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include leading telecommunications, mining, financial services, software, luxury goods and manufacturing firms.  Shouvik has represented clients at numerous procedural and merits hearings.  Clients and peers have described him as an \"invaluable asset in any matter\"; a \"sharp and great cross-examiner\"; and a \"brilliant arbitration lawyer\".  His cases are sited in both common law and civil law jurisdictions, and he has broad familiarity with the leading institutional and ad hoc rules.\nShouvik has represented clients before the European Court of Human Rights and has advised on cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union.\nShouvik regularly teaches and speaks about arbitration, including at Harvard Law School, the University of Miami, the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences and the National Law University, Delhi.  His scholarship has appeared in the Journal of International Arbitration, Global Energy Law and Sustainability and the Yale Journal of 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Schofield (S.D.N.Y.).\n  Shouvik Bhattacharya lawyer Counsel \"Shouvik has an extensive grasp of the workings of the business, which makes him an invaluable asset in any matter\" Lexology Index: Arbitration 2026 \"He very effectively draws together evidence that spans years\"  Lexology Index: Arbitration 2026 \"He has ample experience having helped to secure numerous investor-state and commercial arbitration victories\" Lexology Index: Arbitration 2026 Named Leading Associate Legal 500 UK 2026 \"He is excellent, sharp and a great cross-examiner.\" Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025 \"He has an impressive practice with particular expertise in India-related disputes.\" Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025 \"Shouvik is a brilliant arbitration lawyer with deep knowledge and great experience\" Who's Who Legal: Arbitration, 2024 \"His ... understanding of the business and its technical aspects to formulate legal arguments is remarkable\" Who's Who Legal: Arbitration, 2024 \"He is a great cross-examiner\" Who's Who Legal: Arbitration, 2024 \"He is always on top of his cases and extremely quick on his feet\"  Who's Who Legal: Arbitration, 2024 Future Leader Who's Who Legal: Arbitration, 2024 Ranked as the next generation of arbitration. 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Amount in dispute: more than $1 billion (Algerian law).{{ FIELD }}A Spanish company against an Algerian company in an ICC arbitration arising out of the purchase of a stake in a fertilizer plant and the exercice of a pre-emptive right in a shareholder agreement (Algerian law).{{ FIELD }}Two leading Algerian beverage companies against a German mould manufacturer in an ICC arbitration relating to a bottling plant and mould defects (French law).{{ FIELD }}Representing an Algerian company in an ICC arbitration relating to a brick factory (Swiss law).{{ FIELD }}Representing a subsidiary of a French construction group against a Monaco company in an ICC arbitration relating to an offshore extension project (Monaco law).{{ FIELD }}Representing a French oil group against a Gabonese company in an ICC arbitration concerning a hydrocarbons exploration and production sharing contract (French and Gabonese laws).{{ FIELD }}Representing a Congolese mining company against a South African company in an ICC arbitration relating to the development of a cobalt deposit (Congolese law - dispute value greater than EUR 790 million).{{ FIELD }}Representing a French energy company in an AFA arbitration relating to gas price revision of a long-term contract concluded with a French oil group (French law).{{ FIELD }}Representing a Moroccan food company in an ICC arbitration regarding breach of representations and warranties of a share purchase agreement and wrongful termination of a distribution contract (Moroccan law).{{ FIELD }}Representing a French pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration regarding the wrongful termination of a contract pertaining to the development of anti-wrinkle fillers (French law).{{ FIELD }}Representing SolEs Badajoz GmbH against the Kingdom of Spain in an ICSID arbitration in the field of photovoltaic energy, on the ground of the Energy Charter.{{ FIELD }}Representing Société des Mines de Loulo against the Republic of Mali in an ICSID arbitration relating to a gold mine and tax claims imposed in breach of a stabilization clause in a concession agreement.{{ FIELD }}Representing Indonesian investors in an ICSID arbitration against a West African State relating to the State’s revocation of an iron ore mining license, on the basis of a mining agreement and a mining code.{{ FIELD }}Representing the Republic of Guinea against BSGR in an ICSID arbitration relating to an alleged expropriation of the rights to exploit an iron mine, on the basis of an investment law (dispute value greater than USD 5 billion).{{ FIELD }}Representing the Republic of Guinea against Getma International in two arbitration proceedings concerning the Government’s termination of a concession agreement relating to management and operation of a port terminal. Arbitration proceedings were administrated by ICSID on the basis of an investment law and by the CCJA on the basis of the concession agreement.{{ FIELD }}Representing a Republic of Guinea in an ICC arbitration against a Russian investor relating to the sale and exploitation of a bauxite plant (dispute value greater than EUR 800 million).{{ FIELD }}Representing the Republic of Guinea against the Société Industrielle des Boissons de Guinée in an ICSID arbitration relating to the alleged expropriation of a beverage factory, on the basis of an investment law.{{ FIELD }}Representing a Spanish company against an Algerian entity in an ICC arbitration relating to the construction of a railway in North Africa (Algerian law).{{ FIELD }}Representing a French company in an ICC arbitration relating to the construction of an LNG terminal (French admnistrative law).{{ FIELD }}Representing British investors against Uruguay in a set aside proceeding before the Paris Court of Appeal (the BIT claim was related to expropriation of an iron ore mine) (value of the dispute greater than EUR 3 billion).{{ FIELD }}Representing a Canadian airline in a set aside proceeding before the Paris Court of Appeal (the BIT claim was related to transfer of funds).{{ FIELD }}Representing a French company against the Municipality of Lima in a set aside proceeding before the Paris Court of Appeal relating to the construction of highway project (value of the dispute greater than EUR 1.5 billion).{{ FIELD }}Representing a French energy company against a consortium of European companies in an ICC arbitration relating to the construction of a gas terminal in the south of France, before the French Council of State in a set aside proceeding.{{ FIELD }}Representing a French energy company against a consortium of European companies in enforcement proceedings before French court.{{ FIELD }}Secretary to arbitral tribunals in three ICC arbitrations relating to the construction of a road and a stadium in a West African country.{{ FIELD }}Agnès Bizard is an International Arbitration Counsel in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Paris office. Her practice focuses on investment, construction and commercial disputes, with particular focus on energy, infrastructure and manufacturing sectors.\nAgnès has participated in numerous arbitral proceedings conducted under the ICSID, ICC, AFA and CCJA arbitration rules, in which she delivered opening and closing arguments and cross-examined witnesses, quantum and technical experts. She has substantial experience in multiple jurisdictions, in West and North Africa especially. She also frequently appears before French courts in set aside proceedings.\nIn addition to her work as counsel, Agnès sits as an arbitrator. \nAgnès is also serving as an officer in several arbitral organizations, including as Court Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Co-Chair of the IBA Subcommittee on Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards and Co-Chair of the CFA40. Agnès Bizard counsel Counsel Rising Star – International Arbitration Law 360 Future Leader - International Arbitration Lexology (WWL Legal) 2024-2025 International Arbitration Rising Star Legal 500 MENA - France, 2024 Ones to Watch - International Arbitration - Best Lawyers France - 2022 / 2025 London School of Economics and Political Science, UK  Sorbonne University, Paris I, France  France Co-Chair IBA Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Subcommittee Co-Chair CFA40 Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration Board member of the ICC Observatory (France) Representing a Middle Eastern State against another Middle Eastern State in a set aside proceeding before the Paris Court of Appeal regarding a $35 billion treaty dispute relating to oil and gas transportation rights, acts of state and local law issues A Spanish contractor in an ICC arbitration against an Algerian State affiliated joint venture arising out of the construction and commissioning of a gas processing plant in North Africa. Amount in dispute: more than $1 billion (Algerian law). A Spanish company against an Algerian company in an ICC arbitration arising out of the purchase of a stake in a fertilizer plant and the exercice of a pre-emptive right in a shareholder agreement (Algerian law). Two leading Algerian beverage companies against a German mould manufacturer in an ICC arbitration relating to a bottling plant and mould defects (French law). Representing an Algerian company in an ICC arbitration relating to a brick factory (Swiss law). Representing a subsidiary of a French construction group against a Monaco company in an ICC arbitration relating to an offshore extension project (Monaco law). Representing a French oil group against a Gabonese company in an ICC arbitration concerning a hydrocarbons exploration and production sharing contract (French and Gabonese laws). Representing a Congolese mining company against a South African company in an ICC arbitration relating to the development of a cobalt deposit (Congolese law - dispute value greater than EUR 790 million). Representing a French energy company in an AFA arbitration relating to gas price revision of a long-term contract concluded with a French oil group (French law). Representing a Moroccan food company in an ICC arbitration regarding breach of representations and warranties of a share purchase agreement and wrongful termination of a distribution contract (Moroccan law). Representing a French pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration regarding the wrongful termination of a contract pertaining to the development of anti-wrinkle fillers (French law). Representing SolEs Badajoz GmbH against the Kingdom of Spain in an ICSID arbitration in the field of photovoltaic energy, on the ground of the Energy Charter. Representing Société des Mines de Loulo against the Republic of Mali in an ICSID arbitration relating to a gold mine and tax claims imposed in breach of a stabilization clause in a concession agreement. Representing Indonesian investors in an ICSID arbitration against a West African State relating to the State’s revocation of an iron ore mining license, on the basis of a mining agreement and a mining code. Representing the Republic of Guinea against BSGR in an ICSID arbitration relating to an alleged expropriation of the rights to exploit an iron mine, on the basis of an investment law (dispute value greater than USD 5 billion). Representing the Republic of Guinea against Getma International in two arbitration proceedings concerning the Government’s termination of a concession agreement relating to management and operation of a port terminal. Arbitration proceedings were administrated by ICSID on the basis of an investment law and by the CCJA on the basis of the concession agreement. Representing a Republic of Guinea in an ICC arbitration against a Russian investor relating to the sale and exploitation of a bauxite plant (dispute value greater than EUR 800 million). Representing the Republic of Guinea against the Société Industrielle des Boissons de Guinée in an ICSID arbitration relating to the alleged expropriation of a beverage factory, on the basis of an investment law. Representing a Spanish company against an Algerian entity in an ICC arbitration relating to the construction of a railway in North Africa (Algerian law). Representing a French company in an ICC arbitration relating to the construction of an LNG terminal (French admnistrative law). Representing British investors against Uruguay in a set aside proceeding before the Paris Court of Appeal (the BIT claim was related to expropriation of an iron ore mine) (value of the dispute greater than EUR 3 billion). Representing a Canadian airline in a set aside proceeding before the Paris Court of Appeal (the BIT claim was related to transfer of funds). Representing a French company against the Municipality of Lima in a set aside proceeding before the Paris Court of Appeal relating to the construction of highway project (value of the dispute greater than EUR 1.5 billion). Representing a French energy company against a consortium of European companies in an ICC arbitration relating to the construction of a gas terminal in the south of France, before the French Council of State in a set aside proceeding. Representing a French energy company against a consortium of European companies in enforcement proceedings before French court. Secretary to arbitral tribunals in three ICC arbitrations relating to the construction of a road and a stadium in a West African country.","searchable_name":"Agnès Bizard","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":445835,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":5345,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eProfessor Douglass Cassel is a globally recognized expert on business and human rights, international human rights and criminal law, and public international law.\u0026nbsp; He advises and represents corporate, governmental and non-governmental clients in matters before regional human rights courts and commissions, United Nations human rights bodies, the International Criminal Court, National Contact Points under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, national courts, international arbitrations, the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and in international treaty negotiations and peace negotiations.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChambers \u0026amp; Partners 2026 recognizes Cassel as a \u0026ldquo;Global Market Leader\u0026rdquo; (band 1) in Business and Human Rights Law.\u0026nbsp; Respondents informed Chambers that Cassel is \u0026ldquo;simply one of the best lawyers I have ever worked with\u0026rdquo; \u0026hellip; \u0026ldquo;Doug has both the intellectual depth of a professor, but is also a very good practitioner. He has a solid legal brain, is bilingual, versatile and extremely open-minded. He is a true thought leader\u0026rdquo; \u0026hellip; \u0026ldquo;He is very practical, extremely knowledgeable and has made substantial contributions to the field.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp; Earlier, Chambers noted, \u0026ldquo;An impressed client reports: \u0026lsquo;He is an immense asset to the legal profession and to his firm.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rsquo;\u0026rsquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 2022 through 2025 Professor Cassel served as inaugural Co-Chair of the global Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association (BHRLA).\u0026nbsp; He frequently speaks at meetings of the BHRLA, the International Bar Association, and the International Chamber of Commerce, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Cassel advises and provides training to companies on the adoption of policies and procedures on business and human rights, including human rights and environmental due diligence and risk avoidance in their operations and value chains.\u0026nbsp; He also helps resolve claims of adverse impacts by claimants, shareholders and ESG rating agencies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCassel has represented or advised international law experts, former United States diplomats, and other distinguished \u003cem\u003eamici curiae\u003c/em\u003e in numerous cases before the United States Supreme Court.\u0026nbsp; He maintains an extensive \u003cem\u003epro bono\u003c/em\u003e practice with the Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association, representing former judges, prosecutors, journalists, human rights advocates and electoral candidates unjustly accused of crimes by corrupt and authoritarian regimes in Central America.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Cassel is a member of the editorial board of the American Bar Association\u0026rsquo;s Key Business and Human Rights Documents.\u0026nbsp; His 2023 article for the International Chamber of Commerce Institute of World Business Law, \u003cem\u003eThe \u0026lsquo;Hardening\u0026rsquo; and \u0026lsquo;Broadening\u0026rsquo; of Norms on Business and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, is a panoramic analysis of the field.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding in 2018, Professor Cassel taught and published, most recently at Notre Dame Law School, as a tenured full professor and Notre Dame Presidential Fellow.\u0026nbsp; He has also taught at leading universities in Belgium, England, Hungary, Mexico and Spain, and lectured at many others. He has published more than one hundred scholarly articles and reviews, including in such journals as the Business and Human Rights Journal and the Business Ethics Quarterly.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Cassel authored the chapter on jurisdiction in the Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business (Edward Elgar Pub. 2020), updated in 2024.\u0026nbsp; On behalf of the American Bar Association\u0026rsquo;s Human Rights Center and the Law Society of England and Wales, he was principal author of the \u003cem\u003eWhite Paper: Options for a Treaty on Business and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e (2015).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Cassel is experienced in investigations, negotiations and diplomacy. He was Legal Advisor to the United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador; investigated military massacres in Colombia and Thailand; and chaired an independent international panel investigating paramilitary killings in Northern Ireland.\u0026nbsp; Colombia\u0026rsquo;s Nobel Laureate President Juan Manuel Santos called on him to help negotiate the transitional justice provisions of the 2016 peace treaty with FARC guerrillas.\u0026nbsp; President Santos later awarded Cassel the highest honor Colombia confers on foreign civilians.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCassel is a former president of the Due Process of Law Foundation.\u0026nbsp; He was elected four times by the Organization of American States to serve on the Board of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas, which he served as president.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Cassel is an honors graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School.\u0026nbsp;[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrative Articles:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eState Jurisdiction to Regulate and Adjudicate Transnational Corporate Activity\u003c/em\u003e, in Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business.198-222 (Surya Deva and David Birchall, eds., Edward Elgar Pub. 2020).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOutlining the Case for a Common Law Duty of Care of Business to Exercise Human Rights Due Diligence\u003c/em\u003e, 1 Business and Human Rights Journal 179 (2016), DOI:\u0026nbsp;http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2016.15\u0026nbsp;(Cambridge University Press, England), accessible at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online\u0026amp;aid=10291000\u0026amp;fileId=S2057019816000158.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePresentaci\u0026oacute;n: Represi\u0026oacute;n Judicializada en el Ecuador\u003c/em\u003e, in\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eEl uso del poder judicial para vulnerar los derechos humanos en el Ecuador\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(2016) (Interamerican Institute for Democracy and Inter-American Bar Association); English version:\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c/em\u003e, in\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Role of the Judiciary in the Violation of Human Rights in Ecuador\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2016), accessible at\u0026nbsp;http://www.intdemocratic.org/es/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/The-Role-of-the-Judiciary-in-the-Violation-of-Human-Rights-in-Ecuador.pdf.