Nusaybah is an associate in our London office. She has experience advising and representing companies and states in commercial and investment arbitrations across various sectors including oil and gas, construction and financial services. Nusaybah has been involved in proceedings under various institutional rules, including the ICC, LCIA, and ICSID rules.

Her recent experience includes:

• Acting for a global energy major in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings against a Middle Eastern State following the expiry of a production sharing contract
• Acting for an Asian energy company in LCIA arbitration arising from post-acquisition claims for breach of indemnities under a share purchase agreement
• Advising a global energy major on the impact of domestic court proceedings on potential claims under a share purchase agreement involving the largest gas field project in an Asian State

Prior to joining Three Crowns, Nusaybah was a judicial clerk at the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals of the Philippines. She also interned at ICSID and the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH).

Nusaybah is admitted to practice in the Philippines and holds an LL.M. in Transnational Arbitration and Dispute Settlement from Sciences Po Paris, where she was awarded the Sciences Po LL.M. scholarship.

Viv is a senior associate in the London office. She has acted on numerous high value and complex international disputes across a variety of sectors and regions, with a particular focus on energy, financial institutions and M&A disputes. Her arbitration practice includes cases governed by both common law and civil legal systems, under a variety of institutional rules (ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL, JCAA, DIFC-LCIA and ICSID) seated variously in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Dubai and New York. She also has particular experience of litigation before the English, Indian and Singapore courts, including obtaining anti-suit injunctions and other interim relief in support of arbitration and enforcement of arbitral awards.

Viv’s recent experience includes:

• Representing a Japanese oil & gas company in a mega ICC arbitration, including parallel Australian court proceedings and a separate ICC arbitration, against a consortium of contractors in relation to a LNG plant in Western Australia.
• Acting for a European oil & gas company in LCIA arbitrations and ICC expert determinations against its joint venture partners over gas fields in the Middle East.
• Representing a UAE oil & gas company in DIFC-LCIA proceedings against its joint venture partners over a bid for exploring potential oil fields in the Persian Gulf.
• Acting for a Spanish/Canadian operator in disputes with a Southeast Asian nation regarding drilling operations in the South China Sea.
• Advising an oil & gas major on its potential abandonment liability as operator of PRC oil fields.
• Advising a Middle East oil & gas company on treaty structuring of its investments in Southeast Asia.
• Representing Pakistan against Karkey in ICSID multibillion arbitration concerning a barge and ship rental power project.
• Representing a Philippine energy company in connected disputes regarding geothermal power plant:  (i) ICC arbitration seated in Singapore against an English contractor under Philippine law (initiated emergency arbitrator proceedings); and (ii) against its European insurance providers (SIAC, Singapore seat).
• Representing a major Japanese automobile manufacturer in (i) a JCAA arbitration seated in Tokyo against former Middle East distributor under Japanese and Saudi law; (ii) disputes with Indian former joint venture partner under Indian law; and (iii) disputes with its dealers, distributors and joint venture partners in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Viv is a member of the IBA’s Dispute Resolution International editorial committee. She is a Delos GAP reviewer and a co-curator of the GAP Headnote Series (A Case in Time).

Viv is admitted to practise in England & Wales, is a New York attorney and is a Hong Kong solicitor. She holds an undergraduate degree in law from Cambridge University and a masters degree in law from Harvard Law School.

Daniel is an associate in the London office of Three Crowns. He has significant experience in international commercial arbitrations under LCIA and ICC rules with particular experience acting for clients in the power generation, oil and gas, automation, logistics, and construction sectors. He has also acted in the English High Court to obtain a pre-action worldwide freezing injunction in support of arbitration proceedings.

Daniel’s recent experience includes:

• Acting for a multinational engineer and architect in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction and start-up of a gas power plant in the Middle East
• Acting for a consortium of Asian design and construction contractors in two VIAC arbitrations arising out of a contract for the tunnelling and construction for a hydropower plant in Asia
• Acting for a European automation engineer in an LCIA arbitration concerning the installation and commissioning of manufacturing machinery in Asia
• Acting for a European infrastructure designer, builder, and operator in an ICC arbitration concerning construction and start-up of a liquified natural gas facility in Africa
• Acting for a European designer and manufacturer of automated warehousing in an LCIA arbitration concerning installation and start-up of an automated warehouse system in Europe

Daniel studied Ancient History at University College London before completing an LLB with the University of Law in London. He has recently completed a Diploma in French Studies with the French Institute in London. He is also a member of the LCIA Young International Arbitration Group and the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum, and has acted in proceedings in the Employment Tribunal as a volunteer with the Free Representation Unit. Daniel has a working proficiency in French.

