I provide support with international disputes, public international law matters and investor-state arbitrations.
As a part of the International Litigation & Arbitration team, Taleen Khleifat assists in the representation of sovereign states by working with attorneys to develop, litigate, and arbitrate cases.
Taleen also helps manage case files, prepare for hearings, support court and arbitration filings, prepare legal and factual exhibits, conduct legal research, and review translations.
The George Washington University, B.A., cum laude, 2021
Languages
Arabic
Spanish
Experience
INTER-STATE DISPUTES
Alleged Smuggling of Migrants (Lithuania v. Belarus): Paralegal to Foley Hoag advising the Republic of Lithuania in a dispute before the International Court of Justice arising under the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants.
Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan); Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Azerbaijan v. Armenia). Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Armenia in proceedings before the International Court of Justice arising from allegations of breach of the CERD. A part of the team that secured critical victories for Armenia on the Parties’ requests for provisional measures and preliminary objections.
Bern Convention Arbitration (Azerbaijan v. Armenia): Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Armenia in proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration brought by Azerbaijan under the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats.
Energy Charter Treaty Arbitration (Azerbaijan v. Armenia): Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Armenia in proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration brought by Azerbaijan under the Energy Charter Treaty.
INVESTMENT ARBITRATION
Olayan Financing Company (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) v. The State of Qatar: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Qatar in an UNCITRAL arbitration under the OIC Investment Agreement concerning real estate investments.
Amulsar Investor Ventures LLC v Republic of Armenia: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Armenia in an UNCITRAL arbitration under the Armenia-United States bilateral investment dispute concerning alleged investments in a gold mining project.
Sanitek S.a.r.l., Sari Haddad and Elias Doumet v. Republic of Armenia: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Armenia in an ICSID arbitration dispute concerning waste management services.
Adria Group B.V. and Adria Group Holding B.V. v. Republic of Croatia: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Croatia in an ICSID arbitration dispute concerning insolvency and bankruptcy.
Smart City Solutions Holdings Inc. v. Co-operative Republic of Guyana: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Guyana in an ICSID arbitration under a domestic investment law in a dispute concerning a metered parking system project.
Representation of a West African state in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning a gold mining dispute.
Chevron Bangladesh Block Twelve, Ltd. and Chevron Bangladesh Blocks Thirteen and Fourteen, Ltd. v. People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Oil Gas and Mineral Corporation: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Bangladesh State entities in ICSID arbitration.
Warburg Pincus and others v. Republic of Poland: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Poland in an ICSID arbitration under the Poland-United States bilateral investment treaty relating to measures in the pharmaceuticals sector.
Walnort Finance Limited v. Republic of Armenia: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Armenia in an ICSID arbitration in the mining sector under the Armenia-Cyprus bilateral investment treaty.
Samvel Karapetyan and others v. Republic of Armenia: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Armenia in an SCC arbitration under the Armenia-Cyprus BIT concerning measures in the energy sector.
COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Representation of a Qatari ministerial agency in an ICC arbitration relating to the provision of audiovisual services during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Representation of the Republic of Ukraine in arbitral proceedings before the ICC in regard to a dispute concerning a highway construction project.
Representation of the Republic of Ghana in two contract-based ICC arbitration proceedings stemming from tax-related decisions.
Representation of a major French company in an ICC arbitration seated in Paris arising from a joint venture dispute in the Middle East.
Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Qatar Public Works Authority in an ICC arbitration relating to the construction of a waste management plant.
U.S. LITIGATION
Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing Loujain al-Hathloul, a Saudi women’s rights activist and political prisoner, before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, in a lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. intelligence operatives and a cybersurveillance company accountable for their role in enabling her extradition to Saudi Arabia, where she was detained and tortured.
Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing three judges of the International Criminal Court in challenging sanctions issued against them by the Trump Administration in the the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing four leading U.S. human rights organizations in challenging sanctions under Executive Order 14,203 regarding the International Criminal Court in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Doe I, et al v. Sabeti: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing three men in a landmark human rights litigation case against a former senior Iranian security official for his role in their torture as political dissidents under the Shah’s regime in the 1970s.
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación CIMEX, S.A. (Cuba): Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing amici foreign and U.S. jurists in international law and sovereign immunity in amicus brief before U.S. Supreme Court on questions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
Cisco Systems Inc. et al. v. Doe I, et al: Paralegal to Foley Hoag representing amici former U.S. Ambassadors-at-Large for War Crimes Issues/Global Criminal Justice and Prosecutors of International Crimes in amicus brief before U.S. Supreme Court on scope of aiding and abetting liability under the Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victims Protection Act.
UN ADVISORY, PRO BONO, AND OTHER EXPERIENCE
Advised the Atlantic Counsel on UN submissions to recognize Gender Apartheid as an International Crime.
Assisted the International Bar Association and the Human Rights Foundation in a public enquiry concerning the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the treatment of the Uyghur population.
Represented an Afghan family in their humanitarian parole and asylum applications to obtain entry and remain in the United States.
Represented a Cameroonian political refugee in his asylum application to obtain entry and remain in the United States.
Represented a Honduran family in their asylum applications to remain in the United States.
Other Publications
Big Girls Don’t Cry – They Score, 2016
Honors & Involvement
HONORS
Nominee for the Athletes in Excellence Award from the Foundation for Global Sports Development, 2018
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