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe United States and Human Rights Treaties: Can We Meet Our Commitment\u003c/em\u003es?, American Bar Association,\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHuman Rights\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;Magazine, Volume 41, No. 2 (2015).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhite Paper: Options for a Treaty on Business and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;6 Notre Dame J. Int\u0026rsquo;l \u0026amp; Comp. Law, Iss. 1, Art. 1 (2015), co-authored with Anita Ramasastry for the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, and the Law Society of England and Wales (also accessible at http://business-humanrights.org/en/white-paper-outlines-possible-options-for-business-human-rights-treaty#c124730).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSistemas Regionales de Protecci\u0026oacute;n de Derechos Humanos y la Resistencia por parte de los Estados: El Caso del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (2011-2013),\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ein Estado constitucional, derechos humanos, justicia y vida universitaria: Estudios en homenaje a Jorge Carpizo, Tomo V, Volumen 1, p. 401, Instituto de Investigaciones Jur\u0026iacute;dicas, Universidad Aut\u0026oacute;noma de M\u0026eacute;xico (2015).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuing Americans for Human Rights Torts Overseas: The Supreme Court Leaves the Door Open,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e89 Notre Dame Law Review 1773 (2014).\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe United Nations Global Compact and Human Rights: A Modest But Useful Niche\u003c/em\u003e, in Oliver Williams, ed., Sustainable Development:\u0026nbsp; the Millennium Development Goals, The U.N. Global Compact and the common good 184 (2014).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRegional Human Rights Systems and State Pushback: The Case of the Inter-American Human Rights System (2011-2013),\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e33 Human Rights Law Journal 1 (2013).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl Alcance e Impacto Cada Vez Mayores de las Reparaciones Ordenadas por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos\u003c/em\u003e, in\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eLa Justicia Constitucional y su Internacionalizaci\u0026oacute;n. \u0026iquest;Hacia un\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIus Constitutionale Commune\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003een Am\u0026eacute;rica Latina?, Tomo II, p. 215, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law and Instituto de Investigaciones Jur\u0026iacute;dicas de la Universidad Aut\u0026oacute;noma de M\u0026eacute;xico, eds., (2010).\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpresas Multinacionales y Complicidad en Violaciones de los Derechos Humanos: Confusi\u0026oacute;n Judicial Estadounidense\u003c/em\u003e, 63 Derecho Pontificia Universidad Cat\u0026oacute;lica del Per\u0026uacute; 255 (2009) (updated version in Spanish of\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCorporate Aiding and Abetting of Human Rights Violations: Confusion in the Courts\u003c/em\u003e, 6 NW. U. J. INT\u0026rsquo;L HUM. RTS. 304 (2008)).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational Human Rights Law and Security Detention\u003c/em\u003e, 40 Case Western Reserve journal of International Law 383 (2009),\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ereprinted in\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;Martin Scheinin, ed. Terrorism and Human Rights (Elgar, Cheltenham Glos, England, 2013).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePretrial and Preventive Detention of Suspected Terrorists: Options and Constraints under International Law\u003c/em\u003e, 98 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 811 (2008) (published by Northwestern University School of Law),\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ereprinted in\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;Terrorist Rendition and Detention: State Practices (A. Begum, ed.)\u0026nbsp; 1 (Amicus Books, Icfai University Press, Hyderabad, India, 2008).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorporate Aiding and Abetting of Human Rights Violations: Confusion in the Courts\u003c/em\u003e, 6 Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights 304 (2008).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransnational Corporate Accountability and the Rule of Law\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(co-authored with Sean O\u0026rsquo;Brien), in Oliver Williams, ed., Peace Through Commerce: Responsible corporate citizenship and the ideals of the united nations global compact (2008), p. 77.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiberty, Judicial Review and the Rule of Law at Guantanamo: A Battle Half Won\u003c/em\u003e, 43 New England Law\u0026nbsp; Review 37 (2008).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Expanding Scope and Impact of Reparations Awarded by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, in Out of the Ashes: Reparations for Gross Violations of Human Rights, K. De Feyter, S. Parmentier, M. Bossuyt and P. Lemmens eds. (Intersentia 2005), p. 191; reprinted in\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eRevista do Insitituto Brasileiro de Direitos Humanos,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eAno 7, Vol.7, N\u0026uacute;m. 7, 2006/2007 p. 91.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Globalization of Human Rights: Consciousness, Law and Reality, 2\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eNW.U.J. Int\u0026rsquo;l Hum. Rts. 6 (2004).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational Remedies in National Criminal Cases: ICJ Judgment in Germany v. United States\u003c/em\u003e, 15 Leiden Journal of International Law 69 (2002).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHuman Rights and Business Responsibilities in the Global Marketplace\u003c/em\u003e, 11 Business Ethics Quarterly\u0026nbsp; 261 (2001).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Lucha Contra La Impunidad ante el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos\u003c/em\u003e, in Verdad y Justicia: Homenaje a Emilio Mignone, Juan M\u0026eacute;ndez et al., eds. (Inter-American Institute of Human Rights 2001) 357.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoes International Human Rights Law Make a Difference?\u003c/em\u003e, 2 Chicago Journal of International Law\u0026nbsp; 121 (2001).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpowering United States Courts to Adjudge Crimes within the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court\u003c/em\u003e, 35 New England Law Review 421 (2001).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInter-American Human Rights Law, Soft and Hard\u003c/em\u003e, in Commitment and Compliance: The Role of Non-Binding Norms in the International Legal System 393 (Dinah Shelton, ed.)(2000).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJudicial Remedies for Treaty Violations in Criminal Cases: Consular Rights of Foreign Nationals in United States Death Penalty Cases\u003c/em\u003e, 12 Leiden Journal of International Law 851 (1999).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe ICC\u0026rsquo;s New Legal Landscape: The Need to Expand United States Domestic Jurisdiction to Prosecute Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity\u003c/em\u003e, 23 Fordham International Law Journal 378 (1999).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl Per\u0026uacute; Se Retira de la Corte: Afrontar\u0026aacute; el Reto el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos?\u003c/em\u003e, 29 Revista Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos 69 (1999) (Spanish language version of\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePeru Withdraws from the Court\u003c/em\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Future of the Inter-American Human Rights System\u003c/em\u003e, (co-authored with Thomas Buergenthal), in El Futuro del Sistema Interamericano de Protecci\u0026oacute;n de los Derechos Humanos 539 (Inter-American Institute of Human Rights 1998).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorporate Initiatives: A Second Human Rights Revolution?\u003c/em\u003e, 19 Fordham International Law Journal 1963 (1996).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Reviews:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Review of Bertrand Ramcharan, \u003cem\u003eA History of the UN Human Rights Programme and Secretariat\u003c/em\u003e (Brill Nijhoff 2020), 115 American J. Int\u0026rsquo;l Law 348-353 (2021).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Review of Alan McPherson, \u003cem\u003eGhosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet\u0026rsquo;s Terror State to Justice\u003c/em\u003e (Univ. North Carolina Press 2019), 42 Hum. Rts. Quarterly 205-212 (2021).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuilding a Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Context and Contours\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(Surya Deva and David Bilchitz, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2017), HUMAN RIGHTS QUARTERLY 41 (2019) 497\u0026ndash;547.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFundamental Rights in Europe: Challenges and Transformations in Comparative Perspective,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Federico Fabbrini (Oxford University Press 2014), in Human Rights Law Review 2016;\u003cbr /\u003edoi: 10.1093/hrlr/ngw008 (England), accessible at http://hrlr.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/04/28/hrlr.ngw008.full?keytype=ref\u0026amp;ijkey=KCR7pibGybMICRG.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals\u003c/em\u003e, by David Scheffer, 107 American Journal of International Law 252 (2013).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Practice and Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, 100 American Journal of International Law 503 (2006).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Inter-American System of Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, 93 American Journal of International Law 555 (1999).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransitional Justice and the Rule of Law in New Democracies\u003c/em\u003e, 92 American Journal of International Law 607 (1998).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeaching International Human Rights Law,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;91 American Journal of International Law 215 (1997).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrative Recent Speaking Engagements:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Can Corporate Social Responsibility?and Human Rights?Assessments?Teach to International Arbitration? \u003c/em\u003e(panel), in Washington Arbitration Week, Washington, D.C., December 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivil Liability of Business for Human Rights Abuses in Value Chains, in \u003c/em\u003eConference on Les opportunit\u0026eacute;s y les d\u0026eacute;fis pour una convention international sur les entreprises y les droits de l\u0026rsquo;homme, organized by the Paris Human Rights Center of Universit\u0026eacute; Panth\u0026eacute;on-Assas Paris II and the Human Rights and Business Institute of the University of Monterrey, Mexico, Paris, November 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoria y perspectivas de las relaciones de los EE.UU. con el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos\u003c/em\u003e, in 2d International Colloquium on Inter-American Human Rights System, Universidad Nacional de Mexico, UNAM-Boston, Centro de Estudios Mexicanos, Boston, November 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContrasting Transatlantic Perspectives on Business and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, in webinar on Contemporary Issues in EU-US Relations, City University of London Law School, Institute for the Study of European Law, Jean Monnet Chair in Transatlantic Relations, London, November 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa responsabilidad de los abogados en materia de empresas y derechos humanos \u003c/em\u003e(Panelist), in Pre Session: Bar Associations and the Business and Human Rights Agenda: A Regional Vision 10 years after the Guiding Principles\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c/strong\u003esponsored by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association, in VI Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights for Latin America and the Caribbean\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c/strong\u003eOctober 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDevelopments in Business and Human Rights Law for Multi-Jurisdictional Corporate Accountability\u003c/em\u003e, Jindal Society of International Law, Jindal Global Law School, India, August 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuscando la paz con la mayor justicia posible: un recuerdo personal de la negociaci\u0026oacute;n de la JEP, \u003c/em\u003einvited presentation to the Special Tribunal for Peace, Bogot\u0026aacute;, Colombia, July 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMesa Redonda: Debida diligencia en derechos humanos en M\u0026eacute;xico: de la discusi\u0026oacute;n a la acci\u0026oacute;n\u003c/em\u003e, sponsored by Oxfam et al. and financed by European Union et al., Mexico (virtual), March 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl enfoque del proyecto de tratado sobre la regulaci\u0026oacute;n de las empresas, en Seminario Empresas y Derechos Humanos,organizado por el Observatorio del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos de la UNAM, el Instituto de Derechos Humanos y Empresas de la Universidad de Monterrey y la Relator\u0026iacute;a Especial DESCA de la Comisi\u0026oacute;n Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Mexico, March 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePromotion and Defense of Judicial Independence in the United Nations Human Rights System\u003c/em\u003e, Guatemalan Asociaci\u0026oacute;n Guatemalteca de Jueces por la Integridad, co-sponsored by the Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association, February 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHuman Rights and Investment Arbitration\u003c/em\u003e (panel), Washington Arbitration Week 2020, Washington, D.C. (remote by zoom), December 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLegal Liability and Enforcement\u003c/em\u003e (panel), sponsored by International Commission of Jurists and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, as a side event to the Fifth meeting of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group on the elaboration of a treaty on business and human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConversatorio en empresas y derechos humanos para \u0026aacute;rbitros y abogados\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(panel), Centro de Arbitraje y Conciliaci\u0026oacute;n de la C\u0026aacute;mara de Comercio de Bogot\u0026aacute;, Bogot\u0026aacute;, Colombia, October 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComentarios sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eCurso Presencial para abogados de empresas, sponsored by the International Bar Association, the C\u0026aacute;mara de Servicios Legales of the Asociaci\u0026oacute;n Nacional de Emptresas de Colombia (ANDI), and the C\u0026aacute;mara de Comercio de Bogot\u0026aacute;, at the ANDI, Bogot\u0026aacute;, Colombia, October 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa perspectiva jur\u0026iacute;dica de la debida diligencia corporativa en derechos humanos: experiencias comparadas\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(panel), en Conferencia sobre La debida diligencia empresarial en Derechos Humanos y la sostenibilidad, organized by the Defensor\u0026iacute;a del Pueblo de Colombia, en la Pont\u0026iacute;fica Universidad Javeriana, Bogot\u0026aacute;, Colombia, October 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpresas y Derechos Humanos\u003c/em\u003e, en Diplomado de Formaci\u0026oacute;n en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos \u0026ldquo;H\u0026eacute;ctor Fix Zamudio,\u0026rdquo; sponsored by the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the Inter-American Commission and Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Mexico City, Mexico, September 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorporate Actors and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(panel), in Balancing Competing Rights: A Conference in Honour of Professor Sheldon Leader, Essex Human Rights Centre, School of Law, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom, September 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeynote Speaker,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eInversi\u0026oacute;n y Derechos Humanos: Una Mirada Global desde Colombia\u003c/em\u003e, sponsored by Zuleta Beyond Borders, Bogot\u0026aacute; Colombia, August 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColombia\u0026rsquo;s Special Jurisdiction for Peace\u003c/em\u003e, in panel on Victims\u0026rsquo; Rights, Reconciliation, and Transitional Justice, in Conference on The Colombia Peace Process After Two Years, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame, Washington, D.C., June 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeynote Address,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eEmpresas y Derechos Humanos: Unos Apuntes sobre Donde Estamos, Adonde Vamos\u003c/em\u003e, Primera Conferencia Latinoamericana sobre Derechos Humanos y Empresas, Universidad del Rosario, co-patrocinada por la Universidad Javeriana y otras universidades y por la C\u0026aacute;mara de Comercio de Bogot\u0026aacute;, Bogot\u0026aacute;, Colombia, May 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(panel), 2019 Wolfgang Friedmann Conference, Columbia Law School, New York, New York, April 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational Human Rights Law, the Environment, Major Projects and ISDS\u003c/em\u003e, CLE presentation to International Arbitration Practice Group, King \u0026amp; Spalding, New York, New York, February 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZero Draft: Are We Closer to Solving the Business and Human Rights Crisis?,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;Harvard Human Rights and Business Law Student Association, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational Law, Soft and Hard, and Domestic Tort Law,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;in Panel on Public International Law and Corporate Accountability, in Conference on Piercing the Corporate Veil: Multinational Corporate Accountability, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada, November 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpresas y Derechos Humanos: \u0026iquest;D\u0026oacute;nde Estamos y Ad\u0026oacute;nde Vamos?,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;Inaugural Address, Institute of Human Rights and Business, University of Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, November 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransitional Justice in Colombia and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;in High Level Conference, The Legacy of Professor M. 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He is a true thought leader\u0026rdquo; \u0026hellip; \u0026ldquo;He is very practical, extremely knowledgeable and has made substantial contributions to the field.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp; Earlier, Chambers noted, \u0026ldquo;An impressed client reports: \u0026lsquo;He is an immense asset to the legal profession and to his firm.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rsquo;\u0026rsquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 2022 through 2025 Professor Cassel served as inaugural Co-Chair of the global Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association (BHRLA).\u0026nbsp; He frequently speaks at meetings of the BHRLA, the International Bar Association, and the International Chamber of Commerce, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Cassel advises and provides training to companies on the adoption of policies and procedures on business and human rights, including human rights and environmental due diligence and risk avoidance in their operations and value chains.\u0026nbsp; He also helps resolve claims of adverse impacts by claimants, shareholders and ESG rating agencies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCassel has represented or advised international law experts, former United States diplomats, and other distinguished \u003cem\u003eamici curiae\u003c/em\u003e in numerous cases before the United States Supreme Court.