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Paul offers clients representation guided by a rich understanding of the intersection between music (and other content), technology, and business. He frequently speaks and publishes on legal developments in these fields and has over twenty-five years of experience litigating seminal cases involving the application of copyright and related law to digital media.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough he helps clients with issues across many types of content, Paul has particularly deep experience resolving copyright issues relating to music, where clients operating at the cutting edge of technology require equally innovative legal representation. 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Circuit, obtaining rare reversal of both the Register of Copyrights and the Board.{{ FIELD }}Trade association Orchestra Music Licensing Association (“OMLA”), representing the interests of symphony orchestras in connection with various music rights and licensing issues, including Performing Rights Organization license negotiations, the Copyright Office’s “technical measures” study, and disputes regarding the creation and use of custom orchestrations of popular music by “pops” orchestras.{{ FIELD }}Sirius XM Radio, Music Choice, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and other music licensees in connection with the Department of Justice’s 2014-2015 and 2019-2021 reviews of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. In both review proceedings, Paul’s work resulted in DOJ closing the review without making any of the harmful changes requested by ASCAP, BMI, and music publishers.{{ FIELD }}Various digital music services and other music licensees in connection with the negotiation, drafting, and enactment of the Music Modernization Act, including assisting clients in preparing for testimony at congressional hearings, lobbying, and obtaining key changes in the legislation to advance clients’ interests.{{ FIELD }}Sirius XM Satellite Radio in the Webcasting IV royalty rate proceeding before the Copyright Royalty Board, resulting in the first royalty rate decrease ever granted by the Board or its predecessors.{{ FIELD }}National trade association for broadcasters and Music Choice in connection with Copyright Office music licensing policy hearings.{{ FIELD }}The unsecured creditors’ committee in the Cengage Learning bankruptcy, the largest Chapter 11 filing of 2013. Developed a novel copyright strategy that placed the liens on all the debtor’s copyrights at risk, leading to a significantly increased recovery for the unsecured creditors.{{ FIELD }}Sylvain Sylvain, founding member of seminal proto-punk band New York Dolls, successfully obtaining cancellation of trademark registration improperly obtained by David Johansen’s personal corporation.{{ FIELD }}Members of The Allman Brothers Band in litigation against UMG Recordings, Inc. for failure to pay royalties at the correct rate for digital downloads and other digital exploitation of several classic albums by The Allman Brothers Band.{{ FIELD }}Famous artist Greg Hildebrandt, in DMCA fraudulent takedown notice litigation.{{ FIELD }}First Niagara Insurance Brokers in $530 million trademark infringement action against First Niagara Financial Group.{{ FIELD }}Bill Graham Archives LLC with respect to various copyright, trademark, right of publicity, and other intellectual property disputes relating to the operation of its Wolfgang’s Vault website and exploitation of its rights to a large collection of sound recordings, poster art, and vintage rock and roll memorabilia.{{ FIELD }}Domain name registrar Register.com in obtaining a preliminary injunction, affirmed on appeal, stopping the defendant from harvesting customer data from Register.com’s WHOIS database.{{ FIELD }}An individual client in action to obtain subpoenas to trace identity of defendants who had posted defamatory statements on Internet forums.{{ FIELD }}A religious organization in a trademark action relating to the unauthorized use of the client’s trademark in a third-level domain name.{{ FIELD }}Caesar’s World, Inc. in one of the first in rem cases brought under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.{{ FIELD }}Defeated preliminary injunction action brought by comedian Jackie Mason against a religious organization arising from the use of Mr. Mason’s name and likeness in a parody on a religious tract.{{ FIELD }}Paul Fakler advises and helps favorably resolve cases for companies in the streaming, broadcasting, media, software, and other industries to advance their business objectives. Paul offers clients representation guided by a rich understanding of the intersection between music (and other content), technology, and business. He frequently speaks and publishes on legal developments in these fields and has over twenty-five years of experience litigating seminal cases involving the application of copyright and related law to digital media.