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Rob is a partner in our Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Governance practices.\nRob also has extensive experience counseling companies, boards of directors, and executive teams with respect to strategic alternatives, activist defense, and fiduciary duties. Rob’s practice also involves advising on SEC reporting and disclosure requirements, corporate governance, and other corporate and securities matters.  Rob has been recognized as a leading key lawyer in Legal 500’s 2025 USA guide for his expertise in M\u0026amp;A/Corporate law. 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Representation of Total System Services in its $54 billion merger of equals with Global Payments. Representation of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. in its sale to Restaurant Brands International Inc. Representation of Belk, Inc. in its sale to an affiliate of Sycamore Partners. Representation of Carmike Cinemas, Inc. in its sale to AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Representation of Hanesbrands Inc. in its acquisition of Maidenform Brands, Inc., a leading consumer goods company. Representation of Immucor, Inc., in its sale to an affiliate of TPG Capital. Representation of an affiliate of Roark Capital Group in acquisition of a majority stake in CKE Inc. Representation of Edens Investment Trust in its acquisition of AmREIT, Inc., a company specializing in the acquisition, operation and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties. Representation of Total System Services in its acquisition of Netspend, a company focused on the reloadable prepaid card market. 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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. 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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. 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He has extensive experience with appellate litigation and defense of complex securities, commodities and consumer banking class actions and has represented clients in cases involving claims arising under securities laws, antitrust, CEA, RICO, FCRA, TILA, contract, and tort law claims, among others.\nHe has also represented financial institutions and other clients in regulatory examination and enforcement matters involving the CFPB, FDIC, OCC, and other federal and state regulators. He also regularly provides regulatory counseling to financial institutions, including conducting compliance reviews concerning federal and state consumer financial laws.\nDavid received his JD from Yale Law School in 2001. While pursuing his JD, he also obtained a graduate M.Phil. degree in American Studies. Upon graduating from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Rosemary Barkett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Partner Stand-out Lawyer – independently rated and selected by clients Thomson Reuters, 2024 Recommended for financial services litigation Legal 500 US, 2017 Honored with the Above \u0026amp; Beyond Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Advocacy by Sanctuary for Families 2015 Named a \"New York Rising Star\"  Metro Edition magazine, 2011, 2012 University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law Yale University Yale Law School Yale University Yale Law School New York Law Clerk, Hon. Rosemary Barkett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Recent Litigation Matters\nRepresenting a large financial institution in connection with civil litigation arising out of alleged anticompetitive manipulation of Variable Rate Demand Obligation (VRDO) bonds. Representing a large financial institution in connection with civil litigation alleging anticompetitive manipulation of Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) bonds. Representing a high-frequency trading and technology company in connection with civil litigation alleging spoofing scheme to manipulate futures markets. Representing a large financial institution in connection with all civil litigation arising out of alleged LIBOR manipulation, alleging antitrust, commodities manipulation and other claims. Representing a large financial institution in connection with litigation arising out of alleged CDOR manipulation, alleging antitrust, commodities manipulation and other claims. Representing a large financial institution in litigation concerning various fair lending issues. Representing a large financial institution in connection with all merchant and consumer antitrust litigation concerning the setting of payment card interchange fees. Represented large financial institution in connection with high-frequency trading civil class litigation. 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Represented large financial institution in connection with consumer class-action litigation arising out of credit-card APR repricing. Recent Regulatory Matters\nCounseled large financial institution in connection with review of credit-card addon products. Represented numerous large financial institutions in connection with examinations and enforcement actions by various federal regulators including the CFPB, OCC, and FDIC. Counseled large financial institution in connection with fair lending issues. Counseled large financial institution in connection with exportation of interest rates. Counseled several large financial institutions in connection with compliance with UDAAP and other federal and state consumer financial laws. Counseled large consumer electronics merchant in connection with review of payment plan and compliance with federal and state consumer financial laws. 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In addition to the construction loan, the project was financed with a preferred equity investment. 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He focuses on both commercial real estate finance and development. Mr. Levine represents a diverse group of clients, including institutional bank and fund lenders, property owners and operators and institutional investors.\nMr. Levine advises on many aspects of real estate transactions, including regularly representing a variety of lenders in mortgage and mezzanine originations, workouts and restructurings.  He also advises on the acquisition, financing, holding and disposition of lodging and hospitality properties, shopping centers, office buildings, mixed-use projects and undeveloped land throughout the United States. Partner Cornell University Cornell Law School Fordham University Fordham University School of Law New York Major financial institution in connection with a $300 million syndicated construction loan to finance the construction of The Hub, a 52-story mixed-use rental building located in Brooklyn, New York with an affordable housing component. In addition to the construction loan, the project was financed with a preferred equity investment. An institutional fund provided a refinancing vehicle through an equity takeout arrangement. Joint venture in connection with the acquisition through a Section 363 bankruptcy sale of eight hotels branded or to be branded with a national hotel chain in several states, along with related financing arrangements. Institutional foreign national pension plan in connection with a $500 million construction loan for multiple condominium components of a mixed-use property in Bellevue, Washington, with each component severing into a separate, stand-alone, term loan. Hedge fund in connection with several note-on-note financings that converted to REO mortgage loans upon the underlying borrower foreclosing on the underlying defaulted loan. Institutional bank lender and a debt fund in connection with the restructuring of a defaulted mortgage loan for a high profile hotel in Manhattan. 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Lamm eds.)