\u0026nbsp; He maintains an extensive \u003cem\u003epro bono\u003c/em\u003e practice with the Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association, representing former judges, prosecutors, journalists, human rights advocates and electoral candidates unjustly accused of crimes by corrupt and authoritarian regimes in Central America.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Cassel is a member of the editorial board of the American Bar Association\u0026rsquo;s Key Business and Human Rights Documents.\u0026nbsp; His 2023 article for the International Chamber of Commerce Institute of World Business Law, \u003cem\u003eThe \u0026lsquo;Hardening\u0026rsquo; and \u0026lsquo;Broadening\u0026rsquo; of Norms on Business and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, is a panoramic analysis of the field.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding in 2018, Professor Cassel taught and published, most recently at Notre Dame Law School, as a tenured full professor and Notre Dame Presidential Fellow.\u0026nbsp; He has also taught at leading universities in Belgium, England, Hungary, Mexico and Spain, and lectured at many others. He has published more than one hundred scholarly articles and reviews, including in such journals as the Business and Human Rights Journal and the Business Ethics Quarterly.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Cassel authored the chapter on jurisdiction in the Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business (Edward Elgar Pub. 2020), updated in 2024.\u0026nbsp; On behalf of the American Bar Association\u0026rsquo;s Human Rights Center and the Law Society of England and Wales, he was principal author of the \u003cem\u003eWhite Paper: Options for a Treaty on Business and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e (2015).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Cassel is experienced in investigations, negotiations and diplomacy. 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Int\u0026rsquo;l \u0026amp; Comp. Law, Iss. 1, Art. 1 (2015), co-authored with Anita Ramasastry for the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, and the Law Society of England and Wales (also accessible at http://business-humanrights.org/en/white-paper-outlines-possible-options-for-business-human-rights-treaty#c124730).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSistemas Regionales de Protecci\u0026oacute;n de Derechos Humanos y la Resistencia por parte de los Estados: El Caso del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (2011-2013),\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ein Estado constitucional, derechos humanos, justicia y vida universitaria: Estudios en homenaje a Jorge Carpizo, Tomo V, Volumen 1, p. 401, Instituto de Investigaciones Jur\u0026iacute;dicas, Universidad Aut\u0026oacute;noma de M\u0026eacute;xico (2015).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuing Americans for Human Rights Torts Overseas: The Supreme Court Leaves the Door Open,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e89 Notre Dame Law Review 1773 (2014).\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe United Nations Global Compact and Human Rights: A Modest But Useful Niche\u003c/em\u003e, in Oliver Williams, ed., Sustainable Development:\u0026nbsp; the Millennium Development Goals, The U.N. 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U. J. INT\u0026rsquo;L HUM. RTS. 304 (2008)).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational Human Rights Law and Security Detention\u003c/em\u003e, 40 Case Western Reserve journal of International Law 383 (2009),\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ereprinted in\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;Martin Scheinin, ed. Terrorism and Human Rights (Elgar, Cheltenham Glos, England, 2013).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePretrial and Preventive Detention of Suspected Terrorists: Options and Constraints under International Law\u003c/em\u003e, 98 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 811 (2008) (published by Northwestern University School of Law),\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ereprinted in\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;Terrorist Rendition and Detention: State Practices (A. Begum, ed.)\u0026nbsp; 1 (Amicus Books, Icfai University Press, Hyderabad, India, 2008).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorporate Aiding and Abetting of Human Rights Violations: Confusion in the Courts\u003c/em\u003e, 6 Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights 304 (2008).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransnational Corporate Accountability and the Rule of Law\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(co-authored with Sean O\u0026rsquo;Brien), in Oliver Williams, ed., Peace Through Commerce: Responsible corporate citizenship and the ideals of the united nations global compact (2008), p. 77.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiberty, Judicial Review and the Rule of Law at Guantanamo: A Battle Half Won\u003c/em\u003e, 43 New England Law\u0026nbsp; Review 37 (2008).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Expanding Scope and Impact of Reparations Awarded by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, in Out of the Ashes: Reparations for Gross Violations of Human Rights, K. De Feyter, S. Parmentier, M. Bossuyt and P. Lemmens eds. (Intersentia 2005), p. 191; reprinted in\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eRevista do Insitituto Brasileiro de Direitos Humanos,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eAno 7, Vol.7, N\u0026uacute;m. 7, 2006/2007 p. 91.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Globalization of Human Rights: Consciousness, Law and Reality, 2\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eNW.U.J. Int\u0026rsquo;l Hum. Rts. 6 (2004).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational Remedies in National Criminal Cases: ICJ Judgment in Germany v. United States\u003c/em\u003e, 15 Leiden Journal of International Law 69 (2002).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHuman Rights and Business Responsibilities in the Global Marketplace\u003c/em\u003e, 11 Business Ethics Quarterly\u0026nbsp; 261 (2001).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Lucha Contra La Impunidad ante el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos\u003c/em\u003e, in Verdad y Justicia: Homenaje a Emilio Mignone, Juan M\u0026eacute;ndez et al., eds. (Inter-American Institute of Human Rights 2001) 357.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoes International Human Rights Law Make a Difference?\u003c/em\u003e, 2 Chicago Journal of International Law\u0026nbsp; 121 (2001).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpowering United States Courts to Adjudge Crimes within the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court\u003c/em\u003e, 35 New England Law Review 421 (2001).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInter-American Human Rights Law, Soft and Hard\u003c/em\u003e, in Commitment and Compliance: The Role of Non-Binding Norms in the International Legal System 393 (Dinah Shelton, ed.)(2000).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJudicial Remedies for Treaty Violations in Criminal Cases: Consular Rights of Foreign Nationals in United States Death Penalty Cases\u003c/em\u003e, 12 Leiden Journal of International Law 851 (1999).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe ICC\u0026rsquo;s New Legal Landscape: The Need to Expand United States Domestic Jurisdiction to Prosecute Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity\u003c/em\u003e, 23 Fordham International Law Journal 378 (1999).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl Per\u0026uacute; Se Retira de la Corte: Afrontar\u0026aacute; el Reto el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos?\u003c/em\u003e, 29 Revista Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos 69 (1999) (Spanish language version of\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePeru Withdraws from the Court\u003c/em\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Future of the Inter-American Human Rights System\u003c/em\u003e, (co-authored with Thomas Buergenthal), in El Futuro del Sistema Interamericano de Protecci\u0026oacute;n de los Derechos Humanos 539 (Inter-American Institute of Human Rights 1998).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorporate Initiatives: A Second Human Rights Revolution?\u003c/em\u003e, 19 Fordham International Law Journal 1963 (1996).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Reviews:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Review of Bertrand Ramcharan, \u003cem\u003eA History of the UN Human Rights Programme and Secretariat\u003c/em\u003e (Brill Nijhoff 2020), 115 American J. Int\u0026rsquo;l Law 348-353 (2021).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Review of Alan McPherson, \u003cem\u003eGhosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet\u0026rsquo;s Terror State to Justice\u003c/em\u003e (Univ. North Carolina Press 2019), 42 Hum. Rts. Quarterly 205-212 (2021).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuilding a Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Context and Contours\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(Surya Deva and David Bilchitz, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2017), HUMAN RIGHTS QUARTERLY 41 (2019) 497\u0026ndash;547.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFundamental Rights in Europe: Challenges and Transformations in Comparative Perspective,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Federico Fabbrini (Oxford University Press 2014), in Human Rights Law Review 2016;\u003cbr /\u003edoi: 10.1093/hrlr/ngw008 (England), accessible at http://hrlr.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/04/28/hrlr.ngw008.full?keytype=ref\u0026amp;ijkey=KCR7pibGybMICRG.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals\u003c/em\u003e, by David Scheffer, 107 American Journal of International Law 252 (2013).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Practice and Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, 100 American Journal of International Law 503 (2006).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Inter-American System of Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, 93 American Journal of International Law 555 (1999).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransitional Justice and the Rule of Law in New Democracies\u003c/em\u003e, 92 American Journal of International Law 607 (1998).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeaching International Human Rights Law,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;91 American Journal of International Law 215 (1997).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrative Recent Speaking Engagements:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Can Corporate Social Responsibility?and Human Rights?Assessments?Teach to International Arbitration? \u003c/em\u003e(panel), in Washington Arbitration Week, Washington, D.C., December 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivil Liability of Business for Human Rights Abuses in Value Chains, in \u003c/em\u003eConference on Les opportunit\u0026eacute;s y les d\u0026eacute;fis pour una convention international sur les entreprises y les droits de l\u0026rsquo;homme, organized by the Paris Human Rights Center of Universit\u0026eacute; Panth\u0026eacute;on-Assas Paris II and the Human Rights and Business Institute of the University of Monterrey, Mexico, Paris, November 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoria y perspectivas de las relaciones de los EE.UU. con el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos\u003c/em\u003e, in 2d International Colloquium on Inter-American Human Rights System, Universidad Nacional de Mexico, UNAM-Boston, Centro de Estudios Mexicanos, Boston, November 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContrasting Transatlantic Perspectives on Business and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, in webinar on Contemporary Issues in EU-US Relations, City University of London Law School, Institute for the Study of European Law, Jean Monnet Chair in Transatlantic Relations, London, November 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa responsabilidad de los abogados en materia de empresas y derechos humanos \u003c/em\u003e(Panelist), in Pre Session: Bar Associations and the Business and Human Rights Agenda: A Regional Vision 10 years after the Guiding Principles\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c/strong\u003esponsored by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association, in VI Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights for Latin America and the Caribbean\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c/strong\u003eOctober 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDevelopments in Business and Human Rights Law for Multi-Jurisdictional Corporate Accountability\u003c/em\u003e, Jindal Society of International Law, Jindal Global Law School, India, August 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuscando la paz con la mayor justicia posible: un recuerdo personal de la negociaci\u0026oacute;n de la JEP, \u003c/em\u003einvited presentation to the Special Tribunal for Peace, Bogot\u0026aacute;, Colombia, July 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMesa Redonda: Debida diligencia en derechos humanos en M\u0026eacute;xico: de la discusi\u0026oacute;n a la acci\u0026oacute;n\u003c/em\u003e, sponsored by Oxfam et al. and financed by European Union et al., Mexico (virtual), March 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl enfoque del proyecto de tratado sobre la regulaci\u0026oacute;n de las empresas, en Seminario Empresas y Derechos Humanos,organizado por el Observatorio del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos de la UNAM, el Instituto de Derechos Humanos y Empresas de la Universidad de Monterrey y la Relator\u0026iacute;a Especial DESCA de la Comisi\u0026oacute;n Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Mexico, March 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePromotion and Defense of Judicial Independence in the United Nations Human Rights System\u003c/em\u003e, Guatemalan Asociaci\u0026oacute;n Guatemalteca de Jueces por la Integridad, co-sponsored by the Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association, February 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHuman Rights and Investment Arbitration\u003c/em\u003e (panel), Washington Arbitration Week 2020, Washington, D.C. (remote by zoom), December 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLegal Liability and Enforcement\u003c/em\u003e (panel), sponsored by International Commission of Jurists and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, as a side event to the Fifth meeting of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group on the elaboration of a treaty on business and human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConversatorio en empresas y derechos humanos para \u0026aacute;rbitros y abogados\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(panel), Centro de Arbitraje y Conciliaci\u0026oacute;n de la C\u0026aacute;mara de Comercio de Bogot\u0026aacute;, Bogot\u0026aacute;, Colombia, October 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComentarios sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eCurso Presencial para abogados de empresas, sponsored by the International Bar Association, the C\u0026aacute;mara de Servicios Legales of the Asociaci\u0026oacute;n Nacional de Emptresas de Colombia (ANDI), and the C\u0026aacute;mara de Comercio de Bogot\u0026aacute;, at the ANDI, Bogot\u0026aacute;, Colombia, October 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa perspectiva jur\u0026iacute;dica de la debida diligencia corporativa en derechos humanos: experiencias comparadas\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(panel), en Conferencia sobre La debida diligencia empresarial en Derechos Humanos y la sostenibilidad, organized by the Defensor\u0026iacute;a del Pueblo de Colombia, en la Pont\u0026iacute;fica Universidad Javeriana, Bogot\u0026aacute;, Colombia, October 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpresas y Derechos Humanos\u003c/em\u003e, en Diplomado de Formaci\u0026oacute;n en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos \u0026ldquo;H\u0026eacute;ctor Fix Zamudio,\u0026rdquo; sponsored by the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the Inter-American Commission and Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Mexico City, Mexico, September 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorporate Actors and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(panel), in Balancing Competing Rights: A Conference in Honour of Professor Sheldon Leader, Essex Human Rights Centre, School of Law, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom, September 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeynote Speaker,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eInversi\u0026oacute;n y Derechos Humanos: Una Mirada Global desde Colombia\u003c/em\u003e, sponsored by Zuleta Beyond Borders, Bogot\u0026aacute; Colombia, August 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColombia\u0026rsquo;s Special Jurisdiction for Peace\u003c/em\u003e, in panel on Victims\u0026rsquo; Rights, Reconciliation, and Transitional Justice, in Conference on The Colombia Peace Process After Two Years, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame, Washington, D.C., June 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeynote Address,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eEmpresas y Derechos Humanos: Unos Apuntes sobre Donde Estamos, Adonde Vamos\u003c/em\u003e, Primera Conferencia Latinoamericana sobre Derechos Humanos y Empresas, Universidad del Rosario, co-patrocinada por la Universidad Javeriana y otras universidades y por la C\u0026aacute;mara de Comercio de Bogot\u0026aacute;, Bogot\u0026aacute;, Colombia, May 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(panel), 2019 Wolfgang Friedmann Conference, Columbia Law School, New York, New York, April 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational Human Rights Law, the Environment, Major Projects and ISDS\u003c/em\u003e, CLE presentation to International Arbitration Practice Group, King \u0026amp; Spalding, New York, New York, February 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZero Draft: Are We Closer to Solving the Business and Human Rights Crisis?,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;Harvard Human Rights and Business Law Student Association, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational Law, Soft and Hard, and Domestic Tort Law,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;in Panel on Public International Law and Corporate Accountability, in Conference on Piercing the Corporate Veil: Multinational Corporate Accountability, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada, November 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpresas y Derechos Humanos: \u0026iquest;D\u0026oacute;nde Estamos y Ad\u0026oacute;nde Vamos?,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;Inaugural Address, Institute of Human Rights and Business, University of Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, November 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransitional Justice in Colombia and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;in High Level Conference, The Legacy of Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni: Criminal Justice and Human Rights, The Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Siracusa, Italy, September 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpresas y Derechos Humanos\u003c/em\u003e, en Diplomado de Formaci\u0026oacute;n en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos \u0026ldquo;H\u0026eacute;ctor Fix Zamudio,\u0026rdquo; sponsored by the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the Inter-American Commission and Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Mexico City, Mexico, September 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Corte Interamericana, La Justicia y La Paz,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ein Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, San Jos\u0026eacute;, Costa Rica, July 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLas Obligaciones de los Estados en Materia de Medio Ambiente y Derechos Humanos\u003c/em\u003e, [\u0026ldquo;State Obligations in Matters of Environment and Human Rights\u0026rdquo;], in Seminar on Environment and Human Rights, Observatory on the Inter-American System of Human