\nAlthough he helps clients with issues across many types of content, Paul has particularly deep experience resolving copyright issues relating to music, where clients operating at the cutting edge of technology require equally innovative legal representation. Paul offers creative solutions based on his deep understanding of copyright law and technology through counseling, government relations, and – when necessary – litigation.\nAs an experienced copyright lawyer, former software developer and amateur musician, he is also proficient in software copyright litigation and has been advising clients regarding copyright issues related to machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies for over a decade. He is one of the few lawyers in the country with extensive first-chair experience before the Copyright Royalty Board and other royalty rate setting venues.\nHis experience spans many issues, including:\n\nCopyright issues implicated by the training and use of artificial intelligence and other machine learning\nDigital media and other technologies\nMusic licensing and copyright royalty rate litigation\nRoyalty audits and payment disputes\nCopyright infringement disputes\nFair use and other defenses\nThe DMCA and its safe harbor for online service providers\nCopyright policy matters\nGovernment affairs\n\nLitigation \u0026amp; Licensing\nPaul has litigated numerous high-profile copyright cases involving digital media, copyright, and the Internet. He routinely represents digital music services, as well as other media, software, and consumer products companies, in negotiations and disputes with record labels, music publishers, and other rights holders. His clients in these groundbreaking cases have included MP3.com, Yahoo!, Veoh, MediaNet, Sirius XM Radio, Pandora Media, Bill Graham Archives, ExpressVPN, Private Internet Access, and Music Choice. Paul obtained the only two royalty rate reductions ever granted by the Copyright Royalty Board (or its predecessors) and often makes new law on issues such as the DMCA safe harbor and fair use through representing clients in bet-the-company copyright infringement litigation across many industries.\nCounseling\nClients seek Paul’s counsel in copyright, trademark, right of publicity, entertainment, computer, and Internet law issues in diverse industries, including the music, motion picture, publishing, software development, data security, and digital media industries.\nGovernment Relations\nHe also advises on strategies for shaping copyright policy and represents clients’ interest before government entities that impact the copyright ecosystem, such as Congress, the Copyright Office, and the Department of Justice.\nClients served by Paul have included Sirius XM, Pandora, Music Choice, the Orchestra Music Licensing Association, Google, the Television Music Licensing Committee, MediaNet, MP3.com, LaunchCast, Veoh Networks, and Express VPN. Partner “Top Music Lawyer” Billboard Magazine Ranked as a leading Media and Entertainment litigator, and Copyright and Trademark lawyer Chambers \u0026amp; Partners USA Ranked The Legal 500 Named a WIPR leader World IP Review Ranked a “Premier IP Star (Litigation)” in New York Managing Intellectual Property Georgetown University Georgetown University Law Center U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia New York Clerked for the Hon. Peter T. Fay, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit New York State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Former Chair Copyright Society of the USA, Member Law Clerk, Hon. Peter T. Fay, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Pandora Media in group of copyright infringement cases coordinated by purported licensing collective, Word Collections, on behalf of alleged owners of the copyrights in jokes and comedy routines embodied in comedy sound recordings available on Pandora’s streaming service. In this case, the plaintiffs seek to disrupt decades of industry custom and practice by claiming that Pandora must separately license rights to the underlying jokes in addition to their existing licenses to stream the sound recordings. Paul served as head of a large, multidisciplinary team not only for Pandora’s defense of these actions, but also in counterclaims against the plaintiffs and Word Collections for violation of various antitrust laws. Music Choice, the world’s first digital music service, in litigation brought by SoundExchange, alleging underpayment of statutory license royalties for Music Choice’s commercial background music service. Several technology companies, from startups to a Fortune 500 semiconductor and software company, advising on the copyright issues raised by the training, commercialization, and use of artificial intelligence and other machine learning technologies. The Television Music Licensing Committee in connection with negotiations and potential rate court litigation against various Performing Rights Organizations. Bill Graham Archives, operator of the Wolfgang’s and Concert Vault music services, in class action copyright infringement litigation arising from allegations that the company failed to secure mechanical and synchronization licenses for on-demand streaming of its collection of live concert audio