Aarushi Nargas moderated a panel titled “Modeling Investment Arbitration: Treaty Negotiation” at the HIALSA x Three Crowns Masterclass Series at Harvard Law School on Tuesday, April 7.
The discussion explored how investment treaty negotiation is increasingly shaped by the need to anticipate future disputes—moving beyond drafting legal standards to modeling how tribunals, investors, and states behave in practice. The panel also examined whether more precise treaty drafting has meaningfully improved predictability in arbitration, the limits of designing around risk, and how emerging challenges such as regulatory change and geopolitical pressures are influencing treaty design.
The panel featured Hansel Pham (White & Case) and Lauren Mandell (WilmerHale). The panel took place at Harvard Law School as part of the HIALSA Masterclass Series 2025–2026.
ABOUT AARUSHI NARGAS
Aarushi is a Special Legal Consultant in the Washington, DC office. She has experience in international commercial arbitrations across a range of industries, including oil and gas, mining, and intellectual property.
Prior to joining Three Crowns, Aarushi clerked with Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud at the Supreme Court of India, where she worked on commercial, arbitration, and constitutional law matters. She also has prior experience of working at the judicial chambers of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague and as an associate in the projects and infrastructure practice of a domestic commercial law firm in India.
Aarushi holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, where her focus was on international commercial and investment arbitration and public international law. She served as the Vice President of the Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association and as a member of the board of the Harvard International Law Journal. She also holds an LL.B. from National Law University Jodhpur, where she graduated with a gold medal for her outstanding achievements in moot court competitions.