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Il conseille r\u0026eacute;guli\u0026egrave;rement les plus grandes entreprises mondiales dans les arbitrages internationaux complexes en mati\u0026egrave;re d\u0026rsquo;infrastructure et de projets \u0026eacute;nerg\u0026eacute;tiques, d\u0026rsquo;investissements internationaux, de fusions et acquisitions, d\u0026rsquo;accords de licence et de distribution pharmaceutiques, dans des litiges en mati\u0026egrave;re de d\u0026eacute;fense et de technologie, et ceux li\u0026eacute;s aux probl\u0026eacute;matiques de conformit\u0026eacute;.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLegal 500 a qualifi\u0026eacute; Marc-Olivier de \u0026laquo;remarquable\u0026raquo;, notant ses \u0026laquo;excellentes comp\u0026eacute;tences de r\u0026eacute;daction et de plaidoirie\u0026raquo;, et le pla\u0026ccedil;ant parmi \u0026laquo;les quelques sp\u0026eacute;cialistes de droit civil et de \u003cem\u003ecommon law\u003c/em\u003e qui savent vraiment auditionner des t\u0026eacute;moins et autres experts\u0026raquo;.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc-Olivier a pr\u0026egrave;s de vingt ans d\u0026rsquo;exp\u0026eacute;rience dans le conseil d\u0026rsquo;entreprises internationales et de particuliers dans des arbitrages commerciaux et d\u0026rsquo;investissements port\u0026eacute;s sous le r\u0026eacute;gime de la CCI, de la LCIA, de l\u0026rsquo;AAA/ICDR, de la Chambre de Commerce de Stockholm, et de la CNUDCI.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc-Olivier est sp\u0026eacute;cialis\u0026eacute; dans les litiges complexes li\u0026eacute;s aux projets internationaux d\u0026rsquo;\u0026eacute;nergie et d\u0026rsquo;infrastructure. Il \u0026eacute;vite une approche unique du r\u0026egrave;glement des diff\u0026eacute;rends, pr\u0026eacute;f\u0026eacute;rant travailler en \u0026eacute;troite collaboration avec les \u0026eacute;quipes internes des clients et des experts externes pour \u0026eacute;laborer des strat\u0026eacute;gies sur mesure afin de r\u0026eacute;soudre efficacement des litiges particuliers. Les clients appr\u0026eacute;cient sa capacit\u0026eacute; \u0026agrave; simplifier les probl\u0026egrave;mes techniques compliqu\u0026eacute;s et \u0026agrave; \u0026eacute;laborer des arguments juridiques gagnants, tout en tenant compte de leurs priorit\u0026eacute;s et de leurs risques commerciaux. Marc-Olivier agit r\u0026eacute;guli\u0026egrave;rement pour des clients dans les secteurs de la production d\u0026rsquo;\u0026eacute;lectricit\u0026eacute;, du p\u0026eacute;trole et du gaz, du nucl\u0026eacute;aire et des \u0026eacute;nergies renouvelables.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc-Olivier intervient \u0026eacute;galement dans des litiges li\u0026eacute;s aux investissements internationaux, aux fusions-acquisitions, aux accords de licence et de distribution pharmaceutiques, dans les litiges en mati\u0026egrave;re de d\u0026eacute;fense et de technologie, et ceux li\u0026eacute;s aux probl\u0026eacute;matiques de conformit\u0026eacute;. Il a notamment fait partie d\u0026rsquo;une \u0026eacute;quipe d\u0026rsquo;avocats ayant obtenu les premi\u0026egrave;res d\u0026eacute;cisions arbitrales internationales d\u0026eacute;clarant la F\u0026eacute;d\u0026eacute;ration de Russie responsable pour l\u0026rsquo;expropriation des actifs appartenant \u0026agrave; la soci\u0026eacute;t\u0026eacute; p\u0026eacute;troli\u0026egrave;re Ioukos et \u0026agrave; des investisseurs ukrainiens suite \u0026agrave; la prise de contr\u0026ocirc;le de la Crim\u0026eacute;e par la Russie.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvocat form\u0026eacute; aux \u0026Eacute;tats-Unis et membre des barreaux du District de Columbia et de la Virginie, Marc-Olivier a exerc\u0026eacute; son activit\u0026eacute; en arbitrage international pendant de nombreuses ann\u0026eacute;es dans un autre cabinet d\u0026rsquo;avocats international \u0026agrave; Paris, o\u0026ugrave; il \u0026eacute;tait coresponsable de sa pratique internationale des litiges de construction et associ\u0026eacute; g\u0026eacute;rant de son bureau de Paris.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc-Olivier a \u0026eacute;t\u0026eacute; \u0026eacute;lev\u0026eacute; et \u0026eacute;duqu\u0026eacute; aux \u0026Eacute;tats-Unis et en France. 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He regularly represents the world’s largest companies in complex international arbitrations arising out of infrastructure and energy projects, international investments, mergers \u0026amp; acquisitions, pharmaceutical licensing and distribution agreements, defense and technology disputes, and compliance issues.\nLegal 500 has described Marc-Olivier as “outstanding,” noting his “excellent drafting and pleading skills” and ranking him “among the ‘few civil and common law lawyers able to cross-examine witnesses and experts’.”\nMarc-Olivier has twenty years’ experience representing international companies and individuals in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations brought under the ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, SCC, ICSID, and UNCITRAL Rules. \nMarc-Olivier specializes in complex disputes arising out of international energy and infrastructure projects.  He eschews a one-size-fits-all approach to dispute resolution, preferring to work closely with clients’ internal teams and outside experts to develop tailor-made strategies for efficiently resolving specific disputes.   Clients value his ability to simplify complicated technical issues and craft winning legal arguments that take into account their commercial priorities and risks.  Marc-Olivier regularly acts for clients in the electrical power generation, oil and gas, nuclear, and renewables industries.\nMarc-Olivier also acts in disputes arising out of international investments, mergers \u0026amp; acquisitions, pharmaceutical licensing and distribution agreements, defense and technology disputes, and compliance issues.  Among other things, he was part of a team of attorneys that obtained the first international awards finding the Russian Federation responsible for expropriating assets belonging to Yukos Oil Company and to Ukrainian investors following the Russian Federation’s takeover of Crimea.\nA U.S.-trained lawyer and member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Paris, Marc-Olivier practiced international arbitration for many years at another international law firm in Paris, where he was the co-head of its international construction disputes practice and the managing partner of its Paris office. \nMarc-Olivier was raised and educated in the United States and France. 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Partner Recognized for international arbitration Chambers Global and Chambers France, 2024-2025 Recognized as one of the world's leading international arbitration practitioners Lexology Index France, 2025 “[P]rovides very reliable advice on the litigation strategy and has pretty exceptional drafting skills” Chambers Global, 2024 Recommended for International Arbitration every year since 2010  Legal 500 “‘Outstanding’ . . . ranks among the ‘few civil and common law lawyers able to cross-examine witnesses and experts’” Legal 500 EMEA “[K]nows the clients very well and also has institutional knowledge of our work” Chambers Global 2024 “Excellent drafting and pleading skills”  Legal 500 EMEA “[V]ery good at understanding technical details and at working with experts to come up with convincing arguments”  Legal 500 EMEA Repeatedly recognized in Best Lawyers in France for International Arbitration and Construction Law  Best Lawyers in France, 2023 - 2026 Named to the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide  Lawdragon, 2023 University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris  College of William and Mary William \u0026amp; Mary Law School District of Columbia Virginia Paris Vice Chair, Executive Committee, Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA) Former Member, Arbitrator Nominations Committee, USCIB Arbitration Committee Law Clerk, the Honorable James H. 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The lawsuits have been filed in multiple state and federal courts across the country and involve force majeure declarations issued by wind farms relating to ISDA hedge agreements as well as pricing disputes arising out of such agreements.{{ FIELD }}Represented Hemlock Semiconductor in a series of bet-the-company actions relating to take-or pay supply agreements in the solar energy industry. Coordinated global litigation strategy with counsel in Japan, Taiwan, China, and Germany, and obtained billions of dollars of precedent-setting judgments against entities in those countries. Obtained a $793 million summary judgment award against a European solar manufacturer, which was subsequently affirmed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision that The Michigan Bar Journal named as one of the Top 10 Business Cases of the Decade (2010-2019) in the State of Michigan.{{ FIELD }}Representing The Dow Chemical Company in a series of toxic tort and environmental litigations, including multiple class actions and mass actions alleging exposure to chemical releases and environmental emissions to chemicals such as ethylene oxide.