and video recordings on its websites. Digital music service MediaNet in litigations brought by various songwriters and music publishers relating to mechanical license requirements, leading to favorable settlements. MP3.com digital music service in various copyright infringement lawsuits brought by record labels and music publishers relating to music streaming service, including litigation of whether musical sound recordings are works made for hire under the Copyright Act. Yahoo! in a copyright case brought by the recording industry, determining the eligibility of Yahoo!’s LaunchCast webcasting service for a statutory copyright license. Symphonic rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra in copyright infringement case relating to album art and band merchandise, leading to favorable settlement. Scottish software developer in copyright infringement case brought by its competitor, one of the world’s largest ATM hardware and software companies. Prominent law firm in copyright infringement case relating to computer software used to process specialized financial transactions, successfully reversing preliminary injunction on appeal to the Second Circuit. Publications International, Ltd. in a case brought by the makers of Beanie Babies plush toys arising out of the publication of a Beanie Babies collector’s guide. Several Virtual Private Network (VPN) service providers, including ExpressVPN and Private Internet Access, in bet-the-industry copyright litigation brought by a group of independent movie production companies in courts throughout the country, seeking to hold VPN providers liable for the alleged movie piracy of individual consumers using VPN services. Recently negotiated favorable settlement for two VPNs, while proceeding to litigation for another. Major cosmetics company in connection with copyright infringement claims brought by major record and music publishing companies, based upon the posting or re-posting of videos that contain background music on social media accounts, including those by influencers and ordinary consumers. Music Choice in connection with the current Preexisting Subscription Service license rate proceeding (SDARS IV) before the Copyright Royalty Board, as well as every prior rate proceeding for Music Choice since the creation of the CRB. Obtained the second rate decrease in the history of the CRB (and its predecessors) in same year when other licensees’ rates were increased by over 40%. Recently won appeal of ancillary issue before the D.C. Circuit, obtaining rare reversal of both the Register of Copyrights and the Board. 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Domain name registrar Register.com in obtaining a preliminary injunction, affirmed on appeal, stopping the defendant from harvesting customer data from Register.com’s WHOIS database. An individual client in action to obtain subpoenas to trace identity of defendants who had posted defamatory statements on Internet forums. A religious organization in a trademark action relating to the unauthorized use of the client’s trademark in a third-level domain name. Caesar’s World, Inc. in one of the first in rem cases brought under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. 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He advises owners, developers, REITs, investors and other institutions on sophisticated debt and equity matters spanning a broad range of asset classes, including office, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, and mixed‑use properties.\nPhilip has significant experience negotiating complex mortgage and mezzanine financings, including construction loans, securitized financing arrangements and other highly structured debt transactions. Clients rely on his ability to navigate multifaceted capital stacks while keeping transactions moving efficiently toward execution.\nIn addition to his financing practice, Philip regularly represents buyers and sellers in acquisitions, dispositions, and other strategic property transactions, as well as sponsors and investors in the negotiation of complex joint ventures. 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She specializes in\u0026nbsp;energy, tech, and financial services industries.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased in New York, Lauren regularly advises and represents clients in complex contractual disputes arising under New York law and international law, often involving major\u0026nbsp;projects and foreign investments. She also has significant experience representing clients in disputes involving other governing laws of the U.S. as well as the laws of Latin America. Lauren speaks Spanish fluently.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLauren draws praise in the leading industry publications as \u0026ldquo;a favorite among international commentators,\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;the first person [to] call with a difficult question of law,\u0026rdquo; and she is\u0026nbsp;commended for her \u0026ldquo;outstanding capacity to generate and execute well defined and complex arguments,\u0026rdquo; her \u0026ldquo;great energy,\u0026rdquo; and her \u0026ldquo;very technical, thorough and professional\u0026rdquo; approach.