Joshua is based in the London office and focuses on all aspects of international arbitration. He has experience across a variety of institutional rules and industry sectors including energy, construction, aviation and transport, and life sciences and pharmaceuticals. He has also spent time on secondment with an energy supermajor’s downstream legal team.

Joshua’s recent experience includes:

• Acting for India’s largest airline in relation to a multimillion-dollar LCIA dispute between shareholders concerning alleged breaches of a shareholders’ agreement. The dispute was seated in New Delhi and governed by Indian law
• Representing an energy supermajor in an LCIA arbitration arising from US$1.2 billion sale of upstream assets in Northern Europe
• Acting for an energy supermajor in LCIA arbitration proceedings arising out of the sale of upstream assets in Africa
• Acting for Middle Eastern and European satellite operators in an ICC arbitration with a telecommunications provider concerning a transponder rights agreement
• Representing a major pharmaceutical company in an LCIA dispute relating to the interruption of supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Acting for an award creditor in setting aside proceedings under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996

Joshua has been listed as a “key lawyer” by The Legal 500 for international arbitration.

Joshua has an LLB from the University of Bristol, including a year studying abroad at the University of Helsinki where Joshua won written advocacy awards as part of the Helsinki University Willem C. Vis Moot team.

Annette is an associate based in the London office. She has experience in international commercial and investment arbitrations under several institutional rules and across a range of sectors, including oil and gas, mining, banking, and agriculture. Annette has particular experience in advising sovereign States and State-owned entities. She has also represented States and private corporations in setting aside and enforcement proceedings. Prior to working in international arbitration, she advised companies in private M&A transactions.

Annette’s experience includes:

• Counsel for a State-owned gas company in enforcement proceedings arising out of commercial arbitrations regarding gas transit and gas supply contracts
• Counsel for a State-owned agricultural supply chain company in a commercial arbitration arising out of a post-M&A contractual dispute
• Counsel for a sovereign State in a setting aside claim following an investor-State arbitration regarding a mining exploration project
• Counsel for the former shareholders of a Dutch offshore engineering company against a US energy company regarding various warranty claims concerning offshore drilling rigs
• Counsel for a State-owned bank in a setting aside claim following an investor-State arbitration regarding the expropriation of the bank

Annette holds an LL.M. in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration from New York University, where she was a Fulbright scholar and Convocation Student Speaker of the LL.M. class. She also holds an LL.M. in European Law from Leiden University (cum laude), where she was awarded several academic awards for her thesis. Annette holds a Diploma in Legal Studies from the University of Oxford (distinction) and an LL.B. from Leiden University (cum laude). Annette speaks English and Dutch and has a working knowledge of French and Italian. She is admitted to the bar in the Netherlands.

Srinath Reddy is an associate in our London office. He has experience with commercial, investment treaty, and inter-State arbitrations, as well as arbitration-related litigation before U.S. courts, across a range of sectors including financial services, energy, mining, real estate, and infrastructure.

Srinath’s experience includes:

• Representing a leading international financial services provider in an LCIA arbitration with its joint venture partner pertaining to the amounts owed under a joint venture agreement relating to credit card transactions
• Representing an international energy major in an UNCITRAL arbitration against a state-owned energy company relating to the costs of decommissioning one of the world’s largest oil and gas fields
• Representing a Middle Eastern conglomerate assessing investor-State claims arising from sale and purchase agreements for plots of land in a neighbouring State
• Representing a renewable energy producer and litigation funder in two contractual disputes arising from wind turbine supply agreements
• Representing an international mining corporation in post-arbitration proceedings across multiple jurisdictions to enforce a US$2 billion LCIA award

Before joining Three Crowns, Srinath was an Assistant Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, where he assisted arbitral tribunals in investor State disputes, contract-based arbitrations, and an Annex VII arbitration under the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea. He was also an economic consultant assisting quantum experts on a range of econometric and damages analyses.

Srinath’s writing on international law has been published in the Yale Journal of International Law, the Cornell Law Review, the Harvard National Security Journal, and Just Security. He was also the U.S. National Champion, international semi-finalist, and one of the top 10 oralists worldwide in successive years of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot.

Srinath holds degrees in Mathematics, Economics, and Government from Cornell University and a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was awarded the Jerome Sayles Hess Prize for the top graduating student in International Law.

Himmy is an associate in our London office. He has experience in a range of international commercial and international investment treaty arbitrations across a number of sectors, including energy, mining, and construction.

Before joining Three Crowns, Himmy specialised in commercial dispute resolution, particularly involving matters of insurance, insolvency, and property, and made a number of appearances in the High Court. He was also previously a judge’s clerk at the High Court of Auckland, and has tutored the law of contract at the University of Auckland.