{{ FIELD }}Obtained a complete dismissal on behalf of a private equity fund and its directors in a lawsuit arising out of the development and construction of a 674-megawatt combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power plant.{{ FIELD }}Representing a major financial institution in an antitrust action regarding the setting of LIBOR.{{ FIELD }}Served as trial counsel for a publicly traded medical technology company in a $500 million M\u0026amp;A dispute in Delaware Chancery Court relating to a material adverse effect (MAE) clause.{{ FIELD }}Representing a Big Four accounting firm in litigation relating to the demise of a publicly traded health services company operating in the Middle East.{{ FIELD }}First-chaired a confidential arbitration on behalf of a major Chinese solar panel manufacturer against the developer of a utility-scale solar energy project in the U.S, resulting in a complete victory. The dispute arose out of an M\u0026amp;A agreement involving the project at issue.{{ FIELD }}Represented the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) in a series of bet-the-company litigations against the City of Jacksonville, Florida arising out of the development of nuclear generating units at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Burke County, Georgia.{{ FIELD }}First-chaired a confidential international arbitration on behalf of a major U.S. manufacturing company against a Chinese state-owned enterprise, resulting in substantial recovery for client.{{ FIELD }}Acted as a member of a team that obtained dismissal of a putative class action against Union Carbide Corporation alleging medical monitoring claims based on exposure to chemicals emitted from a metal alloying plant.{{ FIELD }}Previously served as a member of a team of national coordinating and litigation counsel for Union Carbide Corporation in relation to its substantial asbestos docket.{{ FIELD }}Represented PricewaterhouseCoopers in a series of actions alleging federal securities fraud and audit malpractice in connection with the dissolution of Lipper Convertibles, a New York hedge fund. Served as a member of PwC's trial team in a three-week jury trial.{{ FIELD }}Secured a complete dismissal of a shareholder derivative action against PricewaterhouseCoopers alleging audit malpractice in connection with management malfeasance at a privately held health services corporation.{{ FIELD }}Alvin Lee focuses on complex commercial disputes, mass torts, and class action defense, most notably for clients in the energy, financial services, chemical, manufacturing, and technology sectors, among others.  He has significant experience in disputes relating to large-scale energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing projects and has litigated a number of high-profile disputes relating to supply chain disruptions and force majeure declarations, including those associated with events such as the U.S.-China solar trade war, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Winter Storm Uri and its impacts on the Texas power market in February 2021.  In addition to his trial practice, Alvin has significant experience in cross-border disputes and international arbitration.\nAlvin has been described as a “super litigator” in The Legal 500 and was recognized in Bloomberg Law's 2024 edition of \"They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40,\" which recognizes the best lawyers in the country under the age of 40.  Alvin has also been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a Future Star and was named to its 40 \u0026amp; Under Hot List for four consecutive years, from 2021 to 2024.  He served on Law360's Editorial Board for the Energy sector in 2022 and was previously named a Law360 Rising Star in the Energy sector in 2021.  In recognition for his leadership on diversity and inclusion initiatives, he was named by Crain's New York Business as a Notable Diverse Leader in the Law in 2022 and as a Notable LGBTQIA+ Leader in 2024.\n\nAlvin has significant experience in the energy, chemical, and manufacturing industries, where he has advised owners, developers, sponsors, and offtakers of large-scale manufacturing, solar, wind, and other power generation projects.  He has also represented raw material and component manufacturers and suppliers, and has significant experience advising clients in connection with complex financing vehicles for energy and infrastructure projects.  He has represented companies in litigation relating to all aspects of the development and construction of energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing projects as well as in litigation arising out of offtake, supply, and production agreements associated with such facilities.  \nAlvin also has significant experience in mass tort \u0026amp; products liability suits.  He has defended companies in a wide variety of toxic tort and environmental litigation, including class actions alleging exposure to chemical releases and environmental emissions.  Alvin also has experience serving as national coordinating and litigation counsel for companies in relation to substantial nationwide mass tort and product liability dockets. \nIn addition to his work for energy, chemical, and manufacturing companies, Alvin has considerable experience representing financial services institutions and accounting firms in both commercial and professional liability litigation.  He also has experience defending companies in data privacy litigation and consumer class actions.  Alvin is an experienced trial and appellate advocate and has first-chaired numerous arbitration hearings before various tribunals, including recent victories in confidential arbitrations involving the energy, chemical, and manufacturing industries that resulted in 9-figure arbitration awards.\nAlvin is highly active in diversity \u0026amp; inclusion initiatives throughout the legal profession.  He has held a number of D\u0026amp;I leadership positions both within the firm and in Asian American and LGBTQ+ bar organizations. Partner Legal Lion of the Week Law360 Litigator of the Week (Runner-Up) The American Lawyer Notable LGBTQIA+ Leader Crain's New York Business They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40 Bloomberg Law 40 \u0026amp; Under List Benchmark Litigation, 2024 40 \u0026amp; Under List Benchmark Litigation, 2023 Editorial Board, Energy Law360, 2022 40 \u0026amp; Under Hot List Benchmark Litigation, 2022 Notable Diverse Leader in the Law Crain's New York Business, 2022 Rising Star (Energy) Law360, 2021 40 \u0026amp; Under Hot List Benchmark Litigation, 2021 Future Star Benchmark Litigation, 2020 Cornell University Cornell Law School Harvard University Harvard Law School U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois New York Representing a major financial institution in a series of litigations arising out of Winter Storm Uri and its impacts on the Texas energy market in February 2021. The lawsuits have been filed in multiple state and federal courts across the country and involve force majeure declarations issued by wind farms relating to ISDA hedge agreements as well as pricing disputes arising out of such agreements. Represented Hemlock Semiconductor in a series of bet-the-company actions relating to take-or pay supply agreements in the solar energy industry. Coordinated global litigation strategy with counsel in Japan, Taiwan, China, and Germany, and obtained billions of dollars of precedent-setting judgments against entities in those countries. Obtained a $793 million summary judgment award against a European solar manufacturer, which was subsequently affirmed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision that The Michigan Bar Journal named as one of the Top 10 Business Cases of the Decade (2010-2019) in the State of Michigan. Representing The Dow Chemical Company in a series of toxic tort and environmental litigations, including multiple class actions and mass actions alleging exposure to chemical releases and environmental emissions to chemicals such as ethylene oxide. Obtained a complete dismissal on behalf of a private equity fund and its directors in a lawsuit arising out of the development and construction of a 674-megawatt combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power plant. Representing a major financial institution in an antitrust action regarding the setting of LIBOR. Served as trial counsel for a publicly traded medical technology company in a $500 million M\u0026amp;A dispute in Delaware Chancery Court relating to a material adverse effect (MAE) clause. Representing a Big Four accounting firm in litigation relating to the demise of a publicly traded health services company operating in the Middle East. First-chaired a confidential arbitration on behalf of a major Chinese solar panel manufacturer against the developer of a utility-scale solar energy project in the U.S, resulting in a complete victory. The dispute arose out of an M\u0026amp;A agreement involving the project at issue. Represented the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) in a series of bet-the-company litigations against the City of Jacksonville, Florida arising out of the development of nuclear generating units at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Burke County, Georgia. First-chaired a confidential international arbitration on behalf of a major U.S. manufacturing company against a Chinese state-owned enterprise, resulting in substantial recovery for client. Acted as a member of a team that obtained dismissal of a putative class action against Union Carbide Corporation alleging medical monitoring claims based on exposure to chemicals emitted from a metal alloying plant. 