\u0026nbsp;Chambers USA published that\u0026nbsp;she is \u0026ldquo;very quick on her feet and is a very good oral advocate\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;she's done a great job getting key decisions for us as a company.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is ranked in \u003cem\u003eChambers USA\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChambers Global\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLegal 500 Latin America\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBenchmark Litigation\u003c/em\u003e, and\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eWho's Who Legal\u003c/em\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to her work as counsel, Lauren is active in a variety of leadership positions and committees, including on the IBA Taskforce for Conflicts of Interest, the IBA Taskforce on Third Party Funding, and the CPR Steering Committee. She is on the panel of arbitrators of the ICDR and is a Member of the SIAC Reserve Panel.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a complement to her broad investor-state and commercial arbitration work, Lauren tracks the legal challenges that arise in response to the energy transition.\u0026nbsp;She has represented and advised clients on unique challenges in this context, including exit strategies and stranded assets.\u0026nbsp;She works actively with the Sabin Center for Climate Change at Columbia University to address the barriers to\u0026nbsp;the development of renewable energy within the United States.\u0026nbsp;[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author with D Bishop, \u0026ldquo;The Past, Present, and Future of Energy Disputes: How the Doctrines of Traditional Energy Arbitrations Will Guide Green Transition Cases,\u0026rdquo; GAR Energy (2025)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author, Reform to Mexican Electricity Law to Come into Effect, Texas Lawyer (March 2021)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributor, \u0026ldquo;Hot Topic: Investor-Treaty Arbitration,\u0026rdquo; Corporate Disputes (January 2020)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author with D Bishop, \u0026ldquo;Time after Time: Using Data to Inform the Decision to Disqualify an Arbitrator\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;6 BCDR International Arbitration Review, Issue 1, pp. 149-174 (2019)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author, Supreme Court Rejects \u0026ldquo;Wholly Groundless\u0026rdquo; Exception to Contractual Delegation of Arbitrability Decisions to Arbitrators (January 2019)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author, EU-Mexico Trade Agreement: What Lies Ahead for the Future of ISDS?, New York Law Journal (May 2018)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author, Tariffs May Violate Investment Treaty Protections, Law 360 (April 2018)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author, \u0026ldquo;The Top-5 News in International Arbitration in 2017,\u0026rdquo; CIAR Global (January 2018)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author, \u0026ldquo;Creditors\u0026rsquo; Options In Venezuela\u0026rsquo;s Disorderly Default,\u0026rdquo; Law360 (November 2017)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author, \u0026ldquo;Strategic Considerations in Selecting Emergency Arbitration,\u0026rdquo; Law360 (October 2017)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author, \"Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Underscores the Importance of Planning to Protect Overseas Investments,\" Mondaq (May 2017)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-author, \u0026ldquo;Towards a Resolution of Outstanding Nationalization Claims Against Cuba,\u0026rdquo; Transnational Dispute Management (April 2016)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeminars\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker, Bifurcation - Achieving Balance for the Efficient and Fair Resolution of Disputes, CPR Annual Meeting (2025)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker, Navigating the Grey: Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration, Canada Arbitration Week (2024)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker, A Cross-Jurisdictional Review: Sovereign Immunity \u0026amp; Enforcement Actions, New York International Arbitration Center (2024)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaculty, 2022 ABA International Arbitration Masterclass (2022)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelecting and Challenging Arbitrators in Investor-State Arbitration, Columbia University Institute for Sustainable Investment: Executive Training on Investment Arbitration for Government Officials (2019)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies for Early Resolution of Investor-State Disputes: Alternative Methods of Resolving Investor-State Disputes, co-hosted by Columbia University Institute for Sustainable Investment and Kirkland \u0026amp; Ellis (2019)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;Introduction to Investment Treaty Arbitration,\u0026rdquo; University of Chicago Law School (2017)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker, \u0026ldquo;Appointing and Challenging Arbitrators\u0026rdquo; at Columbia University Institute for Sustainable Investment: Executive Training on Investment Arbitration for Government Officials (2017)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-speaker, \u0026ldquo;Best Practices for Drafting Arbitration Clauses,\u0026rdquo; Ministries of Peru (2017)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCo-speaker, \u0026ldquo;Strategic Responses to Third Party Funding\u0026rdquo; at Columbia University Institute for Sustainable Investment: Executive Training on Investment Arbitration for Government Officials (2017)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModerator, \"The Future of Environmental Claims in International Arbitration,\" New York State Bar Association (2017)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanelist, \u0026ldquo;Utilizing International Arbitration to Maximize the Effectiveness of Cross-border 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She's really smart, focused, determined and serious about what she does.\\\"\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers USA 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"She's incredibly smart and she's just one of those lawyers who is a gifted advocate for her client.\\\" \", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers USA 2023\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"[A] favourite among international commentators\\\" “She is the first person I call with a difficult question of law\\\"\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Who's Who Legal, 2022\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Recognized by\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Legal 500 Latin America, 2020\"}{{ FIELD }}Commercial Arbitration\nRepresenting a construction company in a major dispute related to construction of LNG facilities in Nigeria, including successful oral argument leading to the early dismissal of two of three contract claims on jurisdictional grounds.{{ FIELD }}Successfully settled a CPR arbitration on behalf of a major oil company in a dispute worth more than more than half a billion dollars related to the termination of a long-term hydrogen supply contract.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented one of the world’s largest oil companies in a multi-billion dollar ICC arbitration against a state-owned oil company arising from a breach of a concession contract resulting in a $2 billion award in favor of the client{{ FIELD }}Representing a major petrochemical company in an ICC arbitration related to the cost-sharing principles contained in a series of seven contracts following a corporate spin-off.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel to a major petrochemical company in an ICC arbitration related to its accounting systems, specifically the cost allocation methodology of indirect costs.{{ FIELD }}Successfully settled a dispute on behalf of a private equity company in an ICC arbitration related to the definition of the term EBITDA as used to define the Exercise Price in a Put/Call Agreement, including mediation of the dispute prior to the final hearing.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel to a third party funder in an LCIA arbitration arising out of an alleged breach of a non-disclosure agreement, including parallel discovery issues in the US courts.{{ FIELD }}Representing a manufacturer of technology in a SIAC dispute arising from the early termination of an M\u0026amp;A agreement.{{ FIELD }}Representing a publicly-traded medical device company in a multi-million-dollar ICDR arbitration arising from a breach of supply agreement in Brazil resulting in a settlement favorable to the client{{ FIELD }}Advising a publicly-traded pharmaceutical company in a multimillion-dollar ICC arbitration involving breach of a joint marketing contract, which ended in a settlement favorable to the client{{ FIELD }}Counsel to a major technology company in two AAA Commercial Arbitration cases regarding violation of forum selection clauses.{{ FIELD }}Defended a technology company in a SIAC arbitration arising out of termination of a merger agreement in response to a material adverse effect.{{ FIELD }}Advise a major technology company in relation to a JAMS arbitration regarding violation of forum selection clauses.{{ FIELD }}Representing a global investor regarding enforcement of a $200 million arbitration award{{ FIELD }}Representing a manufacturer in an ICC mediation arising from the alleged termination of a distribution agreement resulting in a settlement favorable to the client{{ FIELD }}Investment Treaty Arbitration\n Successfully represented ConocoPhillips in a multi-billion dollar ICSID arbitration arising from the expropriation of hydrocarbon and refining assets in Venezuela resulting in an award of $8 billion{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented GDF Suez and Aguas de Barcelona in an ICSID arbitration against Argentina resulting in a multi-million dollar award in favor of the client.