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Final Award in Occidental v. Ecuador, in\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;The Reasons Requirement in International Investment Arbitration 211-30 (G. Aguilar-Alvarez \u0026amp; W.M. Reisman eds., 2008)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eJurisdiction and Compliance in Recent Decisions of the International Court of Justice\u003c/em\u003e, 18 European Journal of International Law\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e815 (2007)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;The Generally Accepted Principles of International Law\u0026rdquo; as Philippine Law,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;47 Ateneo Law Journal\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e243 (2002)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelect Speaking Engagements\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(chronological)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDe Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, New York, March 2, 2020, Panelist, Seminar on \u0026ldquo;The Hague Court of Appeal\u0026rsquo;s Yukos Judgment\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10, 2020, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Legal Consequences of Corruption on an Arbitral Award in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy Charter Secretariat, Energy Charter Treaty Forum 2019, Singapore, November 20, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Stakeholder Participation in Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources Disputes: Forms and Forums of Participation\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeio University, Tokyo, November 11-12, 2019, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption in Investment Treaty Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing \u0026amp; Spalding Seminar, Manila, May 15, 2020, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Anatomy of a Finance Deal: From Global Transactions to Dispute Resolution\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNCITRAL Working Group III, New York, April 3, 2019, Side Event: Building Blocks for a New ISDS System\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eILA American Branch Investment Law Committee and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., February 19, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;What To Do About Corruption Allegations? Debating the Options for Investment Law\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., February 13, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Handling Allegations of Corruption in Arbitration and Judicial Dispute Resolution\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasel University, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, January 10-11, 2019, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Legal Consequences of the Establishment of Corruption in Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDutch Arbitration Association, October 18, 2018 (Dutch Arbitration Day) Amsterdam, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Artificial Intelligence and Calculating Your Chances of Success\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFTI Consulting, King \u0026amp; Spalding, and RPA Inc., Toronto, March 5, 2018, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Trends in Mining\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2018, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;So You Want To Be an Arbitrator\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreshfields/ASIL Debate Series, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2017, Debater, \u0026ldquo;This House Believes that States May Not Rely on their Own Acts of Corruption to Object to the Jurisdiction of International Tribunals\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 3rd ICC Asia Conference on International Arbitration, Singapore, June 29, 2017, Lecturer, ICC Institute Training for Tribunal Secretaries\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgetown International Arbitration Society, Washington, D.C., April 2017, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption in Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), October 2016, Speaker ADR in Asia Conference, \u0026ldquo;Corruption: Arbitrators Beware\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong, October 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;International Arbitration in Rising Asia: Philippines\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePham Van Dong University and Nha Trang University, Vietnam, August 2016, Speaker, International Workshop on the \u0026ldquo;Legal Status of Islands and Rocks in International Law and Practice\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., June 2016, Speaker, 12th International Arbitration Summer Program\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York University Arbitration Lecture Series, New York City, April 11, 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investor Misconduct in International Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York International Arbitration Center, New York City, April 7, 2016, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Corruption and International Arbitration: A 360 Degree View\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstitute of Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Americas Workshop, Mexico City, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;State Responsibility for Corruption: the Attribution Asymmetry\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvard Law School, Transnational Corruption Seminar (Fall 2015), Cambridge, MA, Oct. 23, 2015, Guest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;International Arbitration as a tool for Combating Transnational Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Law, International Courts and Tribunals Seminar, Oct. 22, 2015, Guest Lecturer, \u0026ldquo;Inter-State Arbitration: Dipsutes under the UNCLOS and Other Treaties\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eICC Young Arbitrators Forum, New York, Sept. 29, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Addressing Corruption Issues in International Commercial Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung ICCA, Skills Training Workshop, New York, March 5, 2015, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Practical Ethical Dilemmas in International Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuris Conference on Investment Treaty Arbitration, 9th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2015, Panelist, \u0026ldquo;Burdens and Standards of Proof for Corruption\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Arbitration Club of New York, New York, Feb. 19, 2015, Main Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Investor Wrongdoing in International Investment Arbitration\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 34th Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, Paris, Nov. 24, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;The Impact of Corruption on Gateway Issues of Arbitrability, Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Procedural Issues\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) 22nd Congress, Biennial meeting, Miami, April 6-9, 2014, Speaker, \u0026ldquo;Treaty Arbitration: Pleading and Proof of Fraud and Comparable Forms of Abuse\u0026rdquo;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitrator\u0026rsquo;s Forum, Paris, Jan. 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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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? 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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 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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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