Rights, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, April 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBusiness and Human Rights: Can Business Lawyers Make a Difference?,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eTenth Annual Lecture on the Legal Profession, Center for the Study of the Legal Profession, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., February 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe European Union and the Prospects for a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, private briefing in Expert Meeting on Business and Human Rights, European Commission, Brussels, January 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBusiness Accountability for Human Rights Violations\u003c/em\u003e, University of Minnesota Law School Faculty Presentation, Minneapolis, November 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuilding a Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Context and Contours\u003c/em\u003e, Book Launch, Commentator, United Nations Library Geneva, in collaboration with South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human and Rights and International Law of the University of Johannesburg, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoundtable multi-stakeholder discussion on the Elements of a treaty on business and human rights\u003c/em\u003e, panelist, sponsored by International Commission of Jurists, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Business Duty of Care to Exercise Human Rights Due Diligence\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(panelist), in OHCHR Consultation:\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Relevance of Human Rights Due Diligence to Determinations of Corporate Liability\u003c/em\u003e, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrevention, human rights due diligence and disclosure\u003c/em\u003e, in program on\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eElements for a Treaty on Business and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, co-sponsored by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the International Commission of Jurists, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscussion on UN Business and Human Rights Treaty,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;Webinar, United States Council for International Business, with Robert McCorquodale, June 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAccess to Justice and Redress in Extraterritorial Perspective\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;(panel), in International Seminar,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eBusiness and Human Rights: Comparing Experiences\u003c/em\u003e, sponsored by Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament d\u0026rsquo;Afers I Relacions, in cooperation with Parlament de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, February 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe process towards a treaty on business and human rights: a roundtable multi-stakeholder discussion\u003c/em\u003e, panel sponsored by the International Commission of Jurists, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2016.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOptions for a Treaty on Business and Human Rights\u003c/em\u003e, panelist on program sponsored by International Organization of Employers, 4th\u0026nbsp;Annual UN World Forum on Business and Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, November 2015.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn International Human Rights Perspective on the Mining Industry\u003c/em\u003e, in \u0026ldquo;A Day of Reflection \u0026ndash; 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Bush\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAl Odah v. United States,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e128 S. Ct. 2229 (2008), arguing that prisoners in Guantanamo are entitled to judicial review of their detentions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCounsel for\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Humanitarian Law Experts\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;as\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAmici Curiae\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHamdan v. 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:detail=\u0026gt;\"National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2000)\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Community Peacemaker Award for Law.\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"The Peace Museum, Chicago (1998)\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism for broadcast commentary. \", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Society of Professional Journalists, Chicago (1997)\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Citation for Public Service\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Public Interest Law Initiative, Chicago (1994)\"}{{ FIELD }}Advised CEO’s of several companies on issues of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law relating to humanitarian aid in a war zone in the Middle East.{{ FIELD }}Served as Claimant’s expert witness on rule of law issues in Nicaragua in an international commercial arbitration brought against insurance companies for Claimant’s losses in Nicaragua.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a Fortune 150 company in opposing inclusion on the United Nations list of companies materially supporting unlawful settlements in the West Bank.{{ FIELD }}Represented Chevron in rebutting unfounded allegations made by the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian territories.{{ FIELD }}Represented Venezuelan political opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa pro bono before the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, in opposition to his prolonged, incommunicado detention by Venezuelan authorities, which was converted to house arrest in February 2026.{{ FIELD }}Advised a Fortune 25 company on heightened human rights due diligence in Conflict Affected and High Risk Areas (“CAHRA”).{{ FIELD }}Advised a Fortune 25 company on human rights risks and standards for green bonds.{{ FIELD }}Advised a Fortune 25 company on human rights risks and standards for carbon credits.{{ FIELD }}Advised a Fortune 50 company on securing Free, Prior and Informed Consent (“FPIC”) of indigenous communities near a lithium mine.{{ FIELD }}Represented Chevron before the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in regard to the allegedly arbitrary detention of a lawyer disbarred after committing fraud against the company.{{ FIELD }}Advised a Fortune 25 company on the arbitrary detention by a government of an employee of one of its contractors.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a Fortune 150 company in opposing inclusion on the United Nations list of companies materially supporting unlawful settlements in the West Bank.{{ FIELD }}Advised a Fortune 50 financial company on a complaint against it filed with a National Contact Point of the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises.{{ FIELD }}Advised a major Japanese multinational company on a complaint against it filed with a National Contact Point of the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises.{{ FIELD }}Advised a G20 government on its participation in advisory proceedings on climate change before the International Court of Justice.{{ FIELD }}Advised a G20 government on its participation in advisory proceedings on climate change before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.{{ FIELD }}Advised a G20 government on its participation in UN negotiations on a legally binding instrument on business and human rights.{{ FIELD }}Advised a G20 government on its participation in UN negotiations on a legally binding instrument on plastics pollution.{{ FIELD }}Advised a G20 government on its participation in negotiations on the UN Convention against Cybercrime.{{ FIELD }}Advised a G20 governmental agency on guidelines for its companies in matters of business and human rights.{{ FIELD }}Representing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Juan Holmann Chamorro, the Managing Editor of the Nicaraguan opposition newspaper La Prensa, in proceedings against the dictatorial regime of Daniel Ortega for false imprisonment and other gross violations of human rights.{{ FIELD }}Representing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights José Rubén Zamora, the award-winning journalist, editor and founder of El Periodico newspaper, against corrupt judges and prosecutors in Guatemala who falsely convicted, imprisoned and mistreated him.{{ FIELD }}Representing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights the former Attorney General, the former chief anti-corruption prosecutor, the former human rights ombudsman, and ten other former judges and prosecutors who fought corruption in Guatemala, against corrupt prosecutors who persecuted them and forced them to flee the country.{{ FIELD }}Counsel for former United States diplomats and international development practitioners as amici curiae before the United States Supreme Court in support of certiorari in Jam v. International Finance Corporation, No. 21-995. Amici include, among others, Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist and former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank; Brian Atwood, former head of the United States Agency for International Development; and Paige Alexander, CEO of the Carter Center and former USAID senior official. The amicus brief argues in support of judicial review of IFC enforcement of social and environmental conditions on development loans.{{ FIELD }}Counsel for the owners of Nicavisión, S.A., the corporate owner of the last independent television station with nationwide coverage in Nicaragua, before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In 2021 the Commission granted precautionary measures against government repression. The clients credit the measures with saving the station.{{ FIELD }}Counsel for Judge Erika Aifán, a leading anti-corruption judge in Guatemala, before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In 2021 the State Department awarded Judge Aifán recognition as an “International Woman of Courage.” Corrupt officials have sought for years to remove her from the bench, where she oversees cases against them. The matter remains pending.{{ FIELD }}Counsel for the Reporter and six Advisers to the Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration, as amici curiae before the United States Supreme Court in GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, 140 S. Ct. 1637 (2020). Amici argued, and the Supreme Court unanimously agreed, that nonsignatories may in exceptional circumstances enforce or be bound by international arbitration agreements under the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and the Federal Arbitration Act.{{ FIELD }}Advising a Middle Eastern State-owned enterprise concerning potential cross-border human rights issues and claims that could arise from a planned electric power plant.{{ FIELD }}Advising a United States defense contractor on human rights risks with regard to foreign sales of certain military hardware.{{ FIELD }}Advising a global energy company on policy relating to environmental justice.{{ FIELD }}Representing Chevron Corporation before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in proceedings relating to the fraudulent environmental litigation against the company in Ecuador (2018 and ongoing).{{ FIELD }}Representing Chevron Corporation with regard to inquiries and reports of United Nations Human Rights rapporteurs relating to the fraudulent environmental litigation against the company in Ecuador (2018 and ongoing).{{ FIELD }}Advising an international oil company on improving its human rights policies, procedures and reporting, as well as its rating by the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (2019).{{ FIELD }}Assisting an international metals company in vetting potential expert witnesses and in eventually selecting an expert on corporate social responsibility, for purposes of a civil litigation concerning a transnational environmental dispute (2019).{{ FIELD }}Advising an international oil company on the human rights implications of a personnel matter raising transnational legal issues (2019).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for Former Mayor of La Paz, Bolivia, in Andrade v. Bolivia, Judgment of Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2016) (Bolivia liable for violations of right to property, freedom of movement and right to trial without undue delay).{{ FIELD }}Represented Government of Colombia in negotiations of justice provisions of peace accords with FARC guerrillas (2015).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for leading Venezuelan dissident in Brewer-Carías v. Venezuela, Judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2014) (alleging denials of due process and false, politically motivated charges); Communication also addressed to United Nations Human Rights Committee (2016).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for daughter of Cuban dissident in Payá v. Spain, filed in European Court of Human Rights (2014) (challenging refusal of Spain’s National Court to investigate death in Cuba of Oswaldo Payá, prominent Cuban dissident and dual Spanish citizen).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for 23 Former United States Diplomats as Amici Curiae in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 133 S. Ct. 1659 (2013), arguing that suits in U.S. courts for human rights violations abroad should be permitted on a case-by-case basis.{{ FIELD }}Amicus Brief for Chevron in successful opposition to petition before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights seeking enforcement of a fraudulent Ecuadorian judgment against the company (Request MC 48/12, 2012).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for civilian victims of bombing, Case of the Santo Domingo Massacre vs. Colombia, Judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2012) (Colombia found liable).{{ FIELD }}Expert witness, presented by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Contreras v. El Salvador (2011) (forced disappearances).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for petitioner National United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, Thailand, before International Criminal Court (2010-2014).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for 26 Former United States Diplomats as Amici Curiae in Samantar v. Yousuf et al., 130 S. Ct. 2278 (2009), arguing that former foreign government officials should not be granted immunity in U.S. courts for torture and extrajudicial execution.{{ FIELD }}Counsel for 25 Former United States Diplomats as Amici Curiae in Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States, 128 S. Ct. 2229 (2008), arguing that prisoners in Guantanamo are entitled to judicial review of their detentions.{{ FIELD }}Counsel for International Humanitarian Law Experts as Amici Curiae in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557 (2006), arguing that prisoners at Guantanamo are entitled to fair procedures and due process of law.{{ FIELD }}Testimony as expert before Constitutional Court of Indonesia on compliance of Indonesia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Law with international human rights law (2006).{{ FIELD }}Expert witness, presented by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Serrano Cruz Sisters v. El Salvador (2005) (children disappeared during the civil war).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for Amici Curiae Legal and Religious Organizations in Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426 (2004), arguing that a U.S. citizen arrested and detained in U.S., and alleged to be “unlawful enemy combatant,” was entitled to be tried or released.{{ FIELD }}Counsel for 28 Career Foreign Service Diplomats in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 (2004), arguing that human rights litigation in federal courts under Alien Tort Statute is consistent with United States foreign policy.{{ FIELD }}Counsel for Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law, in Proceedings before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Advisory Opinion OC-18, Rights of Undocumented Immigrant Workers (2003).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for Former Venezuelan Foreign Minister in Figueredo v. Venezuela, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (2000) (finding violations of due process and rights of defense in political prosecution of Former Foreign Minister of Venezuela).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for amici curiae MacArthur Justice Center and International Human Rights Law Institute before Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Advisory Opinion OC-16, The Right to Information about Consular Assistance within the Framework of Guarantees of Due Process of Law (1999).{{ FIELD }}Counsel for Guatemalan labor leader in Gómez López v. Guatemala, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (1996) (finding violations of right to physical integrity in attempted assassination of Guatemalan labor leader).{{ FIELD }}Professor Douglass Cassel is a globally recognized expert on business and human rights, international human rights and criminal law, and public international law.  He advises and represents corporate, governmental and non-governmental clients in matters before regional human rights courts and commissions, United Nations human rights bodies, the International Criminal Court, National Contact Points under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, national courts, international arbitrations, the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and in international treaty negotiations and peace negotiations.\nChambers \u0026amp; Partners 2026 recognizes Cassel as a “Global Market Leader” (band 1) in Business and Human Rights Law.  Respondents informed Chambers that Cassel is “simply one of the best lawyers I have ever worked with” … “Doug has both the intellectual depth of a professor, but is also a very good practitioner. He has a solid legal brain, is bilingual, versatile and extremely open-minded. He is a true thought leader” … “He is very practical, extremely knowledgeable and has made substantial contributions to the field.”  Earlier, Chambers noted, “An impressed client reports: ‘He is an immense asset to the legal profession and to his firm.’’’\nFrom 2022 through 2025 Professor Cassel served as inaugural Co-Chair of the global Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association (BHRLA).  He frequently speaks at meetings of the BHRLA, the International Bar Association, and the International Chamber of Commerce, among others.\nProfessor Cassel advises and provides training to companies on the adoption of policies and procedures on business and human rights, including human rights and environmental due diligence and risk avoidance in their operations and value chains.  He also helps resolve claims of adverse impacts by claimants, shareholders and ESG rating agencies.\nCassel has represented or advised international law experts, former United States diplomats, and other distinguished amici curiae in numerous cases before the United States Supreme Court.  He maintains an extensive pro bono practice with the Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association, representing former judges, prosecutors, journalists, human rights advocates and electoral candidates unjustly accused of crimes by corrupt and authoritarian regimes in Central America.\nProfessor Cassel is a member of the editorial board of the American Bar Association’s Key Business and Human Rights Documents.  His 2023 article for the International Chamber of Commerce Institute of World Business Law, The ‘Hardening’ and ‘Broadening’ of Norms on Business and Human Rights, is a panoramic analysis of the field.\nPrior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding in 2018, Professor Cassel taught and published, most recently at Notre Dame Law School, as a tenured full professor and Notre Dame Presidential Fellow.  He has also taught at leading universities in Belgium, England, Hungary, Mexico and Spain, and lectured at many others. He has published more than one hundred scholarly articles and reviews, including in such journals as the Business and Human Rights Journal and the Business Ethics Quarterly.\nProfessor Cassel authored the chapter on jurisdiction in the Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business (Edward Elgar Pub. 2020), updated in 2024.  On behalf of the American Bar Association’s Human Rights Center and the Law Society of England and Wales, he was principal author of the White Paper: Options for a Treaty on Business and Human Rights (2015).