LITIGATION BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

• Gabon/Equatorial Guinea (Case Concerning Land and Maritime Delimitation and Sovereignty over Islands). Representing Equatorial Guinea in a dispute with Gabon regarding land and maritime boundaries and island sovereignty.
• Somalia v. Kenya (Case Concerning Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean). Represented Somalia in a dispute with Kenya regarding the Parties' maritime boundary.
• Qatar v. United Arab Emirates (Case Concerning Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination). Represented the State of Qatar in a proceeding arising from breaches of the ICERD by the UAE.
• Costa Rica v. Nicaragua (Case Concerning Maritime Delimitation in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean). Represented Nicaragua in a dispute with Costa Rica regarding the Parties’ maritime boundaries.
• Ecuador v. Colombia (Case Concerning Aerial Herbicide Spraying). Represented Ecuador in a dispute regarding Colombia's aerial spraying of toxic herbicides in close proximity to the Ecuadorian border, causing serious harm to human health, livestock, crops and the environment in Ecuador.
• Costa Rica v. Nicaragua (Case Regarding Navigational and Related Rights). Represented Nicaragua in a dispute regarding sovereignty over the San Juan River, which constitutes the border between the two States, the right to regulate navigation on the river, and the lawfulness of Nicaragua's regulations.

LITIGATION & ARBITRATION BETWEEN SOVEREIGN STATES

• Philippines v. China. Represented the Philippines in an ad hoc arbitration pursuant to Annex VII of the United Nations Convention Law of the Sea regarding maritime jurisdiction and violations of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in the South China Sea. The Tribunal rejected China’s claim to “historic rights” in the maritime areas encompassed by its so-called “nine-dashed line” as inconsistent with the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea and found that China violated the Philippines' sovereign rights under the Convention.
• Ghana v. Côte d'Ivoire. Represented Ghana in a dispute before a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea regarding the Parties' maritime boundary.

INVESTOR-STATE ARBITRATION AND COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

• Represents major Ecuadorian cacao producer in Cocoa Merchants' Association of America arbitration.
• Suffolk (Mauritius) Ltd., et al. v. Portuguese Republic. Successfully represented Portugal in an ICSID arbitration regarding the failure of one of Portugal's largest banks.
• Represents an African state in two disputes concerning tax matters.
• Chevron Corp. & Texaco Petroleum Corp. v. Republic of Ecuador. Successfully represented Ecuador in the damages phase of an UNCITRAL Rules arbitration regarding a $9.5 billion judgment issued by an Ecuadorian court against Chevron for pollution and human health damages in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
• Lopez-Goyne Family Trust, et al. v. Republic of Nicaragua. Represented Nicaragua in an ICSID arbitration regarding the cancellation of an oil concession.
• Philip Morris Brands Sàrl, et al. v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Represented Uruguay in a dispute under the Switzerland-Uruguay BIT regarding Uruguay’s regulation of cigarette packaging and health warnings. The Tribunal unanimously rejected the Claimants' challenge to Uruguay’s progressive tobacco-control measures, aimed at reducing cigarette consumption and its devastating impact on public health. It also rejected the Claimants' denial of justice claims.
• Niko Resources (Bangladesh) Ltd. v. Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration & Production Co. Ltd., et al. Represented the Bangladeshi state-owned oil and gas company, and a subsidiary, in a contractual dispute regarding a natural gas well blow-out.
• Hydro S.r.l., et al. v. Republic of Albania. Represented Albania in an ICSID annulment application.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY MATTERS

• Advised a South Pacific nation on implementing certain obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. 
• Advised a European nation on maritime boundary delimitation issues.
• Advised two Latin American states on extradition matters related to public corruption.

