We provide international legal, consulting, and political strategies to help government clients take advantage of business opportunities with foreign lenders and investors; negotiate with other governments; advocate before multilateral organizations; and resolve foreign investment and other cross-border disputes.

 

Our experts help governments and state-owned enterprises to compete more effectively in the global economy by helping them attract foreign investment, structure and negotiate deals, and restructure distressed investments.  We also help governments with a variety of public law and policy challenges, including international border disputes, legal and regulatory reforms, and international treaty matters.  Finally, we assist governments in their relations with the United States and other governments as well as with multilateral organizations.

 

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• Advised Ceylon Petroleum Corp. and drafted legal documents in support of RFP for $1 billion project  
   

• Representing island country to complete decolonization and obtain reparations
   

• Represented NHRC-Qatar before U.S. government and international fora regarding human rights abuses and other international law violations by countries imposing blockade during the Gulf Crisis
   

• Represented Gulf human rights organization to help promote human rights in MENA countries and reforms of regional human rights conventions and court
   

• Represented East African country in an international arbitration regarding violations of international law including jus ad bellum, the first time that legal responsibility for a war was litigated before an international tribunal
   

• Counseled European government on international and constitutional issues related UN peace plan
   

• Represented East African state-owned telecom company in international litigation
   

• Represented West African country in dispute with foreign investors alleged expropriation and unpaid license, taxes, and fees
   

• Counseled European country on European Union accession issues
   

• Represented East African country on the demarcation of an international border
   

• Represented U.S. government chartered bank in dispute and workout of $600 million power purchase agreement and related documents concerning electric power facility in Southeast Asia
   

• Counseled Central Asian state-owned enterprise on foreign investment issues
   

• Counseled Southeast Asian state-owned enterprise on foreign investment issues
   

• Advised European government on return of stolen antiquities
   

• Counseled Southeast Asian minister on maritime border issues