advised a regional waste management company on its acquisition of shares in a Saudi Arabian waste management company. Advised a Saudi Arabian company on the transfer of its global franchise bottling business. Advised a Saudi Arabian company on the sale of its structural steel manufacturing business. Advised an international private schools operator on its incorporation of a Saudi education services company and associated operations.   Advised a Saudi Arabian investment company and its technical partner on their bid to become the Saudi Arabian Airlines catering partner. Advised a global stainless steel production company on its joint venture in Saudi Arabia, establishing a stainless steel pipe manufacturing plant. Advised a Saudi Arabian chemical company on its sub-contracting and cooperation agreements with a US defence company. Advised a UK defence company on its private finance initiative (PFI) project for the provision and maintenance of battlefield generator units. Advised a global aerospace and defense company on its joint venture in Saudi Arabia. Advised on a UK military accommodation private finance initiative (PFI) project. Advised a US higher education provider on its joint venture with a Saudi Arabian regional education group, establishing a vocational training institute. Advised an international food company on its joint venture with Saudi Arabian partners to establish a distribution company.   Advised an international mining services company on operating structures for the provision of geological offshore drilling services in Western Saudi Arabia. Procurement\nAdvised a Saudi Government owned energy development company on its procurement program including office design, fit out works, IT infrastructure, managed IT services, ERP services, finance consultancy, branding and training services agreements. Advised a high-profile Saudi Government defense organization on its procurement program, including office fit out, enterprise IT, data center maintenance, recruitment, finance and audit, communications, catering, consultancy and security services agreements. Advised a UK Public Department on the contract management and change control procedures for its outsourced IT services contract. Capital Markets\nAdvised a Saudi Arabian publishing and packaging company on its IPO and listing. Advised a Saudi Arabian carpet and flooring company on its IPO and listing. Advised a Saudi Arabian services and distribution company on its IPO and listing. Advised a Saudi Arabian entertainment and hospitality group on its IPO and listing. Advised a Saudi Arabian medical laboratories company on its private placement. Advised a private investment management firm on its marketing of security services in Saudi Arabia. Advised a global asset management firm on its marketing of security services in Saudi Arabia. Advised a Saudi Arabian financial advisory services company on its private placement. Advised a global consulting company on a Saudi Arabian placement agent agreement. Advised a Saudi Arabian investment company on its rights issue. Franchise and Distribution\nAdvised an American worldwide clothing and accessories retailer on its franchise arrangements in Saudi Arabia. Advised a UK manufacturing and construction company on its management and distribution arrangements in Saudi Arabia. Advised an American industrial supply company on its distribution arrangements in Saudi Arabia. Advised a global medical technology company on its marketing, distribution and technical support arrangements in Saudi Arabia. Advised a global telecommunications company on its terms and conditions, management services and master reseller agreements for use in Saudi Arabia. Advised a Saudi Arabian football company on its sponsorship and merchandising agreements. Advised an international oil and gas services company on its agency arrangements in Saudi Arabia. Advised a US Hotel and food services consultancy on its franchise arrangements in Saudi Arabia. Advised a UK machine tools company on its sales and distribution arrangements in Saudi Arabia. Advised a global fast food restaurant chain on its franchise arrangements in Saudi Arabia. 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The pipeline experienced severe external corrosion during construction which required that miles of the pipeline be replaced;{{ FIELD }}Recovered $7.4 million in Atlanta federal court jury trial on behalf of a natural gas distribution company seeking damages from a weld inspection contractor who provided defective digital weld images during the construction of a natural gas pipeline.{{ FIELD }}Represented the owner of a 185 megawatt hydroelectric power plant under construction in Peru, defending against contractor claims for costs and time extensions. Hearings on several preliminary issues were held before a Dispute Adjudication Board in London, England, after which the owner prevailed on all issues.{{ FIELD }}Represented the owner of a power plant in Osceola, Arkansas in defense of force majeure claims brought by its EPC Contractor.{{ FIELD }}Represented the owner in a dispute with its general contractor arising from the expansion of a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. After several days of hearings, the case settled on favorable terms.{{ FIELD }}Represented the owner of an LNG facility in Texas in a dispute with its general contractor over Hurricane Ike-related construction cost increases.