Transactional:
International Finance Corporation: Negotiated a complex loan agreement for $25 million between a multinational energy company and the IFC.Professional Services Agreements: Negotiated the terms of a professional services contract among a not for profit philanthropic corporation, two African companies and a UK consulting firm.
Privatization: Directed senior level courses for government officials in privatization and consulted for the UNDP on privatization.
Madagascar: Advised the client on energy law and the privatization of the national energy company.
Not-for-Profits: Organized and secured tax exempt status for a D.C. Corporation with international development activities in Africa.
Treaties: Studies and treaty preparation for international hydroelectric projects in Africa and El Salvador.
Litigation and Arbitration:
United States Court of Federal Claims: Negotiated a $1.1 million settlement of a breach of contract claim against the United States on behalf of the Iraqi client.Defamation Litigation: Negotiated a settlement of a claim filed against a national news publisher in the D.C. Superior Court.
ICC: Won an international breach of contract case between an owner of gasoline stations in Africa and the French supplier of petroleum leading to a multi-million dollar judgment in favor of our African client.
Peruvian Arbitration: In a breach of contract action against a leading public utility in Peru, we coordinated the foreign arbitration on behalf of a large international consulting firm and among several teams of Peruvian counsel and led the negotiations to resolve the dispute in favor of our client.
London Court of International Arbitration: Advised Defendant, an Egyptian oil company, in a multimillion dollar contract claim resulting in an award including costs against plaintiff.
International Administrative Tribunals:
Having been engaged as counsel for hundreds of cases before international administrative tribunals and conflict resolution bodies therein, successful outcomes have been numerous and varied. Counsel to the World Bank Staff Association.In a landmark case challenging the wrongful termination of our client following an improper misconduct investigation, our client was awarded reinstatement, restitution, damages and attorneys’ fees with a combined value exceeding $700,000, one of the largest awards in the history of the WBAT.
Successfully challenged the secret placement of no-access and no-hire restrictions in the electronic employment files of a former World Bank staff. We secured $40,000 in damages for the client and the WBAT ordered the removal of the restrictions and full payment of legal fees.
In a 2009 case before the World Bank Administrative Tribunal challenging an improper misconduct investigation, our client was awarded three years’ of salary and an unprecedented award of reimbursement for costs and expenses incurred during the investigative process as well as attorneys’ fees.
In a 2010 case before the World Bank Administrative Tribunal we successfully challenged a supplementary performance evaluation and also secured almost $200,000 in damages for the client as compensation for due process violations as well as for attorneys’ fees.
In a case at the African Development Bank, we negotiated a large settlement paying more than $260,000 to the former staff that was wrongfully terminated.
In a recent before the IMF Administrative Tribunal we won with a novel claim that the IMF had wrongfully denied attorneys fees incurred by a staff to secure and maintain worker’s compensation benefits.
Renewable Energy Projects:
Negotiated a term sheet for a trans-boundary transmission line for a large scale wind farm.Conducted multiple due diligence reviews for successful acquisitions of portfolios of renewable energy projects.
Organized a wind power project company and guided the company’s acquisition of a portfolio of wind power assets in the form of green field sites that have several hundred MW of potential installed capacity.
Established several successful joint ventures between private equity firms and renewable energy developers.
Similar results are not guaranteed or assured. Each case is unique and results will vary.