FOREIGN SOVEREIGN REPRESENTATION IN U.S. COURTS

• Rumble, Inc. and Trump Media and Technology Group v. De Moraes. Represents the Federative Republic of Brazil in lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida concerning orders issued by Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
• Omni Bridgeway Limited v. Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy of the Republic of Albania. Represents various Albanian state entities in defending against the enforcement of an arbitral award in the United States.
• Michigan Promissory Notes Recovery Ltd. v. Federal Government of Nigeria. Represents Nigeria in lawsuit in currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan concerning enforcement of promissory notes.
• Represents the Kingdom of Spain in opposing requests for the confirmation, recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in U.S. courts.
• Represents a Peruvian state agency in opposing a request for enforcement of an arbitral award.
• Represented the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima in opposing a request for enforcement of a provisional measures decision.
• Represented the Federative Republic of Brazil and Oriental Republic of Uruguay as amici curiae supporting an appeal by the Argentine Republic from a $16 billion judgment concerning an expropriation.
• Africa Growth Corporation v. Republic of Angola. Represented Angola in three lawsuits stemming from the alleged expropriation of an apartment complex in Luanda, two of which have been dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
• Aldini AG v. Republic of France. Represented the Republic of France in securing dismissal of a lawsuit in the Northern District of California and the Ninth Circuit concerning a pre-pack bankruptcy sale of assets in a French company.
• Lambros v. Federative Republic of Brazil. Represented Brazil in asserting its sovereign immunity defense against claims stemming the plaintiff’s extradition from Brazil to the United States to face multiple counts of drug trafficking. 
• Solo Investment LLC v. Republic of Poland. Represented the Republic of Poland in successfully asserting a sovereign immunity defense in a lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois concerning an alleged expropriation.
• Valambhia v. United Republic of Tanzania. Represented Tanzania in defeating an action in the District of Columbia seeking the recognition of a multi-million dollar judgment rendered in Tanzania.
• Fontaine v. Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations. Represented the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations in an employment dispute. 
• Securesoft Technologies LLC v. Embassy of Ghana. Represented the Ghanaian Embassy in the United States in a contract dispute before a U.S. court.
• Skanga Energy & Marine Ltd. v. Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. Represented a state-owned oil company in successfully asserting a sovereign immunity defense before a U.S. court.

• Represents the Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda in opposing a Section 1782 discovery application filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Represents Guatemalan automobile distributor and businessman in petition to set aside an arbitration award rendered in favor of Mercedes-Benz in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Represented major Ecuadorian cacao producer in petition to compel arbitration in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION

• Represents 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.
• Represents 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.
• Represents the Center for Biological Diversity and Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition in litigation concerning the interpretation of a conservation measure issued by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
• Represented climate economists in Supreme Court amicus brief concerning the economic impacts of climate regulation.
• Represented former U.S. war crimes prosecutors and global criminal justice diplomats in Supreme Court amicus brief concerning aiding and abetting liability under international law and the Alien Tort Statute.
• Represented leading sovereign immunity scholars in Supreme Court amicus brief concerning sovereign immunity and the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act.
• Represented four international law professors and the Open Society Justice Initiative in challenging the Trump Administration’s executive order sanctioning officials of the International Criminal Court.
• Represents children in U.S. immigration matters.

 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Lecturer in Law, Northeastern University School of Law (Fall 2018)
• Legal Intern, Office of the Legal Adviser, United States Department of State (Summer 2011)

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2023)
• Cravath International Fellow, Harvard Law School
• Chayes International Public Service Fellow, Harvard Law School
• Associate, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University

• Vice Chair, American Society of International Law Space Law Interest Group (2022-2024)
• Co-Chair, American Society of International Law Space Law Interest Group (2024-2026)
• Member, Steering Committee, Brown University Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Studies Alumni Leadership Initiative

• Speaker, "How can space miners establish and defend rights to offworld mining resources?," Luxembourg Space Resources Week (May 2026)
• Speaker, “Damages in Inter-State IUU Fishing Claims,” H2OLAW Conference (September 2024)
• Panelist, “Air, Land and Sea, ” Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Young Members Group Annual Conference (September 2024)
• Panelist, "Deep Sea Mining: Mechanics, Regulations and Disputes," Texas A&M Energy Law Symposium, Fort Worth, TX (March 2024)
• Panelist, "Opportunities and Obligations in the Management of Economic Activity Occurring in the Global Commons," African Society of International Law Annual Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (October 2023)
• Panelist, "Countering SSC Using Lawfare and Legal Norms," Countering Subversive Strategic Competition Conference, National Defense University, Washington, DC (September 2023)
• Moderator, "The BBNJ Agreement: What Is It and What Does It Mean for States and Private Actors?," New York, NY (June 2023)
• Panelist, "The Use of Scientific Evidence in the Resolution of Law of the Sea Disputes," VI Conference of the Brazilian Institute for the Law of the Sea, Caixas do Sul - RS, Brazil (October 2022)
• Moderator, "International Law as a Tool in the Fight against IUU Fishing and Seafood Slavery," American Society of International Law Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (April 2018)
• Panelist, "Twenty-First Century Innovation and Evolution: How Should the Law of the Sea and International Freshwater Law Change?," A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Dispute Resolution in the Law of International Watercourses and the Law of the Sea, Max Planck Institute for Procedural Law, Luxembourg (September 2017)