{{ FIELD }}Represented the owner in a AAA arbitration against an engineering and construction firm that provided defective mooring components for an offshore production facility located in the Gulf of Mexico, with the result being a substantial delay in project completion{{ FIELD }}Represented the owner in a dispute with the general contractor constructing the Topsides of an offshore production platform.{{ FIELD }}Represented the general contractor in a delay and cost dispute against the owner arising from the construction of a Pulp and Paper mill in Colonia, Uruguay.{{ FIELD }}Represented the owner in a lawsuit in Harris County, Texas against its general contractor over construction cost overruns arising from the construction of a new cement production facility.{{ FIELD }}Represented the general contractor in the defense of delay and productivity damage claims brought by a subcontractor on a paper mill construction project in Big Island, Virginia. At the conclusion of the two week-long trial, the jury returned a complete defense verdict.{{ FIELD }}Represented an LNG terminal owner in the defense of Hurricane Ike-related force majeure claims brought by its general contractor.{{ FIELD }}Represented the EPC contractor in a AAA arbitration in which the client sought to recover monies owed for the completion of a chloralkali plant construction project in Geismar, Louisiana.{{ FIELD }}Represented the EPC contractor in the defense of claims by the roofing subcontractor for the construction of Minute Maid Park who alleged that project delays and interferences resulted in increased construction costs.{{ FIELD }}Represented the EPC contractor in the defense of claims by a copper mine owner who sought reimbursement for cost overruns that it claimed were the result of construction inefficiencies on the cost reimbursable project.{{ FIELD }}Represented the owner in the defense of construction damages claims brought by its general contractor and subcontractor in connection with the construction of an expansion to its aquatic feed manufacturing facility. At the conclusion of a two-week trial in Brazoria County, Texas, the jury returned a verdict rejecting the claims of the contractors and finding that our client was owed damages for construction delay and unfinished work.{{ FIELD }}Represented an engineering and construction contractor in a dispute with the owner of a gas processing plant in Bolivia.{{ FIELD }}Represented an EPC contractor in a construction delay and cost dispute with the general contractor on a gas processing project in Kazakhstan.{{ FIELD }}Represented an EPC contractor in a construction costs dispute with the owner of a gas processing facility in Oklahoma.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in a construction dispute with a national oil company operating in Africa and arising from the construction of a large onshore oil and gas infrastructure project.{{ FIELD }}Engineering DefectsRepresented an EPC contractor in two wrongful death lawsuits in Ohio County, West Virginia arising from a flash fire at a natural gas pipeline pig receiving and launching station.{{ FIELD }}Represented an EPC contractor in the defense of engineering defect claims brought by a chemical plant owner following the explosion of the owner’s phenol plant in Theodore, Alabama. The case was arbitrated for a week in London under ICC rules. Plaintiffs sought nearly $20 million. After the hearing, the case was settled with our client paying nothing.{{ FIELD }}Represented an engineering company in the defense of engineering defect claims brought by a group of plaintiffs who were severely burned in a plastics plant explosion and fire in Pasadena, Texas. The case was tried in Harris County, Texas for nearly six weeks. The Plaintiffs sought nearly $130 million, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict.{{ FIELD }}Represented an engineering company in the defense of engineering defect claims brought by a group of plaintiffs claiming to have suffered personal injuries during an ethylene plant explosion in Point Comfort, Texas. The case was tried in Calhoun County, Texas for four weeks. Plaintiffs sought nearly $4 million, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict.{{ FIELD }}Represented a valve manufacturer defending against allegations that a defective valve caused the rupture of a high pressure steam line in a power plant that resulted in two deaths, one serious burn injury and $15 million in property damage. The case was tried to a jury in Platte County, Missouri and resulted in a favorable verdict.{{ FIELD }}Miscellaneous Torts\nRepresented an oil company in the defense of a putative class action brought on behalf of more than 3000 putative class members who live, work or go to school in Bossier City, Louisiana and claim to have suffered personal injuries and property damage from alleged exposure to residual refinery contamination. The Court refused to certify a class.{{ FIELD }}Represented an engineering company in the defense of breach of fiduciary duty and theft of trade secret allegations made by an industrial turbine cleaning subcontractor. The case was tried to a jury for a week in Mobile, Alabama. Plaintiffs sought more than $23 million, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict.{{ FIELD }}Represented a general contractor in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the surviving family members of a United States Army soldier who was electrocuted while serving in Iraq. The plaintiffs alleged that our client failed to properly ground the electrical equipment at issue. The case was dismissed before trial.