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Sinclair)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe State of the\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eUnclean Hands Doctrine in International Investment Law:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eYukos\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eas Omega and Alpha,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e30 ICSID Review 315-25 (2015)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Corruption\u0026rsquo;s Peremptory Treatment in International Investment Arbitration, in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eAddressing Issues of Corruption in Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Dossiers of the ICC Institute of World Business Law No. 13 32-50\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(D. Baizeau and R. Kreindler eds., 2015)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eState Responsibility for Corruption: The Attribution Asymmetry in International Investment Arbitration\u003c/em\u003e, Transnational Disp. Mgt., Vol. 10, No. 3, May 2013 (R. Kreindler \u0026amp; C. Lamm eds.)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Final Award in Occidental v. Ecuador, in\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;The Reasons Requirement in International Investment Arbitration 211-30 (G. Aguilar-Alvarez \u0026amp; W.M. Reisman eds., 2008)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eJurisdiction and Compliance in Recent Decisions of the International Court of Justice\u003c/em\u003e, 18 European Journal of International Law\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e815 (2007)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;The Generally Accepted Principles of International Law\u0026rdquo; as Philippine Law,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;47 Ateneo Law Journal\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e243 (2002)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelect Speaking Engagements\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(chronological)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, New York, March 2, 2020, Panelist, Seminar on \u0026ldquo;The Hague Court of Appeal\u0026rsquo;s Yukos Judgment\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10, 2020, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Legal Consequences of Corruption on an Arbitral Award in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy Charter Secretariat, Energy Charter Treaty Forum 2019, Singapore, November 20, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Stakeholder Participation in Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources Disputes: Forms and Forums of Participation\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeio University, Tokyo, November 11-12, 2019, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption in Investment Treaty Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing \u0026amp; Spalding Seminar, Manila, May 15, 2020, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Anatomy of a Finance Deal: From Global Transactions to Dispute Resolution\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNCITRAL Working Group III, New York, April 3, 2019, Side Event: Building Blocks for a New ISDS System\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eILA American Branch Investment Law Committee and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., February 19, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;What To Do About Corruption Allegations? Debating the Options for Investment Law\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., February 13, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Handling Allegations of Corruption in Arbitration and Judicial Dispute Resolution\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10-11, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Legal Consequences of the Establishment of Corruption in Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch Arbitration Association, October 18, 2018 (Dutch Arbitration Day) Amsterdam, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Artificial Intelligence and Calculating Your Chances of Success\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFTI Consulting, King \u0026amp; Spalding, and RPA Inc., Toronto, March 5, 2018, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Trends in Mining\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2018, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;So You Want To Be an Arbitrator\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreshfields/ASIL Debate Series, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2017, Debater, \u0026ldquo;This House Believes that States May Not Rely on their Own Acts of Corruption to Object to the Jurisdiction of International Tribunals\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 3rd ICC Asia Conference on International Arbitration, Singapore, June 29, 2017, Lecturer, ICC Institute Training for Tribunal Secretaries\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., April 2017, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), October 2016, Speaker ADR in Asia Conference, \u0026ldquo;Corruption: Arbitrators Beware\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong, October 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;International Arbitration in Rising Asia: Philippines\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePham Van Dong University and Nha Trang University, Vietnam, August 2016, Speaker, International Workshop on the \u0026ldquo;Legal Status of Islands and Rocks in International Law and Practice\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., June 2016, Speaker, 12th International Arbitration Summer Program\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York University Arbitration Lecture Series, New York City, April 11, 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investor Misconduct in International Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York International Arbitration Center, New York City, April 7, 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption and International Arbitration: A 360 Degree View\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstitute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Americas Workshop, Mexico City, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;State Responsibility for Corruption: the Attribution Asymmetry\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvard Law School, Transnational Corruption Seminar (Fall 2015), Cambridge, MA, Oct. 23, 2015, Guest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;International Arbitration as a tool for Combating Transnational Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Law, International Courts and Tribunals Seminar, Oct. 22, 2015, Guest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration: Dipsutes under the UNCLOS and Other Treaties\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICC Young Arbitrators Forum, New York, Sept. 29, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Addressing Corruption Issues in International Commercial Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung ICCA, Skills Training Workshop, New York, March 5, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Practical Ethical Dilemmas in International Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuris Conference on Investment Treaty Arbitration, 9th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2015, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Burdens and Standards of Proof for Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Arbitration Club of New York, New York, Feb. 19, 2015, Main Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investor Wrongdoing in International Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 34th Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, Paris, Nov. 24, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;The Impact of Corruption on Gateway Issues of Arbitrability, Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Procedural Issues\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) 22nd Congress, Biennial meeting, Miami, April 6-9, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Treaty Arbitration: Pleading and Proof of Fraud and Comparable Forms of Abuse\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitrator\u0026rsquo;s Forum, Paris, Jan. 20, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Standards for Disqualifying Arbitrators in Commercial and Investment Arbitration: Convergence or Divergence?