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented ConocoPhillips in a multi-million dollar ICSID dispute arising from an expropriation of hydrocarbons resources in the Republic of Ecuador resulting in an award of over $300 million{{ FIELD }}Successfully defended the Republic of Guatemala in an ICSID arbitration brought pursuant to the Spain-Guatemala BIT arising from a dispute regarding the calculation of electricity tariffs, resulting in outright dismissal of a $300 million claim{{ FIELD }}Representing an international petrochemical company in an ICSID arbitration against a Middle Eastern state arising out the imposition of hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.{{ FIELD }}Represented Mexican shareholders and bondholders in an UNCITRAL arbitration arising from the first ever resolution of a bank pursuant to the European Commissioner's regulations, which involved the fifth largest bank in Spain, as well as parallel proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union and related discovery proceedings.{{ FIELD }}Defended the Republic of Guatemala in an ICSID arbitration arising under the CAFTA-DR related to investments in the electricity sector{{ FIELD }}Represented Westmoreland Coal Company in a legacy NAFTA dispute applying the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules involving the unequal treatment of companies in the phase-out of coal-fired power plants.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented GDF Suez, AWG and Aguas de Barcelona in an arbitration against the Republic of Argentina conducted pursuant to the ICSID Convention and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules under three bilateral investment treaties in connection with investments in water concessions, resulting in a $400 million award in favor of the client{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Serafín García Armas in an arbitration pursuant to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules arising from the expropriation of a food distribution company in Venezuela resulting in a sizable award in favor of the client.{{ FIELD }}Advised a media company in a potential dispute against the State of Argentina{{ FIELD }}Advising one of the world’s largest oil companies in a billion-dollar ICSID dispute against a foreign State regarding distribution of profits in a hydrocarbons contract{{ FIELD }}Advised an international energy company in a potential dispute against the State of Argentina{{ FIELD }}Advising one of the world’s largest oil companies in a billion-dollar ICSID dispute against a foreign State regarding distribution of profits in a hydrocarbons contract.{{ FIELD }}Advising a major oil company in a 70-million-dollar ICC arbitration arising out of a breach of a gas sales purchase agreement by a Middle Eastern state.{{ FIELD }}Advising an international energy company in a potential dispute against the State of Argentina arising out of the development of gas fields.{{ FIELD }}Lauren Friedman is a partner in the firm’s International Disputes group and co-leads the firm’s energy transition disputes team. She has represented clients in several of the largest international commercial and investment arbitrations on record, including cases exceeding 1 billion dollars in dispute. She specializes in energy, tech, and financial services industries. \nBased in New York, Lauren regularly advises and represents clients in complex contractual disputes arising under New York law and international law, often involving major projects and foreign investments. She also has significant experience representing clients in disputes involving other governing laws of the U.S. as well as the laws of Latin America. Lauren speaks Spanish fluently. \nLauren draws praise in the leading industry publications as “a favorite among international commentators,” “the first person [to] call with a difficult question of law,” and she is commended for her “outstanding capacity to generate and execute well defined and complex arguments,” her “great energy,” and her “very technical, thorough and professional” approach. Chambers USA published that she is “very quick on her feet and is a very good oral advocate” and “she's done a great job getting key decisions for us as a company.” \nShe is ranked in Chambers USA, Chambers Global, Legal 500 Latin America, Benchmark Litigation, and Who's Who Legal. \nIn addition to her work as counsel, Lauren is active in a variety of leadership positions and committees, including on the IBA Taskforce for Conflicts of Interest, the IBA Taskforce on Third Party Funding, and the CPR Steering Committee. She is on the panel of arbitrators of the ICDR and is a Member of the SIAC Reserve Panel.    \nAs a complement to her broad investor-state and commercial arbitration work, Lauren tracks the legal challenges that arise in response to the energy transition. She has represented and advised clients on unique challenges in this context, including exit strategies and stranded assets. She works actively with the Sabin Center for Climate Change at Columbia University to address the barriers to the development of renewable energy within the United States. \nPublications\n\nCo-author with D Bishop, “The Past, Present, and Future of Energy Disputes: How the Doctrines of Traditional Energy Arbitrations Will Guide Green Transition Cases,” GAR Energy (2025)\nCo-author, Reform to Mexican Electricity Law to Come into Effect, Texas Lawyer (March 2021)\nContributor, “Hot Topic: Investor-Treaty Arbitration,” Corporate Disputes (January 2020)\nCo-author with D Bishop, “Time after Time: Using Data to Inform the Decision to Disqualify an Arbitrator”  6 BCDR International Arbitration Review, Issue 1, pp. 149-174 (2019)\nCo-author, Supreme Court Rejects “Wholly Groundless” Exception to Contractual Delegation of Arbitrability Decisions to Arbitrators (January 2019)\nCo-author, EU-Mexico Trade Agreement: What Lies Ahead for the Future of ISDS?, New York Law Journal (May 2018)\nCo-author, Tariffs May Violate Investment Treaty Protections, Law 360 (April 2018)\nCo-author, “The Top-5 News in International Arbitration in 2017,” CIAR Global (January 2018)\nCo-author, “Creditors’ Options In Venezuela’s Disorderly Default,” Law360 (November 2017)\nCo-author, “Strategic Considerations in Selecting Emergency Arbitration,” Law360 (October 2017)\nCo-author, \"Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Underscores the Importance of Planning to Protect Overseas Investments,\" Mondaq (May 2017)\nCo-author, “Towards a Resolution of Outstanding Nationalization Claims Against Cuba,” Transnational Dispute Management (April 2016)\n\nSeminars\n\nSpeaker, Bifurcation - Achieving Balance for the Efficient and Fair Resolution of Disputes, CPR Annual Meeting (2025)\nSpeaker, Navigating the Grey: Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration, Canada Arbitration Week (2024)\nSpeaker, A Cross-Jurisdictional Review: Sovereign Immunity \u0026amp; Enforcement Actions, New York International Arbitration Center (2024)\nFaculty, 2022 ABA International Arbitration Masterclass (2022)\nSelecting and Challenging Arbitrators in Investor-State Arbitration, Columbia University Institute for Sustainable Investment: Executive Training on Investment Arbitration for Government Officials (2019)\nStrategies for Early Resolution of Investor-State Disputes: Alternative Methods of Resolving Investor-State Disputes, co-hosted by Columbia University Institute for Sustainable Investment and Kirkland \u0026amp; Ellis (2019)\nGuest Lecturer, “Introduction to Investment Treaty Arbitration,” University of Chicago Law School (2017)\nSpeaker, “Appointing and Challenging Arbitrators” at Columbia University Institute for Sustainable Investment: Executive Training on Investment Arbitration for Government Officials (2017)\nCo-speaker, “Best Practices for Drafting Arbitration Clauses,” Ministries of Peru (2017)\nCo-speaker, “Strategic Responses to Third Party Funding” at Columbia University Institute for Sustainable Investment: Executive Training on Investment Arbitration for Government Officials (2017)\nModerator, \"The Future of Environmental Claims in International Arbitration,\" New York State Bar Association (2017)\nPanelist, “Utilizing International Arbitration to Maximize the Effectiveness of Cross-border Investments,” Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Conference (2017)\nPanelist, “The Call for Specialized Arbitrators, Forums and Procedures in Energy Arbitration,” 4th ITA-IEL-ICC Joint Conference on International Energy Arbitration (2017)\nPanelist, “Damages in International Arbitration,” Columbia Law School (2016)\nSpeaker, “Liability for Regulatory Conduct Under Investment Treaties” at Columbia University Institute for Sustainable Investment: Executive Training on Investment Arbitration for Government Officials (2016)\nSpeaker, “Investment Arbitration: Lessons Learned for States and Investors” at the 16th International Seminar on Regulation for Public Services, Panama City (2016)\nModerator, The Politics of Investment Treaties: Discussion and Book Launch (2016)\nPanelist, “Navigating the Relationship Between Regulators and the Regulated” at the 15th International Seminar on Regulation for Public Services in Argentina (2015)\nSpeaker, “Liability for Regulatory Conduct Under Investment Treaties” at Columbia University Institute for Sustainable Investment: Executive Training on Investment Arbitration for Government Officials (2015)\nSpeaker, “Settlement of Pending Claims Between the U.S. and Cuba: Outlook and Possibilities” at New York University Law School (2015)\nSpeaker, “Settlement of Pending Claims Between the U.S. and Cuba: Outlook and Possibilities” at Harvard University Law School (2015)\nPanel Member, “The Restoration of U.S.-Cuba Relations” at American University Law School (2015)\n Partner \"Lauren is very quick on her feet and is a very good oral advocate.\" Chambers USA 2025 \"Lauren provides smart advice, ready on demand.\" Chambers USA 2025 \"Lauren is an all-round great lawyer.