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in the defense of a docket of more than forty legacy oilfield contamination cases pending throughout Louisiana involving claims of soil and groundwater contamination from historical oilfield operations.{{ FIELD }}Represented an automotive service company in various personal injury and wrongful death matters pending in various jurisdictions around the country and related to accidents involving vehicles serviced by the company.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in defense of groundwater contamination cases brought in Hidalgo County, Texas by more than one hundred property owners. The case was settled on favorable terms.{{ FIELD }}Craig Ledet focuses on engineering and construction-related disputes, including design and construction defect, delay, disruption, scope of work, differing site conditions, force majeure, and major industrial casualty matters, including personal injury and property damage matters. He is a partner in our Trial and Global Disputes Practice Group, and has appeared in state and federal courts across the country and in arbitrations around the world.\nCraig worked as a professional engineer for more than seven years in the chemical manufacturing industry, where he was responsible for the design and construction of capital projects. With that energy industry background, Craig has focused most of his legal career on resolving engineering and construction disputes arising from energy-related infrastructure projects, including disputes involving refineries; gas plants; chemical plants; fossil-fuel, nuclear, solar and hydroelectric power plants; gas pipelines and compressor stations; and onshore and offshore oil and gas production facilities. He has also litigated construction matters involving sports stadiums, hospitals, and other facilities outside the energy industry. Craig has tried and arbitrated a variety of cases involving alleged engineering or construction defects that led to catastrophic industrial fires and explosions.  He has also tried and arbitrated numerous cases involving more traditional cost overrun, delay, disruption, scope change and similar construction-related claims.\nCraig has been recognized as a leading construction disputes specialist by Chambers USA, Legal 500, The International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers, The Benchmark Litigation Guide, and the Guide To The World’s Leading Construction Lawyers. Senior Counsel Recognized as a U.S. \"Litigation Star\"  2017 Benchmark Litigation guide, 2017 Ranked in construction litigation  The Legal 500, Chambers USA, The International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers and the Guide to the World's Leading Construction Lawyers Recognized as a \"Texas Super Lawyer\"  Super Lawyers Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center University of Houston University of Houston Law Center Texas State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Houston Young Lawyers Association ConstructionRecovered a nearly nine figure award for the owners of an 898 megawatt coal-fired power plant in central Texas after a month-long CPR arbitration in Atlanta, Georgia. During commissioning, the plant’s boiler overheated which caused substantial property damage and project delay. The contractors who designed and built the plant blamed the event on operator error. Owners proved that the primary causes of the incident were a defective boiler control logic design and contractors’ failure to provide adequate supervision in the control room; Representing a natural gas pipeline company seeking damages from the designers and constructors of a natural gas pipeline in Georgia. The pipeline experienced severe external corrosion during construction which required that miles of the pipeline be replaced; Recovered $7.4 million in Atlanta federal court jury trial on behalf of a natural gas distribution company seeking damages from a weld inspection contractor who provided defective digital weld images during the construction of a natural gas pipeline. Represented the owner of a 185 megawatt hydroelectric power plant under construction in Peru, defending against contractor claims for costs and time extensions. Hearings on several preliminary issues were held before a Dispute Adjudication Board in London, England, after which the owner prevailed on all issues. Represented the owner of a power plant in Osceola, Arkansas in defense of force majeure claims brought by its EPC Contractor. Represented the owner in a dispute with its general contractor arising from the expansion of a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. After several days of hearings, the case settled on favorable terms. Represented the owner of an LNG facility in Texas in a dispute with its general contractor over Hurricane Ike-related construction cost increases. Represented the owner in a AAA arbitration against an engineering and construction firm that provided defective mooring components for an offshore production facility located in the Gulf of Mexico, with the result being a substantial delay in project completion Represented the owner in a dispute with the general contractor constructing the Topsides of an offshore production platform. Represented the general contractor in a delay and cost dispute against the owner arising from the construction of a Pulp and Paper mill in Colonia, Uruguay. Represented the owner in a lawsuit in Harris County, Texas against