\nProfessor Cassel is experienced in investigations, negotiations and diplomacy. He was Legal Advisor to the United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador; investigated military massacres in Colombia and Thailand; and chaired an independent international panel investigating paramilitary killings in Northern Ireland.  Colombia’s Nobel Laureate President Juan Manuel Santos called on him to help negotiate the transitional justice provisions of the 2016 peace treaty with FARC guerrillas.  President Santos later awarded Cassel the highest honor Colombia confers on foreign civilians.\nCassel is a former president of the Due Process of Law Foundation.  He was elected four times by the Organization of American States to serve on the Board of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas, which he served as president.\nProfessor Cassel is an honors graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School. \nIllustrative Articles: \nState Jurisdiction to Regulate and Adjudicate Transnational Corporate Activity, in Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business.198-222 (Surya Deva and David Birchall, eds., Edward Elgar Pub. 2020).\nOutlining the Case for a Common Law Duty of Care of Business to Exercise Human Rights Due Diligence, 1 Business and Human Rights Journal 179 (2016), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2016.15 (Cambridge University Press, England), accessible at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online\u0026amp;aid=10291000\u0026amp;fileId=S2057019816000158.\nPresentación: Represión Judicializada en el Ecuador, in El uso del poder judicial para vulnerar los derechos humanos en el Ecuador (2016) (Interamerican Institute for Democracy and Inter-American Bar Association); English version: Introduction, in The Role of the Judiciary in the Violation of Human Rights in Ecuador (2016), accessible at http://www.intdemocratic.org/es/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/The-Role-of-the-Judiciary-in-the-Violation-of-Human-Rights-in-Ecuador.pdf.\nThe United States and Human Rights Treaties: Can We Meet Our Commitments?, American Bar Association,  Human Rights Magazine, Volume 41, No. 2 (2015). \nWhite Paper: Options for a Treaty on Business and Human Rights 6 Notre Dame J. Int’l \u0026amp; Comp. Law, Iss. 1, Art. 1 (2015), co-authored with Anita Ramasastry for the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, and the Law Society of England and Wales (also accessible at http://business-humanrights.org/en/white-paper-outlines-possible-options-for-business-human-rights-treaty#c124730).\nSistemas Regionales de Protección de Derechos Humanos y la Resistencia por parte de los Estados: El Caso del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (2011-2013), in Estado constitucional, derechos humanos, justicia y vida universitaria: Estudios en homenaje a Jorge Carpizo, Tomo V, Volumen 1, p. 401, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, Universidad Autónoma de México (2015).\nSuing Americans for Human Rights Torts Overseas: The Supreme Court Leaves the Door Open, 89 Notre Dame Law Review 1773 (2014).  \nThe United Nations Global Compact and Human Rights: A Modest But Useful Niche, in Oliver Williams, ed., Sustainable Development:  the Millennium Development Goals, The U.N. Global Compact and the common good 184 (2014).\nRegional Human Rights Systems and State Pushback: The Case of the Inter-American Human Rights System (2011-2013), 33 Human Rights Law Journal 1 (2013).\nEl Alcance e Impacto Cada Vez Mayores de las Reparaciones Ordenadas por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, in La Justicia Constitucional y su Internacionalización. ¿Hacia un Ius Constitutionale Commune en América Latina?, Tomo II, p. 215, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law and Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la Universidad Autónoma de México, eds., (2010).\nEmpresas Multinacionales y Complicidad en Violaciones de los Derechos Humanos: Confusión Judicial Estadounidense, 63 Derecho Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 255 (2009) (updated version in Spanish of Corporate Aiding and Abetting of Human Rights Violations: Confusion in the Courts, 6 NW. U. J. INT’L HUM. RTS. 304 (2008)).\nInternational Human Rights Law and Security Detention, 40 Case Western Reserve journal of International Law 383 (2009), reprinted in Martin Scheinin, ed. Terrorism and Human Rights (Elgar, Cheltenham Glos, England, 2013).\nPretrial and Preventive Detention of Suspected Terrorists: Options and Constraints under International Law, 98 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 811 (2008) (published by Northwestern University School of Law), reprinted in Terrorist Rendition and Detention: State Practices (A. Begum, ed.)  1 (Amicus Books, Icfai University Press, Hyderabad, India, 2008).\nCorporate Aiding and Abetting of Human Rights Violations: Confusion in the Courts, 6 Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights 304 (2008).\nTransnational Corporate Accountability and the Rule of Law (co-authored with Sean O’Brien), in Oliver Williams, ed., Peace Through Commerce: Responsible corporate citizenship and the ideals of the united nations global compact (2008), p. 77.\nLiberty, Judicial Review and the Rule of Law at Guantanamo: A Battle Half Won, 43 New England Law  Review 37 (2008).\nThe Expanding Scope and Impact of Reparations Awarded by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in Out of the Ashes: Reparations for Gross Violations of Human Rights, K. De Feyter, S. Parmentier, M. Bossuyt and P. Lemmens eds. (Intersentia 2005), p. 191; reprinted in Revista do Insitituto Brasileiro de Direitos Humanos, Ano 7, Vol.7, Núm. 7, 2006/2007 p. 91. \nThe Globalization of Human Rights: Consciousness, Law and Reality, 2 NW.U.J. Int’l Hum. Rts. 6 (2004).\nInternational Remedies in National Criminal Cases: ICJ Judgment in Germany v. United States, 15 Leiden Journal of International Law 69 (2002).\nHuman Rights and Business Responsibilities in the Global Marketplace, 11 Business Ethics Quarterly  261 (2001).\nLa Lucha Contra La Impunidad ante el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos, in Verdad y Justicia: Homenaje a Emilio Mignone, Juan Méndez et al., eds. (Inter-American Institute of Human Rights 2001) 357.\nDoes International Human Rights Law Make a Difference?, 2 Chicago Journal of International Law  121 (2001).\nEmpowering United States Courts to Adjudge Crimes within the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, 35 New England Law Review 421 (2001).\nInter-American Human Rights Law, Soft and Hard, in Commitment and Compliance: The Role of Non-Binding Norms in the International Legal System 393 (Dinah Shelton, ed.)(2000).\nJudicial Remedies for Treaty Violations in Criminal Cases: Consular Rights of Foreign Nationals in United States Death Penalty Cases, 12 Leiden Journal of International Law 851 (1999).\nThe ICC’s New Legal Landscape: The Need to Expand United States Domestic Jurisdiction to Prosecute Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, 23 Fordham International Law Journal 378 (1999).\nEl Perú Se Retira de la Corte: Afrontará el Reto el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos?, 29 Revista Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos 69 (1999) (Spanish language version of Peru Withdraws from the Court).\nThe Future of the Inter-American Human Rights System, (co-authored with Thomas Buergenthal), in El Futuro del Sistema Interamericano de Protección de los Derechos Humanos 539 (Inter-American Institute of Human Rights 1998).\nCorporate Initiatives: A Second Human Rights Revolution?, 19 Fordham International Law Journal 1963 (1996).\n \nBook Reviews:\nBook Review of Bertrand Ramcharan, A History of the UN Human Rights Programme and Secretariat (Brill Nijhoff 2020), 115 American J. Int’l Law 348-353 (2021).\nBook Review of Alan McPherson, Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet’s Terror State to Justice (Univ. North Carolina Press 2019), 42 Hum. Rts. Quarterly 205-212 (2021).\nBuilding a Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Context and Contours (Surya Deva and David Bilchitz, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2017), HUMAN RIGHTS QUARTERLY 41 (2019) 497–547.\nFundamental Rights in Europe: Challenges and Transformations in Comparative Perspective, by Federico Fabbrini (Oxford University Press 2014), in Human Rights Law Review 2016;doi: 10.1093/hrlr/ngw008 (England), accessible at http://hrlr.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/04/28/hrlr.ngw008.full?keytype=ref\u0026amp;ijkey=KCR7pibGybMICRG.\nAll the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals, by David Scheffer, 107 American Journal of International Law 252 (2013).\nThe Practice and Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, 100 American Journal of International Law 503 (2006).\nThe Inter-American System of Human Rights, 93 American Journal of International Law 555 (1999).\nTransitional Justice and the Rule of Law in New Democracies, 92 American Journal of International Law 607 (1998).\nTeaching International Human Rights Law, 91 American Journal of International Law 215 (1997).\n \nIllustrative Recent Speaking Engagements:\nWhat Can Corporate Social Responsibility?and Human Rights?Assessments?Teach to International Arbitration? (panel), in Washington Arbitration Week, Washington, D.C., December 2021.\nCivil Liability of Business for Human Rights Abuses in Value Chains, in Conference on Les opportunités y les défis pour una convention international sur les entreprises y les droits de l’homme, organized by the Paris Human Rights Center of Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II and the Human Rights and Business Institute of the University of Monterrey, Mexico, Paris, November 2021.\nHistoria y perspectivas de las relaciones de los EE.UU. con el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos, in 2d International Colloquium on Inter-American Human Rights System, Universidad Nacional de Mexico, UNAM-Boston, Centro de Estudios Mexicanos, Boston, November 2021.\nContrasting Transatlantic Perspectives on Business and Human Rights, in webinar on Contemporary Issues in EU-US Relations, City University of London Law School, Institute for the Study of European Law, Jean Monnet Chair in Transatlantic Relations, London, November 2021.\nLa responsabilidad de los abogados en materia de empresas y derechos humanos (Panelist), in Pre Session: Bar Associations and the Business and Human Rights Agenda: A Regional Vision 10 years after the Guiding Principles, sponsored by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association, in VI Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights for Latin America and the Caribbean, October 2021.\nDevelopments in Business and Human Rights Law for Multi-Jurisdictional Corporate Accountability, Jindal Society of International Law, Jindal Global Law School, India, August 2021.\nBuscando la paz con la mayor justicia posible: un recuerdo personal de la negociación de la JEP, invited presentation to the Special Tribunal for Peace, Bogotá, Colombia, July 2021.\nMesa Redonda: Debida diligencia en derechos humanos en México: de la discusión a la acción, sponsored by Oxfam et al. and financed by European Union et al., Mexico (virtual), March 2021.\nEl enfoque del proyecto de tratado sobre la regulación de las empresas, en Seminario Empresas y Derechos Humanos,organizado por el Observatorio del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos de la UNAM, el Instituto de Derechos Humanos y Empresas de la Universidad de Monterrey y la Relatoría Especial DESCA de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Mexico, March 2021. \nPromotion and Defense of Judicial Independence in the United Nations Human Rights System, Guatemalan Asociación Guatemalteca de Jueces por la Integridad, co-sponsored by the Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association, February 2021.\nHuman Rights and Investment Arbitration (panel), Washington Arbitration Week 2020, Washington, D.C. (remote by zoom), December 2020.\nLegal Liability and Enforcement (panel), sponsored by International Commission of Jurists and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, as a side event to the Fifth meeting of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group on the elaboration of a treaty on business and human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2019.\nConversatorio en empresas y derechos humanos para árbitros y abogados (panel), Centro de Arbitraje y Conciliación de la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia, October 2019.\nComentarios sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos, Curso Presencial para abogados de empresas, sponsored by the International Bar Association, the Cámara de Servicios Legales of the Asociación Nacional de Emptresas de Colombia (ANDI), and the Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá, at the ANDI, Bogotá, Colombia, October 2019.\nLa perspectiva jurídica de la debida diligencia corporativa en derechos humanos: experiencias comparadas (panel), en Conferencia sobre La debida diligencia empresarial en Derechos Humanos y la sostenibilidad, organized by the Defensoría del Pueblo de Colombia, en la Pontífica Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia, October 2019.\nEmpresas y Derechos Humanos, en Diplomado de Formación en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos “Héctor Fix Zamudio,” sponsored by the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the Inter-American Commission and Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Mexico City, Mexico, September 2019.\nCorporate Actors and Human Rights (panel), in Balancing Competing Rights: A Conference in Honour of Professor Sheldon Leader, Essex Human Rights Centre, School of Law, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom, September 2019.\nKeynote Speaker, Inversión y Derechos Humanos: Una Mirada Global desde Colombia, sponsored by Zuleta Beyond Borders, Bogotá Colombia, August 2019.\nColombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace, in panel on Victims’ Rights, Reconciliation, and Transitional Justice, in Conference on The Colombia Peace Process After Two Years, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame, Washington, D.C., June 2019.\nKeynote Address, Empresas y Derechos Humanos: Unos Apuntes sobre Donde Estamos, Adonde Vamos, Primera Conferencia Latinoamericana sobre Derechos Humanos y Empresas, Universidad del Rosario, co-patrocinada por la Universidad Javeriana y otras universidades y por la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia, May 2019.\nCorporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses (panel), 2019 Wolfgang Friedmann Conference, Columbia Law School, New York, New York, April 2019.\nInternational Human Rights Law, the Environment, Major Projects and ISDS, CLE presentation to International Arbitration Practice Group, King \u0026amp; Spalding, New York, New York, February 2019.\nZero Draft: Are We Closer to Solving the Business and Human Rights Crisis?, Harvard Human Rights and Business Law Student Association, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 2018.\nInternational Law, Soft and Hard, and Domestic Tort Law, in Panel on Public International Law and Corporate Accountability, in Conference on Piercing the Corporate Veil: Multinational Corporate Accountability, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada, November 2018.\nEmpresas y Derechos Humanos: ¿Dónde Estamos y Adónde Vamos?, Inaugural Address, Institute of Human Rights and Business, University of Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, November 2018.\nTransitional Justice in Colombia and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in High Level Conference, The Legacy of Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni: Criminal Justice and Human Rights, The Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Siracusa, Italy, September 2018.\nEmpresas y Derechos Humanos, en Diplomado de Formación en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos “Héctor Fix Zamudio,” sponsored by the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the Inter-American Commission and Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Mexico City, Mexico, September 2018.\nLa Corte Interamericana, La Justicia y La Paz, in Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, San José, Costa Rica, July 2018.\nLas Obligaciones de los Estados en Materia de Medio Ambiente y Derechos Humanos, [“State Obligations in Matters of Environment and Human Rights”], in Seminar on Environment and Human Rights, Observatory on the Inter-American System of Human Rights, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, April 2018.\nBusiness and Human Rights: Can Business Lawyers Make a Difference?, Tenth Annual Lecture on the Legal Profession, Center for the Study of the Legal Profession, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., February 2018.\nThe European Union and the Prospects for a UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights, private briefing in Expert Meeting on Business and Human Rights, European Commission, Brussels, January 2018.\nBusiness Accountability for Human Rights Violations, University of Minnesota Law School Faculty Presentation, Minneapolis, November 2017.\nBuilding a Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Context and Contours, Book Launch, Commentator, United Nations Library Geneva, in collaboration with South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human and Rights and International Law of the University of Johannesburg, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2017.\nRoundtable multi-stakeholder discussion on the Elements of a treaty on business and human rights, panelist, sponsored by International Commission of Jurists, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2017.\nA Business Duty of Care to Exercise Human Rights Due Diligence (panelist), in OHCHR Consultation: The Relevance of Human Rights Due Diligence to Determinations of Corporate Liability, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2017.\nPrevention, human rights due diligence and disclosure, in program on Elements for a Treaty on Business and Human Rights, co-sponsored by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the International Commission of Jurists, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2017.\nDiscussion on UN Business and Human Rights Treaty, Webinar, United States Council for International Business, with Robert McCorquodale, June 2017.\nAccess to Justice and Redress in Extraterritorial Perspective (panel), in International Seminar, Business and Human Rights: Comparing Experiences, sponsored by Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament d’Afers I Relacions, in cooperation with Parlament de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, February 2017.\nThe process towards a treaty on business and human rights: a roundtable multi-stakeholder discussion, panel sponsored by the International Commission of Jurists, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2016.\nOptions for a Treaty on Business and Human Rights, panelist on program sponsored by International Organization of Employers, 4th Annual UN World Forum on Business and Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, November 2015.\nAn International Human Rights Perspective on the Mining Industry, in “A Day of Reflection – In Union with God We Hear a Plea,” sponsored by the Pontifical Council on Justice and Peace, Rome, July 2015.\nOptions for a Treaty on Business and Human Rights, International Commission of Jurists, Geneva, Switzerland, May 2015.\nThe United Nations Negotiations on a Treaty on Business and Human Rights, Global Business Initiative on Human Rights, Meeting in Reston, Virginia, April 2015.\nWhy Big Oil and Human Rights Should Do Business Together, Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, California, February 2015. Counsel Cassel is “simply one of the best lawyers I have ever worked with”  Chambers \u0026amp; Partners 2025 Grenville Clark Award for advancing “the cause of peace and human rights.\" University of Notre Dame (2017) Media Legends Lifetime Achievement Award University of Notre Dame (2017) Order of Merit “Guillermo Ferguson,” Colombia’s highest honor for a foreign citizen, for service in peace negotiations. Government of Colombia (2016) for empirical research on human rights adjudication in Mexico Fulbright Research Grant (2016) Legal Legend Award for work in support of constitutional rights. American Constitution Society, Chicago (2013) Elmer Gertz Award, for public service litigation and commentary. Illinois State Bar Association (2008) Bradford O’Neill Medallion for an individual “whose life, work and voice have contributed to the creation of a more...\" Dominican University, Illinois (2005) Leonard Jay Schrager Award of Excellence. Chicago Bar Association and Chicago Bar Foundation (2004) Northwestern University Chapter, Distinguished Member Award. National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2000) Community Peacemaker Award for Law. The Peace Museum, Chicago (1998) Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism for broadcast commentary.  