\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsian Strategy and Leadership Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 5, 2013, Speaker, Public Forum on International Courts and Tribunals in The Hague\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Human Rights Day, Erasmus House, Jakarta Dec. 2, 2013, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Challenges facing the ASEAN Charter on Human Rights\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater Diplomacy Consortium, Water Security and Peace Conference, The Hague, Nov 14-15, 2013, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Water and Peace from the Perspective of the Permanent Court of Arbitration: The Indus, The Rhine, and Beyond\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViet Nam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1st Annual Inter-Ministry Seminar on International Law and Dispute Settlement, Ha Long, Vietnam, Sept 10-12, 2013, Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational University of Singapore, International Law Week, Singapore, Aug 27, 2013, Singapore, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;International Dispute Settlement and the Permanent Court of Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited Nations International Law Fellowship Programme, The Hague, June 26-27, 2013, Lecturer,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration: Past and Present\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNCTAD-City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Nov. 21-22, 2011, Speaker,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Revision of Arbitration Rules and Procedural Issues Arising in Investor-State Disputes\u0026rdquo;,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eConference on \u0026ldquo;Contemporary Issues in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAPEC-UNCTAD, Workshop on Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Manila, June 22-24, 2011, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investment Arbitration 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Magallona)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociety of International Economic Law, 2nd Biennial Global Conference, Barcelona, July 8-10, 2010, Panelist,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Contemporary Jurisdictional Problems in Investor-State Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Society of International Law, 102nd Annual Meeting Washington, D.C., April 9-12, 2008, Panelist,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;International Law and the Fight Against Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","slug":"aloysius-llamzon","email":"allamzon@kslaw.com","phone":null,"matters":["\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of the Republic of Turkey in a multi-billion dollar inter-State ICC arbitration initiated by the Republic of Iraq in relation to a crude oil pipeline system between Iraq and Turkey\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. in a multi-billion dollar ICSID arbitration against the Republic of the Philippines under the Netherlands-Philippines bilateral investment treaty in relation to the Malampaya gas-to-power project, the largest foreign investment in Philippine history\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of a major Spanish energy company in multi-billion dollar commercial and treaty arbitrations against the Arab Republic of Egypt and its State-owned company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of claimant in an UNCITRAL/PCA-administered Arbitration against a South American state brought under a bilateral investment treaty in relation to a consumer goods manufacturing enterprise\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of two oil majors in a USD3 billion ICC arbitration against an Asian State\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of a major Southeast Asian conglomerate in a SIAC contract arbitration involving a USD500 million shareholders dispute over infrastructure projects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of Claimant in an UNCITRAL Arbitration against Peru brought under the U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, concerning a copper mining project and poly-metallic smelting operation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of respondent in an ICC arbitration by a multinational technology provider against a Philippine telecom company, including related Philippine court litigation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of a multinational infrastructure company in relation to the recognition and enforcement of an ICC arbitration agreement and eventual award against a Philippine energy company before Philippine courts\u003c/p\u003e"],"taggings":{"tags":[],"meta_tags":[]},"expertise":[{"id":1,"guid":"1.aofs","index":0,"source":"aofs"},{"id":102,"guid":"102.capabilities","index":1,"source":"capabilities"},{"id":74,"guid":"74.capabilities","index":2,"source":"capabilities"},{"id":14,"guid":"14.capabilities","index":3,"source":"capabilities"}],"is_active":true,"last_name":"Llamzon","nick_name":"Aloysius","clerkships":[],"first_name":"Aloysius","title_rank":9999,"updated_by":101,"law_schools":[{"id":2914,"meta":{"degree":"A.B. 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Blackaby eds., forthcoming 2020)(with Edward Kehoe)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eArticle 18: Influence Peddling, in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eM. Kubiciel, C. Rose, and O. Landwehr eds., Commentary on the U.N. Convention Against Corruption (Oxford University Press, 2019)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMining Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific, in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eThe Guide to Mining Arbitrations (Global Arbitration Review, J. Fry \u0026amp; LA Bret eds., 2019)(with William Panlilio)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eActa Iure Gestionis, Acta Iure Imperii, entry in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eMax Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law (2018) (with Charlene Sun)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Juridical Island: From the Island of Palmas to the South China Sea Arbitrations, in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eLegal Status of Islands and Rocks in International law and Practice in the South China Sea (2016)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvestor Wrongdoing in Investment Arbitration: Standards Governing Issues of Corruption, Fraud, Misrepresentation, and other Investor Misconduct,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ein Legitimacy: Myths, Realities, Challenges, ICCA Congress Series No. 18 (A.J. van den Berg ed., 2015) (with Dr. A. Sinclair)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe State of the\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eUnclean Hands Doctrine in International Investment Law:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eYukos\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eas Omega and Alpha,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e30 ICSID Review 315-25 (2015)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Corruption\u0026rsquo;s Peremptory Treatment in International Investment Arbitration, in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eAddressing Issues of Corruption in Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Dossiers of the ICC Institute of World Business Law No. 13 32-50\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(D. Baizeau and R. Kreindler eds., 2015)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eState Responsibility for Corruption: The Attribution Asymmetry in International Investment Arbitration\u003c/em\u003e, Transnational Disp. Mgt., Vol. 10, No. 3, May 2013 (R. Kreindler \u0026amp; C. Lamm eds.)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Final Award in Occidental v. Ecuador, in\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;The Reasons Requirement in International Investment Arbitration 211-30 (G. Aguilar-Alvarez \u0026amp; W.M. Reisman eds., 2008)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eJurisdiction and Compliance in Recent Decisions of the International Court of Justice\u003c/em\u003e, 18 European Journal of International Law\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e815 (2007)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;The Generally Accepted Principles of International Law\u0026rdquo; as Philippine Law,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;47 Ateneo Law Journal\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e243 (2002)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelect Speaking Engagements\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(chronological)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, New York, March 2, 2020, Panelist, Seminar on \u0026ldquo;The Hague Court of Appeal\u0026rsquo;s Yukos Judgment\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10, 2020, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Legal Consequences of Corruption on an Arbitral Award in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy Charter Secretariat, Energy Charter Treaty Forum 2019, Singapore, November 20, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Stakeholder Participation in Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources Disputes: Forms and Forums of Participation\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeio University, Tokyo, November 11-12, 2019, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption in Investment Treaty Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing \u0026amp; Spalding Seminar, Manila, May 15, 2020, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Anatomy of a Finance Deal: From Global Transactions to Dispute Resolution\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNCITRAL Working Group III, New York, April 3, 2019, Side Event: Building Blocks for a New ISDS System\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eILA American Branch Investment Law Committee and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., February 19, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;What To Do About Corruption Allegations? Debating the Options for Investment Law\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., February 13, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Handling Allegations of Corruption in Arbitration and Judicial Dispute Resolution\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10-11, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Legal Consequences of the Establishment of Corruption in Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch Arbitration Association, October 18, 2018 (Dutch Arbitration Day) Amsterdam, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Artificial Intelligence and Calculating Your Chances of Success\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFTI Consulting, King \u0026amp; Spalding, and RPA Inc., Toronto, March 5, 2018, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Trends in Mining\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2018, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;So You Want To Be an Arbitrator\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreshfields/ASIL Debate Series, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2017, Debater, \u0026ldquo;This House Believes that States May Not Rely on their Own Acts of Corruption to Object to the Jurisdiction of International Tribunals\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 3rd ICC Asia Conference on International Arbitration, Singapore, June 29, 2017, Lecturer, ICC Institute Training for Tribunal Secretaries\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., April 2017, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), October 2016, Speaker ADR in Asia Conference, \u0026ldquo;Corruption: Arbitrators Beware\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong, October 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;International Arbitration in Rising Asia: Philippines\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePham Van Dong University and Nha Trang University, Vietnam, August 2016, Speaker, International Workshop on the \u0026ldquo;Legal Status of Islands and Rocks in International Law and Practice\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., June 2016, Speaker, 12th International Arbitration Summer Program\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York University Arbitration Lecture Series, New York City, April 11, 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investor Misconduct in International Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York International Arbitration Center, New York City, April 7, 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption and International Arbitration: A 360 Degree View\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstitute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Americas Workshop, Mexico City, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;State Responsibility for Corruption: the Attribution Asymmetry\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvard Law School, Transnational Corruption Seminar (Fall 2015), Cambridge, MA, Oct. 23, 2015, Guest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;International Arbitration as a tool for Combating Transnational Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Law, International Courts and Tribunals Seminar, Oct. 22, 2015, Guest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration: Dipsutes under the UNCLOS and Other Treaties\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICC Young Arbitrators Forum, New York, Sept. 29, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Addressing Corruption Issues in International Commercial Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung ICCA, Skills Training Workshop, New York, March 5, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Practical Ethical Dilemmas in International Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuris Conference on Investment Treaty Arbitration, 9th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2015, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Burdens and Standards of Proof for Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Arbitration Club of New York, New York, Feb. 19, 2015, Main Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investor Wrongdoing in International Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 34th Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, Paris, Nov. 24, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;The Impact of Corruption on Gateway Issues of Arbitrability, Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Procedural Issues\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) 22nd Congress, Biennial meeting, Miami, April 6-9, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Treaty Arbitration: Pleading and Proof of Fraud and Comparable Forms of Abuse\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitrator\u0026rsquo;s Forum, Paris, Jan. 20, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Standards for Disqualifying Arbitrators in Commercial and Investment Arbitration: Convergence or Divergence?\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsian Strategy and Leadership Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 5, 2013, Speaker, Public Forum on International Courts and Tribunals in The Hague\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Human Rights Day, Erasmus House, Jakarta Dec. 2, 2013, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Challenges facing the ASEAN Charter on Human Rights\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater Diplomacy Consortium, Water Security and Peace Conference, The Hague, Nov 14-15, 2013, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Water and Peace from the Perspective of the Permanent Court of Arbitration: The Indus, The Rhine, and Beyond\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViet Nam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1st Annual Inter-Ministry Seminar on International Law and Dispute Settlement, Ha Long, Vietnam, Sept 10-12, 2013, Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational University of Singapore, International Law Week, Singapore, Aug 27, 2013, Singapore, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;International Dispute Settlement and the Permanent Court of Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited Nations International Law Fellowship Programme, The Hague, June 26-27, 2013, Lecturer,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration: Past and Present\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNCTAD-City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Nov. 21-22, 2011, Speaker,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Revision of Arbitration Rules and Procedural Issues Arising in Investor-State Disputes\u0026rdquo;,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eConference on \u0026ldquo;Contemporary Issues in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAPEC-UNCTAD, Workshop on Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Manila, June 22-24, 2011, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investment Arbitration Procedure under the UNCITRAL and ICSID Rules\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilippine Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Judicial Academy, and the University of the Philippines Law Center, Manila, March 2, 2011, Speaker, Forum on Philippine Membership to the PCA, Manila (with Justice F.P. Feliciano and Dean M. Magallona)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociety of International Economic Law, 2nd Biennial Global Conference, Barcelona, July 8-10, 2010, Panelist,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Contemporary Jurisdictional Problems in Investor-State Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Society of International Law, 102nd Annual Meeting Washington, D.C., April 9-12, 2008, Panelist,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;International Law and the Fight Against Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of the Republic of Turkey in a multi-billion dollar inter-State ICC arbitration initiated by the Republic of Iraq in relation to a crude oil pipeline system between Iraq and Turkey\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. in