Investor-State arbitration, and related litigation:

• Representing Korea National Oil Corporation and its subsidiaries in a ICSID treaty arbitration against the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The claim concerns the frustration of the client’s investments in the energy sector and acts of the State’s ministry, head of State, judiciary, and a State-owned corporation.
• Representing Vedanta Resources Limited in a UNCITRAL treaty arbitration against India concerning India’s divestment obligations with respect to a major mining company.
• Representing a Southeast Asian state in a treaty dispute involving a significantly valuable real estate project in the state.
• Represented Republic of Korea on post-award proceedings before the Singapore International Commercial Court in respect of an investment treaty dispute with Mason Capital involving corruption allegations against the highest officials of the Korean government.
• Advised a major Korean company in relation to potential treaty claims in the energy sector against an APAC State.
• Advised a global mining conglomerate on the strategic structuring of its prospective mining investments in the Asian and African region respectively to optimize treaty-based protections.
• Advised an Australian resource company on the applicability of international treaty protections for its mining investments in an Asian jurisdiction.
  

  International commercial arbitration, and related litigation:

• Representing Shell (formerly BG) and Reliance Industries Limited on multi-phased arbitration proceedings commenced under the UNCITRAL Rules against the Government of India relating to disputes exceeding USD 5 billion arising out of two production sharing contracts and advising them in related court proceedings.
• Successfully represented a Taiwanese company in a post M&A ICC arbitration in the FMCG sector. Advising and representing them in follow on expert determination proceedings involving post M&A completion accounts adjustment issues.
• Advised a major Indian state-owned entity on its prospects for challenging an adverse ICC arbitral award before the English Courts in relation to its investments in a South American state.
• Advised and represented an international private healthcare group based in Malaysia on various disputes (including a SIAC arbitration) following its investment into a Singapore-based healthcare company specialising in the provision of specialist diagnostic tests, with subsidiaries in Singapore. Malaysia and Hong Kong.
• Represented a major Indian contractor in a Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration against its Chinese subcontractor in connection with one of the largest power projects in India.
• Advised an American private equity firm on a dispute with its joint venture partners in an Indian non-banking, financial company.