Society of Professional Journalists, Chicago (1997) Citation for Public Service Public Interest Law Initiative, Chicago (1994) Yale University Yale Law School Harvard University Harvard Law School Supreme Court of the United States New York American Bar Association, Center for Human Rights, Business and Human Rights Project Advisory Board and member, Editorial Board, Key Business and Human Rights Documents Council on Foreign Relations (elected member) Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, Executive Committee Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Board member Justice Studies Center of the Americas, nominated by US Government and elected by Organization of American States to Board, 2000-2006, 2013-18; elected President, 2002-04, 2014-2016 American Society of International Law, Executive Council, 2004-2007 Due Process of Law Foundation, President, 2000-2013 Advised CEO’s of several companies on issues of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law relating to humanitarian aid in a war zone in the Middle East. Served as Claimant’s expert witness on rule of law issues in Nicaragua in an international commercial arbitration brought against insurance companies for Claimant’s losses in Nicaragua. Successfully represented a Fortune 150 company in opposing inclusion on the United Nations list of companies materially supporting unlawful settlements in the West Bank. Represented Chevron in rebutting unfounded allegations made by the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian territories. Represented Venezuelan political opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa pro bono before the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, in opposition to his prolonged, incommunicado detention by Venezuelan authorities, which was converted to house arrest in February 2026. Advised a Fortune 25 company on heightened human rights due diligence in Conflict Affected and High Risk Areas (“CAHRA”). Advised a Fortune 25 company on human rights risks and standards for green bonds. Advised a Fortune 25 company on human rights risks and standards for carbon credits. Advised a Fortune 50 company on securing Free, Prior and Informed Consent (“FPIC”) of indigenous communities near a lithium mine. Represented Chevron before the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in regard to the allegedly arbitrary detention of a lawyer disbarred after committing fraud against the company. Advised a Fortune 25 company on the arbitrary detention by a government of an employee of one of its contractors. Successfully represented a Fortune 150 company in opposing inclusion on the United Nations list of companies materially supporting unlawful settlements in the West Bank. Advised a Fortune 50 financial company on a complaint against it filed with a National Contact Point of the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises. Advised a major Japanese multinational company on a complaint against it filed with a National Contact Point of the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises. Advised a G20 government on its participation in advisory proceedings on climate change before the International Court of Justice. Advised a G20 government on its participation in advisory proceedings on climate change before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Advised a G20 government on its participation in UN negotiations on a legally binding instrument on business and human rights. Advised a G20 government on its participation in UN negotiations on a legally binding instrument on plastics pollution. Advised a G20 government on its participation in negotiations on the UN Convention against Cybercrime. Advised a G20 governmental agency on guidelines for its companies in matters of business and human rights. Representing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Juan Holmann Chamorro, the Managing Editor of the Nicaraguan opposition newspaper La Prensa, in proceedings against the dictatorial regime of Daniel Ortega for false imprisonment and other gross violations of human rights. Representing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights José Rubén Zamora, the award-winning journalist, editor and founder of El Periodico newspaper, against corrupt judges and prosecutors in Guatemala who falsely convicted, imprisoned and mistreated him. Representing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights the former Attorney General, the former chief anti-corruption prosecutor, the former human rights ombudsman, and ten other former judges and prosecutors who fought corruption in Guatemala, against corrupt prosecutors who persecuted them and forced them to flee the country. Counsel for former United States diplomats and international development practitioners as amici curiae before the United States Supreme Court in support of certiorari in Jam v. International Finance Corporation, No. 21-995. Amici include, among others, Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist and former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank; Brian Atwood, former head of the United States Agency for International Development; and Paige Alexander, CEO of the Carter Center and former USAID senior official. The amicus brief argues in support of judicial review of IFC enforcement of social and environmental conditions on development loans. Counsel for the owners of Nicavisión, S.A., the corporate owner of the last independent television station with nationwide coverage in Nicaragua, before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In 2021 the Commission granted precautionary measures against government repression. The clients credit the measures with saving the station. Counsel for Judge Erika Aifán, a leading anti-corruption judge in Guatemala, before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In 2021 the State Department awarded Judge Aifán recognition as an “International Woman of Courage.” Corrupt officials have sought for years to remove her from the bench, where she oversees cases against them. The matter remains pending. Counsel for the Reporter and six Advisers to the Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration, as amici curiae before the United States Supreme Court in GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, 140 S. Ct. 1637 (2020). Amici argued, and the Supreme Court unanimously agreed, that nonsignatories may in exceptional circumstances enforce or be bound by international arbitration agreements under the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and the Federal Arbitration Act. Advising a Middle Eastern State-owned enterprise concerning potential cross-border human rights issues and claims that could arise from a planned electric power plant. Advising a United States defense contractor on human rights risks with regard to foreign sales of certain military hardware. Advising a global energy company on policy relating to environmental justice. Representing Chevron Corporation before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in proceedings relating to the fraudulent environmental litigation against the company in Ecuador (2018 and ongoing). Representing Chevron Corporation with regard to inquiries and reports of United Nations Human Rights rapporteurs relating to the fraudulent environmental litigation against the company in Ecuador (2018 and ongoing). Advising an international oil company on improving its human rights policies, procedures and reporting, as well as its rating by the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (2019). Assisting an international metals company in vetting potential expert witnesses and in eventually selecting an expert on corporate social responsibility, for purposes of a civil litigation concerning a transnational environmental dispute (2019). Advising an international oil company on the human rights implications of a personnel matter raising transnational legal issues (2019). Counsel for Former Mayor of La Paz, Bolivia, in Andrade v. Bolivia, Judgment of Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2016) (Bolivia liable for violations of right to property, freedom of movement and right to trial without undue delay). Represented Government of Colombia in negotiations of justice provisions of peace accords with FARC guerrillas (2015). Counsel for leading Venezuelan dissident in Brewer-Carías v. Venezuela, Judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2014) (alleging denials of due process and false, politically motivated charges); Communication also addressed to United Nations Human Rights Committee (2016). Counsel for daughter of Cuban dissident in Payá v. Spain, filed in European Court of Human Rights (2014) (challenging refusal of Spain’s National Court to investigate death in Cuba of Oswaldo Payá, prominent Cuban dissident and dual Spanish citizen). Counsel for 23 Former United States Diplomats as Amici Curiae in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 133 S. Ct. 1659 (2013), arguing that suits in U.S. courts for human rights violations abroad should be permitted on a case-by-case basis. Amicus Brief for Chevron in successful opposition to petition before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights seeking enforcement of a fraudulent Ecuadorian judgment against the company (Request MC 48/12, 2012). Counsel for civilian victims of bombing, Case of the Santo Domingo Massacre vs. Colombia, Judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2012) (Colombia found liable). Expert witness, presented by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Contreras v. El Salvador (2011) (forced disappearances). Counsel for petitioner National United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, Thailand, before International Criminal Court (2010-2014). Counsel for 26 Former United States Diplomats as Amici Curiae in Samantar v. Yousuf et al., 130 S. Ct. 2278 (2009), arguing that former foreign government officials should not be granted immunity in U.S. courts for torture and extrajudicial execution. Counsel for 25 Former United States Diplomats as Amici Curiae in Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States, 128 S. Ct. 2229 (2008), arguing that prisoners in Guantanamo are entitled to judicial review of their detentions. Counsel for International Humanitarian Law Experts as Amici Curiae in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557 (2006), arguing that prisoners at Guantanamo are entitled to fair procedures and due process of law. Testimony as expert before Constitutional Court of Indonesia on compliance of Indonesia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Law with international human rights law (2006). Expert witness, presented by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Serrano Cruz Sisters v. El Salvador (2005) (children disappeared during the civil war). Counsel for Amici Curiae Legal and Religious Organizations in Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426 (2004), arguing that a U.S. citizen arrested and detained in U.S., and alleged to be “unlawful enemy combatant,” was entitled to be tried or released. Counsel for 28 Career Foreign Service Diplomats in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 (2004), arguing that human rights litigation in federal courts under Alien Tort Statute is consistent with United States foreign policy. Counsel for Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law, in Proceedings before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Advisory Opinion OC-18, Rights of Undocumented Immigrant Workers (2003). Counsel for Former Venezuelan Foreign Minister in Figueredo v. Venezuela, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (2000) (finding violations of due process and rights of defense in political prosecution of Former Foreign Minister of Venezuela). Counsel for amici curiae MacArthur Justice Center and International Human Rights Law Institute before Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Advisory Opinion OC-16, The Right to Information about Consular Assistance within the Framework of Guarantees of Due Process of Law (1999). Counsel for Guatemalan labor leader in Gómez López v. Guatemala, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (1996) (finding violations of right to physical integrity in attempted assassination of Guatemalan labor leader).","searchable_name":"Douglass Cassel","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":426318,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":2434,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eTom Childs focuses on international arbitration and litigation. 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Law of African state applies.{{ FIELD }}Indian pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration in New York arising under a licensing agreement. New York law applies.{{ FIELD }}International oil company in several UNCITRAL arbitrations involving claims arising under a production sharing contract. Claims relate to cost recovery, gas pricing and other matters. Indian law applies.{{ FIELD }}U.K. investment management company in an LCIA arbitration in London arising under a services contract. English law applied.{{ FIELD }}Indian automobile manufacturer in an UNCITRAL arbitration in London arising under a distribution agreement. English and U.S. federal law applied.{{ FIELD }}International oil company in an LCIA arbitration in London arising under a drilling contract. English law applied.{{ FIELD }}Investment Treaty Arbitration: U.S. mining company in an UNCITRAL arbitration against the Government of Peru involving claims arising under the U.S.-Peru bilateral investment treaty and a stock purchase agreement. Claims relate to liability for environmental contamination and other matters.{{ FIELD }}International oil company in ICSID arbitration against the Government of Algeria involving claims arising under the Denmark-Algeria bilateral investment treaty. Claims related to a windfall profits tax.{{ FIELD }}Tom Childs focuses on international arbitration and litigation. He represents clients in U.S. litigation involving the enforcement of arbitral awards and judgments, general commercial disputes, and cross-border discovery. He also represents clients in international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration. His clients include companies from a wide variety of industries, including consumer products, finance, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas, as well as sovereign states.\nTom has extensive experience in litigation arising under the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act, the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, the ICSID Convention, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Section 1782 (the cross-border discovery statute), and the Hague Convention on Service of Process. He also has represented clients in numerous high-stakes arbitrations seated around the world, under all major arbitration rules.\nTom is admitted to the New York bar, holds an advanced law degree from the University of Paris I, and regularly handles disputes under both common law and civil law systems. He speaks French fluently and has conversational ability in both German and Arabic.\nBefore joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Tom practiced litigation with Davis Polk \u0026amp; Wardwell in New York and clerked for Chief Judge Edward R. Korman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.\nRecent Publications\n\n\"Drafting Arbitration Clauses for Private Equity Deals in the Power and Infrastructure Sectors,\" forthcoming.\n\"Second Circuit Affirms Broad International Discovery,\" King \u0026amp; Spalding Client Alert, October 2019.\n\"Summary of Report of the New York City Bar on Awards of Interest in International Commercial Arbitration,\" New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2018.\n“The Current State of International Oil and Gas Arbitration,” Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2018.\n“Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards: Should a Party Be Allowed Multiple Bites at the Apple?,” American Review of International Arbitration, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2015.\n“Arbitration of Islamic Finance Disputes,” Islamic Finance News, January 2015 (co-author with Sarah Walker).\n“I Know I am Going to Win, but What About my Money? Ensuring that Arbitration is Worth the Effort,” The International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2012, August 2012 (co-author with Tom Sprange).\n“Update on Lex Petrolea: The continuing development of customary law relating to international oil and gas exploration and production,” The Journal of World Energy Law \u0026amp; Business, Vol 4., No. 3, September 2011.\n“Challenging a Host State’s Tax Measures Through International Arbitration,” King \u0026amp; Spalding Energy Newsletter, July 2011.\n“Crisis in Libya: What Legal Options are Available to Oil and Gas Companies?,” King \u0026amp; Spalding Client Alert, May 2011.\n“Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia,” Article in the International Bar Association’s Arbitration Newsletter, September 2010.\n“A New Destination for Disputes,” Interview with the CEO of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Middle East Quarterly Bulletin, Winter 2010.\n“The Requirement of Fair and Equal Treatment with Respect to Document Production in International Arbitration,” Paper for the International Bar Association’s 12th International Arbitration Day Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 2009 (co-author with Doak Bishop).\n\nSpeaking Engagements\n\n\"Interest Awards in International Arbitration,\" CIArb New York Branch, September 2019.\n\"Personal Jurisdiction Over Third Parties After Daimler,\" Young ITA, New York, September 2018.\n“The Growing Incidence of Parallel Arbitration \u0026amp; Its Res Judicata Effects,” Penn State International Arbitration Day, New York, April 2015.\n“Investment Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific,” AFIA Symposium, Washington, February 2015.\n“Issue Estoppel in Post-Award Proceedings in the U.S. and England,” CPR Arbitration Committee, New York, October 2014.\n“Evolution of International Energy and Minerals Arbitration,” RMMLF Conference on International Energy and Minerals Arbitration, Toronto, September 2013.\n “The Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard,” IBDE/LAD Global Economic Forum: Best Practices in Trade and Investment Promotion, London, April 2013.\n“Islamic Finance: Would arbitration of disputes help or hinder the industry’s growth?,” London Arbitration Club (Financial Sector Branch), London, March 2013.\n“Arbitrating competition issues,” Competition Law Summit, New Delhi, July 2012.\n“Lex Petrolea,” ICC/AIPN Conference on Dispute Resolution in the International Oil \u0026amp; Gas Business, Paris, October 2011.\n“International Oil \u0026amp; Gas Dispute Resolution: Recent Changes in the Middle East’s Legal Landscape,” AIPN International Conference 2010 in Doha, Qatar, September 2010.\n\nAssociations\n\nMember, NYC Bar Association’s Arbitration Committee\nMember, ICC Task Force on Financial Institutions and International Arbitration\nMember, CPR Arbitration Committee\n Counsel \"Thomas Childs is a very detail-oriented lawyer who ensures that every point gets desired client attention.\" Legal 500 AP, 2020 Yale University Yale Law School University of Paris I, Paris, France  Columbia University Columbia University School of Law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York New York England and Wales Law Clerk, Chief Judge Edward R. Korman, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Enforcement of Arbitral Awards and Judgments: Petersen Energia and Eton Park Capital Management in the enforcement of a $16 billion New York federal court judgment against the Republic of Argentina. Refineria de Cartagena (Reficar) in the enforcement in New York federal court of a $1 billion ICC award against Chicago Bridge \u0026amp; Iron and related proceedings. 9REN Holdings in the enforcement in D.C. federal court of a $45 million ICSID award against the Kingdom of Spain. JPMorgan Chase in New York federal court to enforce a foreign arbitral award and to obtain interim injunctive relief against the award-debtors. JPMorgan Chase in New York federal court to obtain discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 for use in foreign court proceedings. Thai mining company in New York federal court and in High Court of England and Wales to enforce an arbitral award against the Government of Laos and to execute upon the Government’s assets. Indian automobile manufacturer in Atlanta federal court to enforce an arbitration agreement. International Commercial Arbitration: International mining company in an ICSID arbitration arising under a mining contract. Law of African state applies. Indian pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration in New York arising under a licensing agreement. New York law applies. International oil company in several UNCITRAL arbitrations involving claims arising under a production sharing contract. Claims relate to cost recovery, gas pricing and other matters. Indian law applies. U.K. investment management company in an LCIA arbitration in London arising under a services contract. English law applied. Indian automobile manufacturer in an UNCITRAL arbitration in London arising under a distribution agreement. 