Erin is a Senior Associate in the Washington, DC office. Her practice focuses on commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, as well as arbitration-related proceedings in U.S. federal courts and New York state courts.
Erin has experience advising clients in the renewable energy, oil & gas, construction, mining, real estate, banking, pharmaceutical, and media sectors. She has represented international companies and sovereign states in arbitral proceedings held under the auspices of major institutional and ad hoc rules.
Prior to joining Three Crowns, Erin was a Judicial Fellow to Judge Kirill Gevorgian at the International Court of Justice. Erin received her J.D. from University of Michigan Law School. She also holds a M.A. in Modern Middle Eastern and North African Studies from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Philosophy and African Studies from Emory University, where she graduated magna cum laude.
Erin frequently publishes and speaks on panels on international arbitration, enforcement of arbitral awards, and public international law. She currently serves as an ICC YAAF Representative for North America.
Erin is admitted in New York and the District of Columbia, as well as numerous federal and appellate courts. She speaks English and Arabic, and has a working knowledge of French.
Bar and court admissions
Languages
Arabic
English
Representing a Middle Eastern state-owned enterprise in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning a construction project.
Representing English and Dutch investors in ICSID proceedings against a European state, concerning investments in the oil and gas sector.
Representing a Middle Eastern state-owned authority in an ICC arbitration concerning the breach of a tender contract for the construction of a water pipeline network.
Represented a Gulf pharmaceutical company in an OIC arbitration against a Gulf State.
Representing European investors in proceedings to enforce Energy Charter Treaty awards against Spain, Italy, and Poland.
Representing a Cypriot investor in proceedings to enforce an ICC award against.
- JD, University of Michigan Law School
- MA, University of Michigan
- BA, Emory University (magna cum laude)