a multi-billion dollar ICSID arbitration against the Republic of the Philippines under the Netherlands-Philippines bilateral investment treaty in relation to the Malampaya gas-to-power project, the largest foreign investment in Philippine history\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of a major Spanish energy company in multi-billion dollar commercial and treaty arbitrations against the Arab Republic of Egypt and its State-owned company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of claimant in an UNCITRAL/PCA-administered Arbitration against a South American state brought under a bilateral investment treaty in relation to a consumer goods manufacturing enterprise\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of two oil majors in a USD3 billion ICC arbitration against an Asian State\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of a major Southeast Asian conglomerate in a SIAC contract arbitration involving a USD500 million shareholders dispute over infrastructure projects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of Claimant in an UNCITRAL Arbitration against Peru brought under the U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, concerning a copper mining project and poly-metallic smelting operation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of respondent in an ICC arbitration by a multinational technology provider against a Philippine telecom company, including related Philippine court litigation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of a multinational infrastructure company in relation to the recognition and enforcement of an ICC arbitration agreement and eventual award against a Philippine energy company before Philippine courts\u003c/p\u003e"],"recognitions":[{"title":"Smit-Lowenfeld Prize for Best International Arbitration Article (2017) ","detail":""},{"title":"Yale Law School: Ambrose Gherini Prize (“best paper upon a subject of international law, either public or private”); Howard M. 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Olin Fellow in Law, Economics and Public Policy\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Ateneo de Manila Law School: St. Thomas More Award, Dean’s Award for Best Thesis\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"\"}{{ FIELD }}Representation of the Republic of Turkey in a multi-billion dollar inter-State ICC arbitration initiated by the Republic of Iraq in relation to a crude oil pipeline system between Iraq and Turkey{{ FIELD }}Representation of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. in a multi-billion dollar ICSID arbitration against the Republic of the Philippines under the Netherlands-Philippines bilateral investment treaty in relation to the Malampaya gas-to-power project, the largest foreign investment in Philippine history{{ FIELD }}Representation of a major Spanish energy company in multi-billion dollar commercial and treaty arbitrations against the Arab Republic of Egypt and its State-owned company{{ FIELD }}Representation of claimant in an UNCITRAL/PCA-administered Arbitration against a South American state brought under a bilateral investment treaty in relation to a consumer goods manufacturing enterprise{{ FIELD }}Representation of two oil majors in a USD3 billion ICC arbitration against an Asian State{{ FIELD }}Representation of a major Southeast Asian conglomerate in a SIAC contract arbitration involving a USD500 million shareholders dispute over infrastructure projects{{ FIELD }}Representation of Claimant in an UNCITRAL Arbitration against Peru brought under the U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, concerning a copper mining project and poly-metallic smelting operation{{ FIELD }}Representation of respondent in an ICC arbitration by a multinational technology provider against a Philippine telecom company, including related Philippine court litigation{{ FIELD }}Representation of a multinational infrastructure company in relation to the recognition and enforcement of an ICC arbitration agreement and eventual award against a Philippine energy company before Philippine courts{{ FIELD }}Aloysius (Louie) Llamzon is a partner at K\u0026amp;S’s Washington, D.C. and New York offices and a member of its International Arbitration group.  Dr. Llamzon represents private and sovereign clients in commercial, investment, and inter-State disputes.  Having practiced in Asia, Europe, and the U.S., Louie is thoroughly familiar with civil and common law systems.  He advocates before tribunals seated throughout the world, involving energy, infrastructure, financial, manufacturing, mining, and construction disputes.  He also acts as arbitrator.\nDr. Llamzon was previously a corporate finance associate at a leading international law firm’s Hong Kong office, and an associate at a large firm in Manila.  He is admitted in the Philippines, New York and D.C.  Louie was also a Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague.  There, he was Registrar and Tribunal Secretary in inter-State, treaty, and contract arbitrations involving States.  His public international law experience includes disputes involving land and maritime boundaries, treaty interpretation, the environment, and transnational pipelines.\nLouie holds J.S.D. and LL.M. degrees from Yale Law School, and A.B. and J.D. degrees from Ateneo de Manila University.  He publishes widely and is a research professor and former lecturer at law schools in Manila and The Hague.  His book “Corruption in International Investment Arbitration” (Oxford, 2014), is the leading treatise in the subject.  His article “Investor Wrongdoing in Investment Arbitration” won the 2017 Smit-Lowenfeld Prize.  He is a frequent speaker, including at the biennial ICCA Congress and the annual meetings of ASIL and the ICC Institute of World Business Law.  He is a member of ASIL’s Executive Council.\nLouie has been recognized annually in Who’s Who Legal Future Leaders – Arbitration since 2017, which has described him as a “star”, “an expert in international corruption matters relating to disputes,” “a top emerging name in the arbitration space”  who “possesses ‘a rare combination of strong theoretical and academic knowledge with top lawyering and advocacy skills”, with a “fantastic Asia practice.”\nSelect Publications\nBook:\n\nCorruption in International Investment Arbitration (Oxford University Press, 2014; second edition forthcoming mid-2021)\n\nReviews include: (i) Judge Joan Donoghue, The Corruption Trump in Investment Arbitration, 30 ICSID Review 756-61 (2015); (ii) Stanimir Alexandrov, Review of “Corruption in International Investment Arbitration by Aloysius P. Llamzon”, 109 American Journal of International Law 702-07 (2015)  \nArticles and Book Chapters include (in chronological order):\n\nThe Due Diligence Expansion in International Investment Arbitration, in Chester Brown and Mahdev Mohan (eds.), Regulation \u0026amp; Investment Disputes: Asian Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2020) (with Jessica Beess und Chrostin)\nProving Corruption in International Arbitration: The Utility of “Red Flags”, in Arbitration Beyond Borders: Essays in Memory of Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez (W.M. Reisman \u0026amp; N. Blackaby eds., forthcoming 2020)(with Edward Kehoe)\nArticle 18: Influence Peddling, in M. Kubiciel, C. Rose, and O. Landwehr eds., Commentary on the U.N. Convention Against Corruption (Oxford University Press, 2019)\nMining Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific, in The Guide to Mining Arbitrations (Global Arbitration Review, J. Fry \u0026amp; LA Bret eds., 2019)(with William Panlilio)\nActa Iure Gestionis, Acta Iure Imperii, entry in Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law (2018) (with Charlene Sun)\nThe Juridical Island: From the Island of Palmas to the South China Sea Arbitrations, in Legal Status of Islands and Rocks in International law and Practice in the South China Sea (2016)\nInvestor Wrongdoing in Investment Arbitration: Standards Governing Issues of Corruption, Fraud, Misrepresentation, and other Investor Misconduct, in Legitimacy: Myths, Realities, Challenges, ICCA Congress Series No. 18 (A.J. van den Berg ed., 2015) (with Dr. A. Sinclair)\nThe State of the Unclean Hands Doctrine in International Investment Law: Yukos as Omega and Alpha, 30 ICSID Review 315-25 (2015)\nOn Corruption’s Peremptory Treatment in International Investment Arbitration, in Addressing Issues of Corruption in Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Dossiers of the ICC Institute of World Business Law No. 13 32-50 (D. Baizeau and R. Kreindler eds., 2015) \nState Responsibility for Corruption: The Attribution Asymmetry in International Investment Arbitration, Transnational Disp. Mgt., Vol. 10, No. 3, May 2013 (R. Kreindler \u0026amp; C. Lamm eds.)