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Settled during jury selection for unique settlement allowing client to pay a fraction of damages of other directors.{{ FIELD }}Defended Little League International in bet-the-company litigation alleging that the youth baseball organization was responsible for the actions of a Texas baseball coach who was convicted for assaulting numerous of his young players. Case settled before trial on confidential and favorable terms.{{ FIELD }}Represented Cook Children’s Hospital in employment discrimination suit against pediatric surgeon claiming tens of millions in damages. Obtained summary judgment on the eve of trial vindicating the hospital’s employment practices, which was upheld on appeal.{{ FIELD }}Represented architect William Croft in suit against world’s largest architecture firm for fraud and breach of employment contract. After two-week trial, obtained jury verdict for more than $4 million representing 120% of requested award. Listed as one of the verdicts of the year by the Dallas Business Journal.{{ FIELD }}Hired after client received ex-parte TRO at 5:30 PM on December 23 ordering, among other things, Yahoo, Inc. to turn off its website. Obtained dissolution of TRO in less than 24 hours (after locating judge to conduct adversary hearing on a holiday). Case then traveled through multiple judges and jurisdictions with plaintiffs trying to reinstate injunctive relief (and recused judge). Obtained summary judgment of all claims against represented directors.{{ FIELD }}Defended Excel Transportation in suit against former employees seeking more than $50 million for breach of contract and fraud. After two-week trial, jury awarded less than $1.5 million. Obtained complete defense verdict award of no damages on appeal.{{ FIELD }}Representing Hunt Asset Management in litigation against investors in a telecommunications company. Case settled before trial for exchange of releases and no monies from Hunt.{{ FIELD }}Hired by Sterling Infosystem, Inc. after existing counsel and magistrate judge recommended settlement of FCRA class action for $40 million. Altered case strategy, asserted new defenses, and engaged in minimal discovery. The day after filing the brief in opposition to plaintiff’s motion for class certification, plaintiff called and asked to settle. Case settled for $20,000.{{ FIELD }}After obtaining the settlement above, was hired by Sterling Infosystems, Inc. to take over seven class actions seeking more than $1 billion in damages pending in Virginia, California, Ohio, New York, and Illinois. Obtained dismissals of multiple matters and stays in others. The remaining matters settled on extremely favorable terms.{{ FIELD }}In a case recognized as one of the top 40 jury verdicts of the year by Texas Lawyer magazine, represented Lighthouse Programs LLC as plaintiff in infringement case that resulted in $5.5 million jury award.{{ FIELD }}In re Cool Partners - Represented group of shareholders and bankruptcy estate in litigation against members of board of directors for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. Case settled during summary judgment argument for US$9 million, representing 90% of corporate liability insurance policies.{{ FIELD }}Geoffrey Harper is a highly sought after trial lawyer that focuses on complex commercial disputes.  Representing individuals and businesses as plaintiffs and defendants, Geoffrey has litigated cases in 29 states and five countries with a lengthy record of success. As one client noted after hiring Geoffrey just three days before trial to take over his defense, “I will never go to trial without Geoffrey Harper again.” \nGeoffrey has tried more than 30 cases to verdict as lead counsel and is known for his ability to manage bet-the-company litigation under the most difficult of circumstances. His litigation philosophy involves preparing every case for trial from the very beginning of the engagement while focusing on his client’s goals and needs. While the majority of cases will be resolved long before trial, Geoffrey believes that the best way to achieve optimal results for his clients is to always focus on how the case would be tried.\nGeoffrey concentrates his practice on commercial litigation lawsuits and has extensive experience in areas such as contractual disputes, class actions, securities litigation, intellectual property disputes, employment disputes, arbitrations, internal investigations, and healthcare matters.\nClients frequently seek Geoffrey’s counsel while facing significant crises or when needing new and creative approaches. He has been retained numerous times shortly before trial by clients seeking help after obtaining adverse rulings and needing to revamp the trial strategy. He has represented clients in some of the largest and highest stake cases in the country as well as other high-profile matters.\n  Counsel Emory University Emory University School of Law The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas School of Law 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 Judicial Clerk, Chief Judge Procter Hug, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Utah Contract Action—Hired three days before trial after disastrous pretrial hearing which included summary judgment ruling on liability, sanctions orders, and evidence exclusions. Took over trial team and obtained jury verdict for half of last settlement offer and less than 10% of claimed damages. Represented Francesco Galesi, director and member of the finance committee at Worldcom, in multiple class actions seeking more than $1 trillion for fraud and violations of securities laws. Settled during jury selection for unique settlement allowing client to pay a fraction of damages of other directors. Defended Little League International in bet-the-company litigation alleging that the youth baseball organization was responsible for the actions of a Texas baseball coach who was convicted for assaulting numerous of his young players. Case settled before trial on confidential and favorable terms. Represented Cook Children’s Hospital in employment discrimination suit against pediatric surgeon claiming tens of millions in damages. Obtained summary judgment on the eve of trial vindicating the hospital’s employment practices, which was upheld on appeal. Represented architect William Croft in suit against world’s largest architecture firm for fraud and breach of employment contract. After two-week trial, obtained jury verdict for more than $4 million representing 120% of requested award. Listed as one of the verdicts of the year by the Dallas Business Journal. Hired after client received ex-parte TRO at 5:30 PM on December 23 ordering, among other things, Yahoo, Inc. to turn off its website. Obtained dissolution of TRO in less than 24 hours (after locating judge to conduct adversary hearing on a holiday). Case then traveled through multiple judges and jurisdictions with plaintiffs trying to reinstate injunctive relief (and recused judge). Obtained summary judgment of all claims against represented directors. Defended Excel Transportation in suit against former employees seeking more than $50 million for breach of contract and fraud. After two-week trial, jury awarded less than $1.5 million. Obtained complete defense verdict award of no damages on appeal. Representing Hunt Asset Management in litigation against investors in a telecommunications company. Case settled before trial for exchange of releases and no monies from Hunt. Hired by Sterling Infosystem, Inc. after existing counsel and magistrate judge recommended settlement of FCRA class action for $40 million. Altered case strategy, asserted new defenses, and engaged in minimal discovery. The day after filing the brief in opposition to plaintiff’s motion for class certification, plaintiff called and asked to settle. Case settled for $20,000. After obtaining the settlement above, was hired by Sterling Infosystems, Inc. to take over seven class actions seeking more than $1 billion in damages pending in Virginia, California, Ohio, New York, and Illinois. Obtained dismissals of multiple matters and stays in others. The remaining matters settled on extremely favorable terms. In a case recognized as one of the top 40 jury verdicts of the year by Texas Lawyer magazine, represented Lighthouse Programs LLC as plaintiff in infringement case that resulted in $5.5 million jury award. 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Advising the same client in relation to amendments to its client screening and performance standards{{ FIELD }}Peter is counsel in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s London office, specializing in public international law, ESG, sanctions and business and human rights.  He has represented states, businesses and individuals in some of the leading cases in his field, in the UK and internationally.  In addition to his disputes practice, Peter advises States and multinationals on a range of public international law issues, including human rights, immunities and climate change. \nSpecializing in complex, geopolitical disputes, Peter's disputes practice ranges across jurisdictions and disciplines.  He has represented States in proceedings at the ICJ, ITLOS, and the European Court of Human Rights (including in the leading international cases on climate change). He has represented businesses and individuals in war crimes prosecutions, tort claims involving extra-territorial environmental harm, cases relating to sovereign immunity and in EU and UK sanctions annulment proceedings.  Both in private practice and as a legal adviser to the UK Foreign Office, Peter has considerable experience advising on cross-cutting issues of extra-territorial jurisdiction and conflict of laws. \nDrawing on his disputes practice, Peter provides strategic advice to businesses on how to navigate complex, shifting and multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements relating to human rights and climate change. He has supported some of the largest companies in the world to design and implement due diligence programs to identify and address human rights and environmental impacts in their supply chains and operations. He has counselled business clients in the automotive, construction, financial services and energy sectors on issues relating to human trafficking, child and forced labor. He has advised clients in the AI and telecommunications sectors on issues relating to State interception, network shutdowns and misuse of services by end users and, he has counselled clients in the financial sector on links to environmental impacts caused by clients.\nPeter works with clients on drafting public disclosures relating to ESG issues which minimize legal risk associated with  greenwashing. He also advises businesses on how to put in place robust ESG governance procedures which conform with international standards and applicable regulation. \nAside from his corporate advisory practice, Peter advises States on international human rights and humanitarian law and has worked on a number of high profile regulatory reform projects (including in relation to labour rights, major sporting events and business and human rights more generally).\nPeter has published widely and spoken at events in the UK, USA, at the UN, across Europe, as well as in Uganda and South Africa.\nPeter is ranked by Chambers \u0026amp; Partners in Business and Human Rights Law – Global Market Leaders (Band 3) and Public International Law (Band 3), as well as by Legal 500 in Public International Law.  Citations note that:\n“Peter has excellent expertise at the intersection of international law and business and human rights, which makes him a go-to lawyer in this field\"\n\"Peter has deep and broad expertise, a keen awareness of our commercial needs, phenomenal communication skills and offers practical advice. He's a pleasure to work with.\"\nSelected Articles\nJuly 2025 \"Modern Slavery: mitigating the risks in global supply chains\" Practical Law\nSeptember 2024 “Climate Change and Human Rights: European Court Hands Down Landmark Ruling With Consequences for European States and Businesses” Energy Law Report\nMarch 2024 \"The New EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: What Does It Mean For Non-EU Companies?\" LexisNexis Practical Guidance\nAugust 2023 \"Identifying and Addressing Child Labor in International Supply Chains\" Practical Law\nOctober 2022 \"EU Joins US in Banning Forced Labour Products: Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence\" Practical Law\nSeptember 2022 \"Using Contractual Clauses to Manage Supply Chain Human Rights Issues\", Practical Law\nJune 2020 “Business Views on Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Regulation: A Comparative Analysis of Two Recent Studies” Smit, L., Bright, C., Pietropaoli, I. Jughes-Jennett, J. Hood, P. 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(ed.), Valencia (2020)\nFebruary 2020 “A UK failure to prevent mechanism for corporate human rights harms” British Institute of International and Comparative Law\nMay 2019 The Implication of the UK Supreme Court’s Decision in Vedanta for the Management of Human Rights Risk in Overseas Operations and Supply Chains, Oxford Business Law Blog Counsel Ranked for Public International Law Chambers and Partners 2024, 2025 Ranked for Business \u0026amp; Human Rights Law – Global Market Leaders  Chambers Global, 2023, 2024, 2025 \"Peter has excellent expertise at the intersection of international law and business and human rights\"  Chambers Global, 2023 Associate to Watch in Business and Human Rights Law  Chambers Global 2021, 2022 Rising Star in Public International Law  Legal 500, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Up and Coming Practitioner in Business and Human Rights Law  Chambers and Partners Global Rankings, 2020 Brigid Cotter Prize for Master of Laws  University of London, December 2017 The University of Oxford   Northumbria University  University of London  BPP University BPP University England and Wales Ireland Successfully represented Hala Almaghout in an annulment application before the General Court of the European Union relating to her designation under the EU-Syria sanctions regime Advising a State in relation to proceedings at the International Court of Justice and International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on the international legal obligations of States in relation to climate change Government of Ukraine in an inter-State case in the European Court of Human Rights relating to the annexation of Crimea (Ukraine v Russia (re Crimea) [20958/14 and 38334/18]) Government of Ukraine in an inter-State case against Russia in the European Court of Human Rights relating to human rights violations carried out by State forces and proxies in the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine since the outbreak of armed conflict in the region in April 2014 (Ukraine and Netherlands v Russia [8091/16]) Advising private clients in two applications to the European Court of Human Rights challenging the extension of sovereign immunity in cases of terrorist financing Acting for Fractal Marine DMCC in proceedings to challenge its designation under the UK's Russia sanctions regime Advising a major international energy company on the design and implementation of a human rights due diligence program and on the identification of its salient human rights issues Advising a major automotive company on the governance of human rights issues in its supply chain, with a particular focus on critical minerals Advising a US private equity fund on the design and implementation of its modern slavery and human rights policies Conducting Greenwashing review for a major developer to identify and mitigate legal risk associated with its sustainability disclosures in multiple jurisdictions Kadri Veseli, formerly Chairman of the Kosovo Assembly and Head of Intelligence of the Kosovo Liberation Army, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity brought against him at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers Syrian refugees, victims of terrorist attacks by the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al Nusra Front in Syria in a London High Court claim against various actors accused of participating in a conspiracy to finance terrorist activity, in contravention of Syrian and international law. This case involved groundbreaking issues relating to sovereign immunity. Marina Litvinenko (aka Carter), the widow of Alexander Litvinenko, former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service, was poisoned by an FSB agent using the radioactive isotope Polonium in London in 2006, in a case brought against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights Acted as Agent for the UK Government at the ECHR in Duarte Agostinho and Ors, v. Portugal and Ors., the leading international case on climate change and human rights Acted for the defence in the prosecution, brought in a European State pursuant to universal jurisdiction, of two corporate executives for their alleged complicity in war crimes Acted for Redress in the UK Supreme Court in R v. TRA, regarding torture by non-State actors and the scope of the UK’s extra-territorial jurisdiction under the Convention Against Torture Acted in the UK High Court in claims regarding the clean-up of oil spills in the Niger Delta Advised on an internal investigation regarding allegations of forced displacement in the extractive sector Led a human rights impact assessment for a multinational telecommunications company Drafted Modern Slavery Statements for clients across sectors, including in the construction and engineering, technology and garment sectors Advising a UK bank on a complaint brought under the OECD National Contact Point in relation to adverse environmental impacts in the operations of one of its clients. Advising the same client in relation to amendments to its client screening and performance standards","searchable_name":"Peter Hood","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":444266,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":6948,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eJos\u0026eacute; Mario Vald\u0026eacute;s is Counsel in our Business Litigation Practice Group and a member of our Global Construction and Infrastructure\u0026nbsp;Disputes team. His practice focuses\u0026nbsp;on complex commercial disputes involving domestic and international energy and infrastructure projects in both U.S. state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitration proceedings. He represents owners, developers, contractors, operators, asset managers,\u0026nbsp;investors, and off-takers\u0026nbsp;of both conventional and renewable power projects, including combined cycle power plants, photovoltaic power plants, battery storage projects, and wind farms.\u0026nbsp;[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJos\u0026eacute; Mario\u0026nbsp;advises clients on disputes involving\u0026nbsp;engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, power purchase agreements (PPAs), operation and maintenance (O\u0026amp;M) agreements, LLC agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and supply agreements. His practice covers the full spectrum of energy-related disputes, from project development and construction claims, to claims involving the asset's operation and management, and conflicts involving electricity markets and regional transmission organizations/independent transmission operators\u0026nbsp;(RTOs/ITOs). He also counsels LLC members in disputes over governance and management of energy assets.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the construction arena, Jos\u0026eacute; Mario represents contractors, owners, and developers in the typical construction claims involving\u0026nbsp;project delays, cost overruns, extra work, engineering and design defects, among others.\u0026nbsp;His experience navigating the technical, financial, and contractual complexities of multi-billion-dollar facilities enables him to develop tailored solutions that advance both legal and commercial objectives.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond his experience in energy and infrastructure construction disputes, Jos\u0026eacute; Mario has broad experience in commercial disputes. He has prosecuted\u0026nbsp;and defended against frequent commercial claims, including breach of contract, fraud, and other business torts. He is also proficient in theories of derivative liability such as alter ego, de facto merger, veil piercing, and agency.