Alexandra Meise Bay is an associate in the firm’s Washington office and a member of the International Litigation and Arbitration Practice Group. She has significant experience in international investment and human rights litigation matters, particularly those related to post-conflict regions. Xander has represented foreign governments, international corporate clients, and sovereign officials in federal district courts, federal courts of appeals, international commercial arbitrations, and investment treaty arbitrations, and has worked for prosecutors and judicial chambers in international criminal tribunals. Her practice focuses on international arbitration and litigation matters, particularly on investor-State disputes, commercial arbitration, and sovereign representation.
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Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Xander worked at a major international law firm in Washington, D.C., served as a clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and volunteered with the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia under the auspices of the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials. She has also worked for an international political development organization in countries such as Yemen, Bosnia, and Albania, and for the U.S. State Department in Switzerland, Spain, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Xander's pro bono work has included representing asylum seekers in United States immigration proceedings, advising a foreign government on mass casualty-related legislation following a natural disaster, advising an international NGO on the development and enforcement international anti-human trafficking agreements and measures, and facilitating the incorporation of international non-profit organizations. Most recently, she advised the Supreme Court of Zambia regarding its new Research Advocates program, personally training the new advocates on best practices in legal research and judicial writing.
