Client Successes

Nicaragua v. the United States of America (Case Concerning Military and Paramilitary Activities In and Against Nicaragua)

We represented Nicaragua in this historic proceeding, which resulted in a decision condemning the United States for its military, logistical and financial aid to counterrevolutionary forces attempting to overthrow the Government of Nicaragua, and for the mining of Nicaraguan harbors by U.S. intelligence forces.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company v. the Republic of Ecuador

Our lawyers represented Ecuador in the provisional measures phase of this arbitration, resulting from the Ecuadorian Government’s termination of a contract for the exploitation of an oil field, and the claimants’ allegation that their investment was “expropriated.” The tribunal ruled unanimously in Ecuador’s favor, and refused to order the measures requested by the claimants. The proceedings were conducted in Spanish and English.

Government of the Philippines and its National Power Corporation

Our clients, the Government of the Philippines and its National Power Corporation, claimed in arbitration conducted in Switzerland under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce, that a nuclear power plant designed and built by a major multinational company was unsafe and that the construction contract was procured by bribery. The result: a settlement of more than $100,000,000 for our clients.

Driving Telecommunications Forward

We were counsel in a billion-dollar merger that created a Luxembourg-based, multinational cellular telephone company, and one of the cellular industry’s first international data and financial clearinghouses. We also helped a Luxembourg-chartered, satellite-based broadband Internet and interactive digital television company with a successful private placement involving high-profile U.S. and European investors.

Government of Nicaragua

When the Government of Nicaragua sought to end a destructive civil war, it asked a member of our international team to help it negotiate with rebel forces. Our efforts contributed to an historic cease-fire agreement that led to rebel disarmament and Nicaragua’s first democratic elections. Our lobbying in Washington, D.C., helped the new government secure more than $200,000,000 in U.S. economic aid.

Capitalizing on Talent

A large U.S. bank asked us to help it capitalize on the wealth of software talent in India by creating an Indian company to develop financial services software. We negotiated a joint-venture agreement for the bank with a major U.S. computer manufacturer and local Indian partners. The joint venture financed the new software company with a $100 million investment.

Guyana v. Suriname

Our lawyers represented Guyana in this proceeding under the Convention on the Law of the Sea (Annex VIII) to delimit the maritime boundary between the two neighboring countries. The arbitration resulted in a victory for Guyana, which was awarded the vast majority of the maritime area in dispute, including all of the area where significant oil deposits are believed to exist.
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