\nThe Final Award in Occidental v. Ecuador, in The Reasons Requirement in International Investment Arbitration 211-30 (G. Aguilar-Alvarez \u0026amp; W.M. Reisman eds., 2008)\nJurisdiction and Compliance in Recent Decisions of the International Court of Justice, 18 European Journal of International Law 815 (2007)\n“The Generally Accepted Principles of International Law” as Philippine Law, 47 Ateneo Law Journal 243 (2002) \n\nSelect Speaking Engagements (chronological)\n\nDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, New York, March 2, 2020, Panelist, Seminar on “The Hague Court of Appeal’s Yukos Judgment”\nBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10, 2020, Panelist, “Legal Consequences of Corruption on an Arbitral Award in Investment Arbitration”\nEnergy Charter Secretariat, Energy Charter Treaty Forum 2019, Singapore, November 20, 2019, Panelist, “Stakeholder Participation in Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources Disputes: Forms and Forums of Participation”\nKeio University, Tokyo, November 11-12, 2019, Speaker, “Corruption in Investment Treaty Arbitration”\nKing \u0026amp; Spalding Seminar, Manila, May 15, 2020, Speaker, “Anatomy of a Finance Deal: From Global Transactions to Dispute Resolution”\nUNCITRAL Working Group III, New York, April 3, 2019, Side Event: Building Blocks for a New ISDS System\nILA American Branch Investment Law Committee and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., February 19, 2019, Panelist, “What To Do About Corruption Allegations? Debating the Options for Investment Law”\nAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., February 13, 2019, Panelist, “Handling Allegations of Corruption in Arbitration and Judicial Dispute Resolution”\nBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10-11, 2019, Panelist, “Legal Consequences of the Establishment of Corruption in Arbitration”\nDutch Arbitration Association, October 18, 2018 (Dutch Arbitration Day) Amsterdam, Panelist, “Artificial Intelligence and Calculating Your Chances of Success”\nFTI Consulting, King \u0026amp; Spalding, and RPA Inc., Toronto, March 5, 2018, Speaker, “Trends in Mining”\nICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2018, Panelist, “So You Want To Be an Arbitrator”\nFreshfields/ASIL Debate Series, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2017, Debater, “This House Believes that States May Not Rely on their Own Acts of Corruption to Object to the Jurisdiction of International Tribunals”\nInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 3rd ICC Asia Conference on International Arbitration, Singapore, June 29, 2017, Lecturer, ICC Institute Training for Tribunal Secretaries\nGeorgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., April 2017, Speaker, “Corruption in Investment Arbitration”\nHong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), October 2016, Speaker ADR in Asia Conference, “Corruption: Arbitrators Beware”\nInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong, October 2016, Speaker, “International Arbitration in Rising Asia: Philippines”\nPham Van Dong University and Nha Trang University, Vietnam, August 2016, Speaker, International Workshop on the “Legal Status of Islands and Rocks in International Law and Practice”\nAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., June 2016, Speaker, 12th International Arbitration Summer Program\nNew York University Arbitration Lecture Series, New York City, April 11, 2016, Speaker, “Investor Misconduct in International Investment Arbitration”\nNew York International Arbitration Center, New York City, April 7, 2016, Speaker, “Corruption and International Arbitration: A 360 Degree View”\nInstitute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Americas Workshop, Mexico City, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2015, Speaker, “State Responsibility for Corruption: the Attribution Asymmetry”\nHarvard Law School, Transnational Corruption Seminar (Fall 2015), Cambridge, MA, Oct. 23, 2015, Guest Lecturer, “International Arbitration as a tool for Combating Transnational Corruption”\nUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Law, International Courts and Tribunals Seminar, Oct. 22, 2015, Guest Lecturer, “Inter-State Arbitration: Dipsutes under the UNCLOS and Other Treaties”\nICC Young Arbitrators Forum, New York, Sept. 29, 2015, Speaker, “Addressing Corruption Issues in International Commercial Arbitration”\nYoung ICCA, Skills Training Workshop, New York, March 5, 2015, Speaker, “Practical Ethical Dilemmas in International Arbitration”\nJuris Conference on Investment Treaty Arbitration, 9th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2015, Panelist, “Burdens and Standards of Proof for Corruption”\nInternational Arbitration Club of New York, New York, Feb. 19, 2015, Main Speaker, “Investor Wrongdoing in International Investment Arbitration”\nInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 34th Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, Paris, Nov. 24, 2014, Speaker, “The Impact of Corruption on Gateway Issues of Arbitrability, Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Procedural Issues”\nInternational Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) 22nd Congress, Biennial meeting, Miami, April 6-9, 2014, Speaker, “Treaty Arbitration: Pleading and Proof of Fraud and Comparable Forms of Abuse”\nInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitrator’s Forum, Paris, Jan. 20, 2014, Speaker, “Standards for Disqualifying Arbitrators in Commercial and Investment Arbitration: Convergence or Divergence?”\nAsian Strategy and Leadership Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 5, 2013, Speaker, Public Forum on International Courts and Tribunals in The Hague\nInternational Human Rights Day, Erasmus House, Jakarta Dec. 2, 2013, Panelist, “Challenges facing the ASEAN Charter on Human Rights”\nWater Diplomacy Consortium, Water Security and Peace Conference, The Hague, Nov 14-15, 2013, Speaker, “Water and Peace from the Perspective of the Permanent Court of Arbitration: The Indus, The Rhine, and Beyond”\nViet Nam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1st Annual Inter-Ministry Seminar on International Law and Dispute Settlement, Ha Long, Vietnam, Sept 10-12, 2013, Lecturer, “Inter-State Arbitration”\nNational University of Singapore, International Law Week, Singapore, Aug 27, 2013, Singapore, Speaker, “International Dispute Settlement and the Permanent Court of Arbitration”\nUnited Nations International Law Fellowship Programme, The Hague, June 26-27, 2013, Lecturer, “Inter-State Arbitration: Past and Present”\nUNCTAD-City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Nov. 21-22, 2011, Speaker, “Revision of Arbitration Rules and Procedural Issues Arising in Investor-State Disputes”, Conference on “Contemporary Issues in Investment Arbitration”\nAPEC-UNCTAD, Workshop on Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Manila, June 22-24, 2011, Speaker, “Investment Arbitration Procedure under the UNCITRAL and ICSID Rules”\nPhilippine Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Judicial Academy, and the University of the Philippines Law Center, Manila, March 2, 2011, Speaker, Forum on Philippine Membership to the PCA, Manila (with Justice F.P. 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Plaintiffs sought nearly $4 million, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict.{{ FIELD }}Represented a valve manufacturer defending against allegations that a defective valve caused the rupture of a high pressure steam line in a power plant that resulted in two deaths, one serious burn injury and $15 million in property damage. The case was tried to a jury in Platte County, Missouri and resulted in a favorable verdict.{{ FIELD }}Miscellaneous Torts\nRepresented an oil company in the defense of a putative class action brought on behalf of more than 3000 putative class members who live, work or go to school in Bossier City, Louisiana and claim to have suffered personal injuries and property damage from alleged exposure to residual refinery contamination. The Court refused to certify a class.{{ FIELD }}Represented an engineering company in the defense of breach of fiduciary duty and theft of trade secret allegations made by an industrial turbine cleaning subcontractor. The case was tried to a jury for a week in Mobile, Alabama. Plaintiffs sought more than $23 million, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict.{{ FIELD }}Represented a general contractor in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the surviving family members of a United States Army soldier who was electrocuted while serving in Iraq. The plaintiffs alleged that our client failed to properly ground the electrical equipment at issue. The case was dismissed before trial.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in the defense of a docket of more than forty legacy oilfield contamination cases pending throughout Louisiana involving claims of soil and groundwater contamination from historical oilfield operations.{{ FIELD }}Represented an automotive service company in various personal injury and wrongful death matters pending in various jurisdictions around the country and related to accidents involving vehicles serviced by the company.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in defense of groundwater contamination cases brought in Hidalgo County, Texas by more than one hundred property owners. The case was settled on favorable terms.