The Organisation of American States as a member of the Verification Commission of the MIB – OAS Good Offices Mission in Ecuador and Colombia
The Ministries of Tourism, Finance and Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on various public international law matters
ExxonMobil on the operations of the constituent international law documents, including the relevant treaties, in relation to the Chad – Cameroon pipeline
Advising the Sovereign Wealth Fund of a Middle Eastern State on issues of sovereignty, territory and land boundaries
The Department of Sustainable Democracy and Special Missions (DSDSM) of the Secretariat for Political Affairs of the Organization of American States (OAS) as an expert on the OAS Roster of Technical Experts in Mediation and Peace-Building
The Office of the Chief Trade Adviser to the Pacific Islands Forum (Member States) in relation to negotiations with Australia and New Zealand
The State of Barbados in relation to a proposed transboundary gas pipeline from South America, through the Caribbean into North America on boundary delimitation, straddling hydrocarbon resource issues, the Law of the Sea Convention, international environmental law and other public international law issues, including negotiating and drafting inter-State treaties
A State in the Middle East in relation to the building of a transnational canal
The consortium (Chevron/Shell) building the transboundary West African Gas Pipeline on boundary delimitation, straddling hydrocarbon resource issues, the Law of the Sea Convention, international environmental law and other public international law issues, including negotiating and drafting inter-State treaties
Member States of SOPAC (the Pacific Islands Forum) on maritime boundary and resources issues
The consortium (Bechtel/Shell) building the transboundary Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline on the status and use of the Caspian Sea, boundary delimitation, straddling hydrocarbon resource issues, the Energy Charter Treaty, the Law of the Sea Convention, international human rights, international environmental law and other public international law issues, including negotiating and drafting inter-State treaties
Representing an oil major in relation to international disputes with two African States
A State in the Middle East in relation to a proposed transboundary pipeline on boundary delimitation, straddling hydrocarbon resource issues, the Law of the Sea Convention, international environmental law and other public international law issues
PSG Pipelines Ltd. on boundary delimitation, the Law of the Sea Convention, negotiating and drafting inter-State treaties and other public international law issues in relation to a transboundary gas pipeline in the Gulf
OPIC on transit, inter-State ownership and human rights issues related to a transboundary gas pipeline in South America
An oil company on boundary-straddling hydrocarbon resource management in the Caspian Sea (cannot be identified because of client confidentiality)
Exxon in relation to the proposed Sakhalin oil and gas pipeline on boundary delimitation, straddling hydrocarbon resource issues, the Law of the Sea Convention, international environmental law and other public international law issues, including negotiating and drafting inter-State treaties
The EBRD on public international law matters in Eastern Europe, including in relation to a boundary dispute between neighbouring States
Advising a non-EU investor against an EU Member State in relation to a potential breach of a BIT
Wintershall on Law of the Sea and transit issues in relation to its hydrocarbon operations in the Russian/Norwegian Arctic
The government of a State in Asia on internal maritime boundary demarcation between provinces and consequent hydrocarbon revenue allocations
The State of Barbados in its negotiations for and drafting of a maritime Joint Development Zone treaty with the Republic of Guyana
Malaysia on its maritime boundary negotiations and delimitations with its neighbours
The State of Barbados in formulating and submitting its UNCLOS claim to Outer Continental Shelf to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
A super oil major in relation to boundary and territory questions in West Africa
The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation (KEDO) on a variety of public international law issues, including negotiating and drafting a non-sovereignty zone treaty for a territorial zone within the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, State responsibility, transboundary resources, international environmental law and sovereign and diplomatic immunities
Malaysia in formulating and submitting its UNCLOS claim to Outer Continental Shelf to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
A State in Africa in its negotiations for and drafting of a maritime Joint Development Zone treaty with a neighbouring State
The Government of Canada on non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament (NACD) issues in relation to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on a variety of public international law issues, including drafting a multilateral treaty, advising on international human rights and the Law of the Sea issues
The Government of Dubai on structuring, treaty negotiation and drafting, other public international law and international dispute resolution issues related to the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
The International Maritime Satellite Organisation (INMARSAT) on various public international law issues related to its restructuring initiatives, including drafting a number of multilateral treaties
A European investment bank on WTO regulations
The consortium (TotalFinaElf/Petronas) in relation to a gas off-take project from a boundary-straddling reservoir in the Gulf
QVT Financial LLP in relation to a number of its overseas investments
Ventra Consulting (UK) Ltd in relation to a number of its overseas investments
Glenavy Capital Ltd in the setting up and execution of its arbitration third party funder business
The Burford Group in the setting up and execution of its arbitration third party funder business
A Russian entity in relation to the law of international organisations
Santos Ltd on maritime boundary and oil concession issues in the Bay of Bengal
Advising a State on two sovereign immunities and legal personalities issues arising in Greece
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