Shreya Ramesh

Shreya’s representative experience includes advising and representing:

Investment Arbitration and Public International Law

• The Republic of Croatia in ICSID arbitration proceedings brought under the Netherlands – Croatia BIT relating to a proposed real estate and tourism development in Croatia. The tribunal dismissed all of the claimants’ claims (Elitech v. Croatia)
• The Republic of Croatia in ICSID arbitration proceedings under the Croatia-Israel BIT, relating to a proposed real estate and tourism development in Croatia (Frenkel v. Republic of Croatia). The tribunal dismissed all claims on grounds of res judicata and abuse of process, with costs
• The Republic of Kazakhstan in pending ICSID resubmission proceedings brought under the Netherlands-Kazakhstan BIT, arising from disputes relating to two mineral licences for the exploration and exploitation of certain areas in northern Kazakhstan (Alhambra Cooperatief v. Kazakhstan)
• The Republic of Kazakhstan in relation to enforcement proceedings across various jurisdictions related to an award in an SCC arbitration and the subsequent settlement of disputes (Stati v Kazakhstan)
• The Republic of Kazakhstan in relation to potential disputes concerning the development of an oil in Kazakhstan
• An investor in relation to claims against the Arab Republic of Egypt arising from the proposed development of a key infrastructure project
• A Latin American State in ICSID arbitration proceedings brought by a precious metals and mining company
• An African State against an investor in an ICSID arbitration claim brought under a bilateral investment treaty, relating to regulatory changes in the real estate sector*
• A State on the adoption of countermeasures under international law
• A State on matters related to privileges and immunities of State officials
• Central banks of States on matters relating to State immunity
• A UK property development group in an ICSID arbitration against an African State under a bilateral investment treaty
• A UK investor against a Middle Eastern State in ICSID arbitration related to the expropriation of a major business group
• An investor against a Latin American State in disputes under the ICSID regime, concerning the expropriation of its investment by the State

Commercial Arbitration and Litigation

• The successful defence of a private equity fund in a SIAC arbitration concerning an investment in the telecommunications sector in South-East Asia
• A German company in commercial arbitration proceedings in the pharmaceutical sector*
• A Latin American oil and gas company in an ICC arbitration related to offshore exploration rights
• An Italian oil and gas company in commercial arbitration proceedings administered by the LCIA
• A multi-national company in the energy sector in ad hoc ICC commercial arbitration proceedings*
• An Asian State entity in disputes with a contractor arising out of an oil and gas concession awarded by the State entity
• A Dutch entity in LCIA arbitration proceedings arising from shareholder disputes
• A group of companies in a follow-on damages claim brought before the English courts pursuant to the European Commission’s infringement decision regarding the existence of a cartel

Advisory work

• An oil and gas and new energy conglomerate in proceedings in various jurisdictions before authorities constituted under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct
• An international humanitarian NGO on matters related to international labour law and international refugee law  
• An international NGO with respect to the legal and regulatory framework, and monitoring and compliance mechanisms governing the public and private sectors in eleven jurisdictions with a focus on measures to achieve equality in the workplace, including to narrow salary inequity and the gender pay gap
• An energy company with respect to the development of its HSE policies
• Contributions analysing business and women’s rights under the laws of various jurisdictions for the World Bank’s publications on “Women, Business and the Law”
• An international NGO on the legal framework governing sexual harassment in the workplace and the development of policies reflecting best practices with respect to safety in the workplace
• An Asian chemical company with respect to potential disputes arising under the environmental regulatory framework and related risks to life and the environment and developing policies to ensure compliance with international and domestic best practices

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham