I advise sovereign clients on public international law—from advisory matters to international disputes.
Yen Ba Vu focuses her practice on representing and advising sovereign States on matters involving public international law and international arbitration.
Prior to joining Foley Hoag, she clerked for the then-President of the International Court of Justice.
Representing the Republic of Armenia in investor-State and ICJ proceedings
Advising the Republic of Kenya on compliance with the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
Representing the Federal Republic of Nigeria in proceedings before US courts concerning the application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Served as Judicial Fellow to H.E. President Nawaf Salam and H.E. Judge Mahmoud Hmoud at the International Court of Justice; also worked in the chambers of H.E. President Iwasawa Yuji and H.E. Judge Hilary Charlesworth
Teaching Fellow at Harvard Law School for Public International Law with Professor Idriss Fofana (2023-24)
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