EXPERIENCE

Robert's experience includes representing:

International Arbitration

Investor State Disputes

• The Republic of Macedonia in an ICSID arbitration brought under a bilateral investment treaty related to an investment in an agricultural company (Swisslion v. Republic of Macedonia)
• The Republic of Macedonia in an ICSID arbitration brought under a bilateral investment treaty related to an alleged investment in the finance sector (Guardian Fiduciary Trust, Ltd, f/k/a Capital Conservator Savings & Loan, Ltd v. Republic of Macedonia)
• The claimant in an ICSID arbitration under a bilateral investment treaty in respect of State interference with an investment in Egypt (Indorama International Finance Limited v. Egypt)
• The Government of Ukraine in an UNCITRAL arbitration brought under a bilateral investment treaty in relation to an investment in the ship-building industry
• Strabag, a major Austrian construction company, in securing a €100 million arbitral award (including the majority of its legal costs) in an ICSID Additional Facility arbitration against Libya brought under the Libya – Austria BIT (Strabag SE v. Libya)
• Ipek Investment in a pending ICSID arbitration related to the expropriation of a major mining group in Turkey (Ipek Investment Limited v. Turkey)
• Two petrochemical companies in an ICSID arbitration under a bilateral investment treaty relating to the expropriation of a petrochemicals project in Venezuela

Commercial Disputes

• The claimant (a multinational European electric utility company) in an ICC arbitration relating to the construction of a heat and electricity generating plant in Russia
• A major Middle Eastern electric utility company regarding potential disputes in relation to the construction of a series of power plants in the Middle East
• The respondents (US corporations) in an ICC arbitration relating to a joint venture agreement for the provision of healthcare services
• A major telecommunicatıons services provider in Russia in English court proceedings arising out of an ICC arbitration award (Nomihold Securities Inc v Mobile Telesystems Finance SA)
• A leading agriculture company and various of its affiliates on a London-seated ICC arbitration arising out of explosion and fire at its manufacturing plant 
• A major financial institution’s indirectly owned subsidiary in relation to disputes regarding an offshore vessel (owned by our client); the claim and counterclaim were resolved in a London-seated arbitration conducted under the LCIA Rules
• Founders of an advertising and internet based service in relation to LCIA arbitration concerned with earn-out provisions under related M&A provisions
• A State-owned gas and petroleum company in ICC arbitration and ancillary court proceedings in relation to disputes over an offshore oil concession in South America 

Litigation

• A major private equity company in parallel proceedings in England and Spain regarding a dispute over payment under an Equity Commitment Letter and related Share Purchase Agreement
• An ultra-high net worth individual in multi-jurisdictional, parallel proceedings, involving the ownership of shares in one of the world's largest construction companies
• A national oil refinery in proceedings relating to a series of contracts for the supply of crude oil
• A major financial institution in relation matters arising from the Madoff US$65 billion fraud, including a number of active litigation matters in the UK, Ireland, Cayman Islands, BVI, the Isle of Man, the United States, and various European countries; representing the lead defendant in the multibillion dollar Fairfield Sentry proceedings recently