its general contractor over construction cost overruns arising from the construction of a new cement production facility. Represented the general contractor in the defense of delay and productivity damage claims brought by a subcontractor on a paper mill construction project in Big Island, Virginia. At the conclusion of the two week-long trial, the jury returned a complete defense verdict. Represented an LNG terminal owner in the defense of Hurricane Ike-related force majeure claims brought by its general contractor. Represented the EPC contractor in a AAA arbitration in which the client sought to recover monies owed for the completion of a chloralkali plant construction project in Geismar, Louisiana. Represented the EPC contractor in the defense of claims by the roofing subcontractor for the construction of Minute Maid Park who alleged that project delays and interferences resulted in increased construction costs. Represented the EPC contractor in the defense of claims by a copper mine owner who sought reimbursement for cost overruns that it claimed were the result of construction inefficiencies on the cost reimbursable project. Represented the owner in the defense of construction damages claims brought by its general contractor and subcontractor in connection with the construction of an expansion to its aquatic feed manufacturing facility. At the conclusion of a two-week trial in Brazoria County, Texas, the jury returned a verdict rejecting the claims of the contractors and finding that our client was owed damages for construction delay and unfinished work. Represented an engineering and construction contractor in a dispute with the owner of a gas processing plant in Bolivia. Represented an EPC contractor in a construction delay and cost dispute with the general contractor on a gas processing project in Kazakhstan. Represented an EPC contractor in a construction costs dispute with the owner of a gas processing facility in Oklahoma. Represented a major oil company in a construction dispute with a national oil company operating in Africa and arising from the construction of a large onshore oil and gas infrastructure project. Engineering DefectsRepresented an EPC contractor in two wrongful death lawsuits in Ohio County, West Virginia arising from a flash fire at a natural gas pipeline pig receiving and launching station. Represented an EPC contractor in the defense of engineering defect claims brought by a chemical plant owner following the explosion of the owner’s phenol plant in Theodore, Alabama. The case was arbitrated for a week in London under ICC rules. Plaintiffs sought nearly $20 million. After the hearing, the case was settled with our client paying nothing. Represented an engineering company in the defense of engineering defect claims brought by a group of plaintiffs who were severely burned in a plastics plant explosion and fire in Pasadena, Texas. The case was tried in Harris County, Texas for nearly six weeks. The Plaintiffs sought nearly $130 million, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict. Represented an engineering company in the defense of engineering defect claims brought by a group of plaintiffs claiming to have suffered personal injuries during an ethylene plant explosion in Point Comfort, Texas. The case was tried in Calhoun County, Texas for four weeks. Plaintiffs sought nearly $4 million, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict. Represented a valve manufacturer defending against allegations that a defective valve caused the rupture of a high pressure steam line in a power plant that resulted in two deaths, one serious burn injury and $15 million in property damage. The case was tried to a jury in Platte County, Missouri and resulted in a favorable verdict. Miscellaneous Torts\nRepresented an oil company in the defense of a putative class action brought on behalf of more than 3000 putative class members who live, work or go to school in Bossier City, Louisiana and claim to have suffered personal injuries and property damage from alleged exposure to residual refinery contamination. The Court refused to certify a class. Represented an engineering company in the defense of breach of fiduciary duty and theft of trade secret allegations made by an industrial turbine cleaning subcontractor. The case was tried to a jury for a week in Mobile, Alabama. Plaintiffs sought more than $23 million, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict. Represented a general contractor in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the surviving family members of a United States Army soldier who was electrocuted while serving in Iraq. The plaintiffs alleged that our client failed to properly ground the electrical equipment at issue. The case was dismissed before trial. Represented a major oil company in the defense of a docket of more than forty legacy oilfield contamination cases pending throughout Louisiana involving claims of soil and groundwater contamination from historical oilfield operations. Represented an automotive service company in various personal injury and wrongful death matters pending in various jurisdictions around the country and related to accidents involving vehicles serviced by the company. Represented a major oil company in defense of groundwater contamination cases brought in Hidalgo County, Texas by more than one hundred property owners. The case was settled on favorable terms.","searchable_name":"Craig J. 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