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to representing clients in active litigation and arbitration, Jos\u0026eacute; Mario frequently advises on pre-dispute strategy. He helps clients frame arguments, preserve leverage, and position themselves advantageously in anticipation of potential conflicts. When litigation can be avoided, he develops approaches that maximize bargaining strength while advancing clients\u0026rsquo; long-term business goals.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJos\u0026eacute; Mario\u0026rsquo;s breadth of experience across construction disputes, transactional agreements, corporate governance, and electricity market issues allows him to guide clients through the full range of challenges that can arise in the development, ownership, and operation of energy projects, helping them protect their investments while achieving practical, commercially-minded outcomes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarlier in his career, Jos\u0026eacute; Mario\u0026nbsp;served as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. 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He represents owners, developers, contractors, operators, asset managers,\u0026nbsp;investors, and off-takers\u0026nbsp;of both conventional and renewable power projects, including combined cycle power plants, photovoltaic power plants, battery storage projects, and wind farms.\u0026nbsp;[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJos\u0026eacute; Mario\u0026nbsp;advises clients on disputes involving\u0026nbsp;engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, power purchase agreements (PPAs), operation and maintenance (O\u0026amp;M) agreements, LLC agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and supply agreements. His practice covers the full spectrum of energy-related disputes, from project development and construction claims, to claims involving the asset's operation and management, and conflicts involving electricity markets and regional transmission organizations/independent transmission operators\u0026nbsp;(RTOs/ITOs). He also counsels LLC members in disputes over governance and management of energy assets.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the construction arena, Jos\u0026eacute; Mario represents contractors, owners, and developers in the typical construction claims involving\u0026nbsp;project delays, cost overruns, extra work, engineering and design defects, among others.\u0026nbsp;His experience navigating the technical, financial, and contractual complexities of multi-billion-dollar facilities enables him to develop tailored solutions that advance both legal and commercial objectives.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond his experience in energy and infrastructure construction disputes, Jos\u0026eacute; Mario has broad experience in commercial disputes. He has prosecuted\u0026nbsp;and defended against frequent commercial claims, including breach of contract, fraud, and other business torts. He is also proficient in theories of derivative liability such as alter ego, de facto merger, veil piercing, and agency.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to representing clients in active litigation and arbitration, Jos\u0026eacute; Mario frequently advises on pre-dispute strategy. He helps clients frame arguments, preserve leverage, and position themselves advantageously in anticipation of potential conflicts. When litigation can be avoided, he develops approaches that maximize bargaining strength while advancing clients\u0026rsquo; long-term business goals.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJos\u0026eacute; Mario\u0026rsquo;s breadth of experience across construction disputes, transactional agreements, corporate governance, and electricity market issues allows him to guide clients through the full range of challenges that can arise in the development, ownership, and operation of energy projects, helping them protect their investments while achieving practical, commercially-minded outcomes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarlier in his career, Jos\u0026eacute; Mario\u0026nbsp;served as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He also\u0026nbsp;completed an externship at a global reinsurer, providing him with valuable industry perspective in his practice.\u003c/p\u003e"},"locales":["en"]},"secondary_title_id":null,"upload_assignments":{"headshot":[{"id":12667}]},"capability_group_id":3},"created_at":"2025-12-15T17:12:46.000Z","updated_at":"2025-12-15T17:12:46.000Z","searchable_text":"Valdes{{ FIELD }}José Mario Valdés is Counsel in our Business Litigation Practice Group and a member of our Global Construction and Infrastructure Disputes team. His practice focuses on complex commercial disputes involving domestic and international energy and infrastructure projects in both U.S. state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitration proceedings. He represents owners, developers, contractors, operators, asset managers, investors, and off-takers of both conventional and renewable power projects, including combined cycle power plants, photovoltaic power plants, battery storage projects, and wind farms. \nJosé Mario advises clients on disputes involving engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, power purchase agreements (PPAs), operation and maintenance (O\u0026amp;M) agreements, LLC agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and supply agreements. His practice covers the full spectrum of energy-related disputes, from project development and construction claims, to claims involving the asset's operation and management, and conflicts involving electricity markets and regional transmission organizations/independent transmission operators (RTOs/ITOs). He also counsels LLC members in disputes over governance and management of energy assets.\nIn the construction arena, José Mario represents contractors, owners, and developers in the typical construction claims involving project delays, cost overruns, extra work, engineering and design defects, among others. His experience navigating the technical, financial, and contractual complexities of multi-billion-dollar facilities enables him to develop tailored solutions that advance both legal and commercial objectives.\nBeyond his experience in energy and infrastructure construction disputes, José Mario has broad experience in commercial disputes. He has prosecuted and defended against frequent commercial claims, including breach of contract, fraud, and other business torts. 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When litigation can be avoided, he develops approaches that maximize bargaining strength while advancing clients’ long-term business goals.\nJosé Mario’s breadth of experience across construction disputes, transactional agreements, corporate governance, and electricity market issues allows him to guide clients through the full range of challenges that can arise in the development, ownership, and operation of energy projects, helping them protect their investments while achieving practical, commercially-minded outcomes.\nEarlier in his career, José Mario served as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He also completed an externship at a global reinsurer, providing him with valuable industry perspective in his practice. Counsel Harvard College  Columbia University Columbia University School of Law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York New York New York City Bar Association Puerto Rican Bar Association Judicial Clerk, Hon. Carmen Cerezo, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico","searchable_name":"Jose Mario Valdes (José Mario)","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":443974,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":6900,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eAmani is a Senior Associate in our Riyadh office. 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Having studied and been admitted to the UK Bar in 2016, she has since focused her practice in Saudi Arabia in a broad range of specialty areas.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmani\u0026rsquo;s practise areas include commercial law, construction, dispute resolution, litigation, and international arbitration, with a particular emphasis on nuclear energy. Amani has substantial experience in international commercial arbitrations, especially concerning high-value construction disputes and complex energy projects.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to her arbitration work, Amani has advised on numerous construction claims related to major giga projects in Saudi Arabia. Amani is well-versed in a wide range of standard form and bespoke contracts used across diverse construction projects, including FIDIC contracts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrior to working in Saudi Arabia, Amani practiced as a self-employed Barrister in the United Kingdom. She gained extensive experience representing clients in court, drafting legal documents, negotiating, providing legal advice, conducting research, and preparing legal opinions.\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisputes\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eAdvised a Saudi Government transport company regarding a $1.6 billion claim from a contractor.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW185536130 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185536130 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"paragraph\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\u0026quot;ObjectId\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;d1eda412-e013-4340-9df3-eb5c80904b02|234\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;ClassId\u0026quot;:1073872969,\u0026quot;Properties\u0026quot;:[268442635,\u0026quot;24\u0026quot;,469777841,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,469777842,\u0026quot;Times New 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fit-out, IT tendering support, IT fit-out, recruitment, branding, fundamental training, branding, and recruitment and augmentation.{{ FIELD }}Franchise and Distribution \nAdvised a prominent poultry company regarding compliance with competition law including Economic Concentration. {{ FIELD }}Advised Aljomaih on its franchise arrangements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. {{ FIELD }}Internation disputes\nAdvised a Swiss company on issues of Saudi law in respect of unpaid invoices of $10,402,652 and gifting jewels, precious stones and diamonds under Saudi law.  {{ FIELD }}Advised a Saudi Minister on the restoration of a company in the British Virgin Islands. {{ FIELD }}Insurance claims\nAdvised a Saudi Arabian company focused on environmental preservation and sustainability on an insurance claim worth SAR 350 million.{{ FIELD }}E-commerce\nAdvised an E-Commerce company in Saudi Arabia on the sale of goods and the implementation of the Civil Transactions Law.{{ FIELD }}Regulatory\nAdvised a Saudi Government transport company on terms and conditions for public transport.{{ FIELD }}Amani is a Senior Associate in our Riyadh office. Having studied and been admitted to the UK Bar in 2016, she has since focused her practice in Saudi Arabia in a broad range of specialty areas.\nAmani’s practise areas include commercial law, construction, dispute resolution, litigation, and international arbitration, with a particular emphasis on nuclear energy. Amani has substantial experience in international commercial arbitrations, especially concerning high-value construction disputes and complex energy projects.\nIn addition to her arbitration work, Amani has advised on numerous construction claims related to major giga projects in Saudi Arabia. Amani is well-versed in a wide range of standard form and bespoke contracts used across diverse construction projects, including FIDIC contracts.\nPrior to working in Saudi Arabia, Amani practiced as a self-employed Barrister in the United Kingdom. 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Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) during its discussion on reforms to Investor-State Dispute Settlement. He handles disputes before major arbitral forums, including the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); the American Arbitration Association and its International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR), and the Swiss Arbitration Centre (SAC).  \nCarson received his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Dispute Resolution Law Journal. Carson earned his B.A. from Brigham Young University and graduated with University Honors, the highest academic distinction awarded to undergraduates. \nDuring law school, Carson served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Dolly M. Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. He also interned in the chambers of Presiding Justice Tricia A. Bigelow of the California Court of Appeal.\nCarson is fluent in Portuguese. Carson Bennett lawyer Senior Associate Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School Pepperdine University Pepperdine University School of Law Supreme Court of the United States U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia District of Columbia Georgia New York American Society of International Law Young ICCA J. Reuben Clark Law Society Representing The Coca-Cola Company in a Europe-based commercial arbitration under a long-term sponsorship agreement. Representing Chevron Thailand Exploration \u0026amp; Production Co. in a Zurich-seated ad hoc arbitration against the Government of Thailand, concerning a dispute in excess of US$ 2 billion regarding the decommissioning of offshore assets in the Gulf of Thailand. 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Represented a major U.S.-based electric utility in an ICDR arbitration involving a contract dispute with its Canadian supplier of nuclear fuel. Prior to the merits hearing, the parties settled the dispute on terms favorable to the client. Represented a U.A.E-based retailer in U.S. federal court against its American franchisee over alleged breaches of contract. The case was successfully dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds. Represented a UK-based pharmaceutical company against a sublicensee regarding unpaid royalties and sublicense fees; the parties settled on terms favorable to the client. Represented a major Spanish energy company in an UNCITRAL arbitration involving a force majeure declaration resulting from an earthquake in the Caribbean and a utility's inability to take regasified LNG. 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financial regulation; regulated activity){{ FIELD }}Mayor’s Office for Policing v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance [2016] UKSC 18 (riot damages; insurance).{{ FIELD }}Belhaj v Straw; Rahmatullah v Ministry of Defence (state immunity; foreign act of state; extraordinary rendition){{ FIELD }}Al-Waheed/Mohammed v Ministry of Defence (UN Resolutions; detention; human rights; crown act of state){{ FIELD }}Ministry of Defence v Iraqi Civilians [2016] UKSC 25 (limitation; conflict of laws){{ FIELD }}Ferguson v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2016] UKPC 2 (revocation of immunity; rule of law){{ FIELD }}Mediterranean Shipping v Cottonex Anstalt [2016] 2 CLC 272 (repudiatory breach, liquidated damages, penalty clauses){{ FIELD }}Kabir Bhalla is an associate and barrister in the London office of King \u0026amp; Spalding. A member of the firm’s International Arbitration and Litigation group, Kabir has appeared as counsel before the Privy Council, Court of Appeal, High Court and Employment Appeal Tribunal, and has acted in numerous ICC, LCIA and LMAA arbitrations, in the energy sector and beyond. \nPrior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Kabir worked as a barrister at two of the leading sets of London commercial barristers’ chambers; 20 Essex Street and 11 King’s Bench Walk. He has a particular interest in the shipping, oil \u0026amp; gas and commodities sectors, in both arbitration and arbitration-related litigation. He has advised and appeared in significant disputes involving major international energy companies, such as the landmark Ocensa pipeline litigation in the English High Court.  \nFrom 2015-2016 he was Judicial Assistant (Law Clerk) to Lord Sumption and Lord Clarke at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Privy Council, where he worked on high-profile commercial and public and private international law matters, including the leading cases on penalty clauses (Cavendish Square Holding BV v El Makdessi [2015] UKSC 67), implied terms (Marks and Spencer Plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust (Jersey) Ltd [2015] UKSC 72), and the foreign act of state doctrine and state immunity (Belhaj and anr. v Straw and ors. [2017] 2 WLR 456).\nKabir graduated with a starred first-class degree in History from the University of Oxford, winning a Gibbs Prize for academic achievement. He subsequently undertook the Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Course at City Law School in London, placing second in his year for commercial law. Awarded a Lord Diplock Scholarship by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, he represented the Inn at the 21st Willem C. Vis. International Commercial Arbitration Moot, coached by Stewart Boyd CBE QC. He has also held a Guest Fellowship at the National Law University of India, Jodhpur, where he has lectured in international arbitration law and practice.  Senior Associate Oxford University, UK  City University London City Law School England and Wales England \u0026amp; Wales (Admitted 7/24/2014; Reg #122119) Law Clerk, Lord Sumption and Lord Clarke, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom / The Privy Council International Arbitration\nActing for a major commodities company in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction of a manufacturing plant in Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago.  Acting in complex multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitral proceedings concerning the enforcement of a c.US $500m Energy Charter Treaty Award in respect of the construction and operation of a gas processing facility in the Republic of Kazakhstan.  Acting for one of the world’s largest commodities companies in various arbitrations, including a multi-million USD FOSFA arbitration concerning oil contamination. Acting against a state in ICC arbitral proceedings claiming declaratory relief concerning the construction of an oil pipeline.   Acting for a major insurer in arbitral proceedings concerning the death of a racehorse, raising complex conflict of laws points.   Acting for major energy, commodities and shipping companies in LMAA and LCIA arbitrations, including maritime disputes concerning demurrage, cargo shortage, cargo quality, hire and breach of charter. Acting for a major shipping line in an arbitration concerning the construction of call options in seven oil tanker purchase contracts. Advising a major international corporation in an arbitration under the 2013 UNCITRAL Rules concerning the construction of a mine. Litigation\nAppeared before the Privy Council on behalf of the Jamaican National Competition Regulator in a major telecoms competition matter: Fair Trading Commission v Digicel Jamaica Ltd [2017] UKPC 28. Appeared before the Privy Council in a constitutional law case from St. Lucia: Sexius v AG of St Lucia [2017] 1 WLR 3236. Other representative matters (including cases whilst a Judicial Assistant at the Supreme Court and Privy Council):\nVendort Traders v Evrostroy Grupp LLC [2016] UKPC 15 (commercial fraud, insolvency) Anzen v Hermes One [2016] UKPC 1 (construction of arbitration clauses) Vizcaya Partners v Picard [2016] UKPC 5 (arbitration; submission to jurisdiction) Cavendish Square Holding BV v El Makdessi; ParkingEye Limited v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67 (penalty clauses) JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2015] UKSC 64 (the scope of worldwide freezing orders) Marks and Spencer Plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust (Jersey) Ltd [2015] UKSC 72 (implied terms) NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) NV v Cargill International SA [2016] UKSC 20 (shipping; off-hire clauses; agency) Navig8 v South Vigour Shipping [2015] EWHC 32 (Comm) (repudiatory breach of charter, unjust enrichment). PST Energy 7 Shipping v OW Bunker [2016] UKSC 23 (sale of goods; bunker supplies) Bank of Cyprus v Menelaou [2015] UKSC 66 / HMRC v Investors’ Trust (unjust enrichment) Akers v Samba Financial Group (conflicts; forum non conveniens; trusts) Versloot Dredging v HDI Gerling (insurance; fraudulent device rule; Article 1 Protocol 1 ECHR). Asset Land Investment v The FCA [2016] UKSC 17 (FSMA 2000; financial regulation; regulated activity) Mayor’s Office for Policing v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance [2016] UKSC 18 (riot damages; insurance). 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