\" Chambers USA 2025 \"I think very highly of her. She's really smart, focused, determined and serious about what she does.\" Chambers USA 2023 \"She's incredibly smart and she's just one of those lawyers who is a gifted advocate for her client.\"  Chambers USA 2023 \"[A] favourite among international commentators\" “She is the first person I call with a difficult question of law\" Who's Who Legal, 2022 Recognized by Legal 500 Latin America, 2020 Cornell University Cornell Law School University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley, School of Law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York New York Member, International Bar Association Sub-Committee on Investment Arbitration Lecturer, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (2015-2019) Peer Reviewer, Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy (2019-2020) Member, United States Council for International Business Member, ArbitralWomen Member, Task Force for the Revision of the 2014 Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration Member, Law360 International Arbitration Editorial Advisory Board Commercial Arbitration\nRepresenting a construction company in a major dispute related to construction of LNG facilities in Nigeria, including successful oral argument leading to the early dismissal of two of three contract claims on jurisdictional grounds. Successfully settled a CPR arbitration on behalf of a major oil company in a dispute worth more than more than half a billion dollars related to the termination of a long-term hydrogen supply contract. Successfully represented one of the world’s largest oil companies in a multi-billion dollar ICC arbitration against a state-owned oil company arising from a breach of a concession contract resulting in a $2 billion award in favor of the client Representing a major petrochemical company in an ICC arbitration related to the cost-sharing principles contained in a series of seven contracts following a corporate spin-off. Lead counsel to a major petrochemical company in an ICC arbitration related to its accounting systems, specifically the cost allocation methodology of indirect costs. Successfully settled a dispute on behalf of a private equity company in an ICC arbitration related to the definition of the term EBITDA as used to define the Exercise Price in a Put/Call Agreement, including mediation of the dispute prior to the final hearing. Lead counsel to a third party funder in an LCIA arbitration arising out of an alleged breach of a non-disclosure agreement, including parallel discovery issues in the US courts. Representing a manufacturer of technology in a SIAC dispute arising from the early termination of an M\u0026amp;A agreement. Representing a publicly-traded medical device company in a multi-million-dollar ICDR arbitration arising from a breach of supply agreement in Brazil resulting in a settlement favorable to the client Advising a publicly-traded pharmaceutical company in a multimillion-dollar ICC arbitration involving breach of a joint marketing contract, which ended in a settlement favorable to the client Counsel to a major technology company in two AAA Commercial Arbitration cases regarding violation of forum selection clauses. Defended a technology company in a SIAC arbitration arising out of termination of a merger agreement in response to a material adverse effect. Advise a major technology company in relation to a JAMS arbitration regarding violation of forum selection clauses. Representing a global investor regarding enforcement of a $200 million arbitration award Representing a manufacturer in an ICC mediation arising from the alleged termination of a distribution agreement resulting in a settlement favorable to the client Investment Treaty Arbitration\n Successfully represented ConocoPhillips in a multi-billion dollar ICSID arbitration arising from the expropriation of hydrocarbon and refining assets in Venezuela resulting in an award of $8 billion Successfully represented GDF Suez and Aguas de Barcelona in an ICSID arbitration against Argentina resulting in a multi-million dollar award in favor of the client. Successfully represented ConocoPhillips in a multi-million dollar ICSID dispute arising from an expropriation of hydrocarbons resources in the Republic of Ecuador resulting in an award of over $300 million Successfully defended the Republic of Guatemala in an ICSID arbitration brought pursuant to the Spain-Guatemala BIT arising from a dispute regarding the calculation of electricity tariffs, resulting in outright dismissal of a $300 million claim Representing an international petrochemical company in an ICSID arbitration against a Middle Eastern state arising out the imposition of hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes. Represented Mexican shareholders and bondholders in an UNCITRAL arbitration arising from the first ever resolution of a bank pursuant to the European Commissioner's regulations, which involved the fifth largest bank in Spain, as well as parallel proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union and related discovery proceedings. 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