{{ FIELD }}Craig Ledet focuses on engineering and construction-related disputes, including design and construction defect, delay, disruption, scope of work, differing site conditions, force majeure, and major industrial casualty matters, including personal injury and property damage matters. He is a partner in our Trial and Global Disputes Practice Group, and has appeared in state and federal courts across the country and in arbitrations around the world.\nCraig worked as a professional engineer for more than seven years in the chemical manufacturing industry, where he was responsible for the design and construction of capital projects. With that energy industry background, Craig has focused most of his legal career on resolving engineering and construction disputes arising from energy-related infrastructure projects, including disputes involving refineries; gas plants; chemical plants; fossil-fuel, nuclear, solar and hydroelectric power plants; gas pipelines and compressor stations; and onshore and offshore oil and gas production facilities. He has also litigated construction matters involving sports stadiums, hospitals, and other facilities outside the energy industry. Craig has tried and arbitrated a variety of cases involving alleged engineering or construction defects that led to catastrophic industrial fires and explosions.  He has also tried and arbitrated numerous cases involving more traditional cost overrun, delay, disruption, scope change and similar construction-related claims.\nCraig has been recognized as a leading construction disputes specialist by Chambers USA, Legal 500, The International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers, The Benchmark Litigation Guide, and the Guide To The World’s Leading Construction Lawyers. Senior Counsel Recognized as a U.S. \"Litigation Star\"  2017 Benchmark Litigation guide, 2017 Ranked in construction litigation  The Legal 500, Chambers USA, The International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers and the Guide to the World's Leading Construction Lawyers Recognized as a \"Texas Super Lawyer\"  Super Lawyers Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center University of Houston University of Houston Law Center Texas State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Houston Young Lawyers Association ConstructionRecovered a nearly nine figure award for the owners of an 898 megawatt coal-fired power plant in central Texas after a month-long CPR arbitration in Atlanta, Georgia. During commissioning, the plant’s boiler overheated which caused substantial property damage and project delay. The contractors who designed and built the plant blamed the event on operator error. Owners proved that the primary causes of the incident were a defective boiler control logic design and contractors’ failure to provide adequate supervision in the control room; Representing a natural gas pipeline company seeking damages from the designers and constructors of a natural gas pipeline in Georgia. The pipeline experienced severe external corrosion during construction which required that miles of the pipeline be replaced; Recovered $7.4 million in Atlanta federal court jury trial on behalf of a natural gas distribution company seeking damages from a weld inspection contractor who provided defective digital weld images during the construction of a natural gas pipeline. Represented the owner of a 185 megawatt hydroelectric power plant under construction in Peru, defending against contractor claims for costs and time extensions. Hearings on several preliminary issues were held before a Dispute Adjudication Board in London, England, after which the owner prevailed on all issues. Represented the owner of a power plant in Osceola, Arkansas in defense of force majeure claims brought by its EPC Contractor. Represented the owner in a dispute with its general contractor arising from the expansion of a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. After several days of hearings, the case settled on favorable terms. Represented the owner of an LNG facility in Texas in a dispute with its general contractor over Hurricane Ike-related construction cost increases. Represented the owner in a AAA arbitration against an engineering and construction firm that provided defective mooring components for an offshore production facility located in the Gulf of Mexico, with the result being a substantial delay in project completion Represented the owner in a dispute with the general contractor constructing the Topsides of an offshore production platform. Represented the general contractor in a delay and cost dispute against the owner arising from the construction of a Pulp and Paper mill in Colonia, Uruguay. Represented the owner in a lawsuit in Harris County, Texas against its general contractor over construction cost overruns arising from the construction of a new cement production facility. Represented the general contractor in the defense of delay and productivity damage claims brought by a subcontractor on a paper mill construction project in Big Island, Virginia. At the conclusion of the two week-long trial, the jury returned a complete defense verdict. Represented an LNG terminal owner in the defense of Hurricane Ike-related force majeure claims brought by its general contractor. Represented the EPC contractor in a AAA arbitration in which the client sought to recover monies owed for the completion of a chloralkali plant construction project in Geismar, Louisiana. Represented the EPC contractor in the defense of claims by the roofing subcontractor for the construction of Minute Maid Park who alleged that project delays and interferences resulted in increased construction costs. Represented the EPC contractor in the defense of claims by a copper mine owner who sought reimbursement for cost overruns that it claimed were the result of construction inefficiencies on the cost reimbursable project. Represented the owner in the defense of construction damages claims brought by its general contractor and subcontractor in connection with the construction of an expansion to its aquatic feed manufacturing facility. At the conclusion of a two-week trial in Brazoria County, Texas, the jury returned a verdict rejecting the claims of the contractors and finding that our client was owed damages for construction delay and unfinished work. Represented an engineering and construction contractor in a dispute with the owner of a gas processing plant in Bolivia. Represented an EPC contractor in a construction delay and cost dispute with the general contractor on a gas processing project in Kazakhstan. Represented an EPC contractor in a construction costs dispute with the owner of a gas processing facility in Oklahoma. Represented a major oil company in a construction dispute with a national oil company operating in Africa and arising from the construction of a large onshore oil and gas infrastructure project. Engineering DefectsRepresented an EPC contractor in two wrongful death lawsuits in Ohio County, West Virginia arising from a flash fire at a natural gas pipeline pig receiving and launching station. Represented an EPC contractor in the defense of engineering defect claims brought by a chemical plant owner following the explosion of the owner’s phenol plant in Theodore, Alabama. The case was arbitrated for a week in London under ICC rules. Plaintiffs sought nearly $20 million. After the hearing, the case was settled with our client paying nothing. Represented an engineering company in the defense of engineering defect claims brought by a group of plaintiffs who were severely burned in a plastics plant explosion and fire in Pasadena, Texas. The case was tried in Harris County, Texas for nearly six weeks. The Plaintiffs sought nearly $130 million, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict. Represented an engineering company in the defense of engineering defect claims brought by a group of plaintiffs claiming to have suffered personal injuries during an ethylene plant explosion in Point Comfort, Texas. The case was tried in Calhoun County, Texas for four weeks. Plaintiffs sought nearly $4 million, but the jury returned a complete defense verdict. Represented a valve manufacturer defending against allegations that a defective valve caused the rupture of a high pressure steam line in a power plant that resulted in two deaths, one serious burn injury and $15 million in property damage. 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Alex also assisted the SIAC Court of Arbitration in the revision of the SIAC Rules.\nAlex is a native Chinese speaker.\nSelect Publications\nElodie Dulac \u0026amp; Alex Lo, The SIAC Rules 2016: New Features, 5(2) Indian J. of Arb. Law 129 (2016).\nAlex Lo, The Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism Under the Cross-Strait Bilateral Investment Agreement to Address the Protection of Personal Freedom and Safety, 6(2) Contemp. Asia Arb. J. 275 (2013). Senior Associate New York England and Wales Representing an owner against a contractor in an ICC arbitration arising out of the design and construction of a petrochemical facility project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Represented a nuclear reactor and services provider in an ICC arbitration against a national power company arising out of the construction of a nuclear power plant in an Asian country. More than USD 400 million was at stake. 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