Served as Chairman, Sole Arbitrator and Co-Arbitrator under AAA, ICDR, ICC, CPR and UNCITRAL Rules in international and domestic commercial disputes ranging from $1 million to $200 million. Representative arbitrations include:
Energy
International arbitration involving the acquisition of oil and gas interests in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan (parties from Canada, the U.S., and Switzerland); international arbitration relating to a failed sale of an electric power plant in Ecuador (parties from Finland, Ecuador and the U.S.); domestic arbitration between a U.S. public utility and a qualifying electric power generation plant alleging breach of a long-term electric power purchase agreement; international arbitration between a European integrated oil and gas company and an Asian trading company relating to the purchase of crude oil
Telecommunications/M&A
Domestic arbitration involving seller’s alleged breach of various representations and warranties in an Asset Purchase Agreement pursuant to which it sold its base station antenna operations in United States and Brazil; domestic arbitration resulting from the termination of a cellular reseller agreement
Franchise
International arbitration concerning the termination of a fast-food franchise in China; international arbitration concerning the termination of a long-term Master Franchise Agreement covering franchising rights throughout Europe
Finance
Domestic arbitration involving an investment bank’s claim for fees for M&A and financial services rendered; international arbitration involving a project finance dispute between a Brazilian company and a U.S. financial institution; domestic arbitration involving a claim by a public corporation against its auditors for failing to detect fraud by the company’s management
Technology
International arbitration involving a claim for compensation under a synthetic liquid hydrocarbon technology transfer agreement between a U.S. and a Chinese company; international arbitration between an Indian pharmaceutical company and a United States biotechnology company involving a production agreement
Executive Employment
International arbitration relating to the termination of the CEO of a U.S. subsidiary of a French bank for alleged malfeasance concerning investments in mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations; domestic arbitration involving a dismissed executive’s claim for performance bonus under a terminated employment agreement
Sale of Goods
International arbitration involving a breach of contract claim by a U.S. aircraft manufacturer against a French entity for purchase of aircraft