Himmy obtained his LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he graduated with Distinction. He has been a Senior Editor of the Auckland University Law Review, Notes Editor (Private Law) of the LSE Law Review, and an Editor of the Groningen Journal of International Law. He graduated from the University of Auckland in New Zealand with a BA/LLB (Hons), and is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. He speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin and French, and has a working knowledge of Spanish and Italian.

Alina is an associate based in the London office. She has experience in public international law and international dispute resolution across a range of sectors, including banking & finance, energy and telecommunications. She has experience advising sovereign states, state-owned entities, private parties and international organisations before international courts and arbitral tribunals, as well as in non-contentious matters under public international law.

Her recent experience includes:

• Advising the UN Environment Programme before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in proceedings concerning the Request for an Advisory Opinion submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law
• Representing multiple claimants in a pair of UNCITRAL/ad hoc arbitrations against a North African State under the Agreement on Promotion, Protection and Guarantee of Investments amongst the Member States of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC Agreement) and a Bilateral Investment Treaty
• Representing a European gambling operator in two LCIA arbitrations arising from multiple concession agreements
• Working with REDRESS on a pro bono project promoting balanced gender representation in UN mechanisms and bodies

Alina has previously worked at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, advising on matters relating to international economic organisations. Alina holds an LLM in international law with distinction from the University of Cambridge, where she was awarded the McAulay Scholarship and the Jacovides Prize for excellence in academic performance. She also holds an LLB (First Class Honours) from the University of Athens and a Minor in Finance from the American College of Greece. She has also studied international business at Harvard University, international commercial litigation and arbitration at the London School of Economics (LSE), and attended the International Academy for Arbitration Law in Paris, where she was awarded the Laureate of the Academy Prize. She speaks Greek, English, French, and has a working knowledge of Spanish.

Oscar is an associate in the London office. He has experience in a number of significant investment treaty and commercial arbitrations conducted under a range of institutional rules, including ICC, LCIA, and ICSID. His experience spans a broad range of industry sectors, including oil and gas, construction, transport, and financial services. Oscar has acted on matters covering diverse geographic regions, including Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.

His recent experience includes:

• Acting for a European energy company in an LCIA arbitration regarding an oil and gas JVA in the Middle East
• Acting for an Eastern European State in relation to a number of treaty claims
• Advising a Russian transport company regarding possible claims under a JVA for the development and production of locomotives
• Acting for a European construction company in a Belarusian-law governed ICC arbitration arising from a delayed urban development project
• Acting for a private equity company in an LCIA arbitration relating to a post-M&A dispute
• Acting for a telecoms company in a DIFC-LCIA arbitration relating to a post-M&A dispute

Oscar is admitted in England & Wales. He holds a first-class honours degree in English from University College London, and completed his legal studies at the College of Law, BPP, and the University of London.

Ridhi is an associate in the London office. Her experience includes advising clients in investment treaty and commercial arbitrations relating to taxation, oil and gas, infrastructure, and joint venture disputes. She has acted in several arbitrations under the ICSID, ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL Rules.

Her recent experience includes:

• Acting for Eni in its ICSID investment treaty claim against Nigeria
• Acting for an Asian NOC in an ICC arbitration arising from a force majeure declaration regarding a gas transportation agreement
• Acting for an international energy company in an ad hoc UNCITRAL arbitration relating to a power purchase agreement
• Advising an international energy company on tax stabilisation matters
• Acting for a real estate company in an ICC arbitration relating to a joint venture dispute
• Acting for an Asian NOC in an LCIA arbitration relating to a gas pricing dispute
• Advising the ICC as intervener before the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the case of Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd

Ridhi is recognised as a recommended lawyer in The Legal 500 UK’s 2023 guide for international arbitration and public international law.

Ridhi holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, and received her undergraduate degree in law from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad, India. Ridhi has previously taught law at the University of Bristol, and held visiting positions at King’s College London (2017) and the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law (2018).

Ahmed, an associate in our London office, has represented companies, States, and State-owned entities in investment treaty and commercial arbitrations under the Rules of the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, and CRCICA, with a particular focus on arbitrations in the energy and construction sectors.

Ahmed’s recent experience includes:

• Representing an oil & gas major in an ad hoc arbitration relating to contractual claims against a South East Asian State under two concession agreements
• Acting for a global financial institution in an LCIA arbitration arising from a Middle East joint venture dispute governed by New York law
• Successfully representing a Ghanaian energy company in an UNCITRAL arbitration in London against the government of Ghana arising out of an emergency power purchase agreement governed by Ghanaian law
• Representing a leading Egyptian real estate and development company in two parallel CRCICA arbitration proceedings, valued at US$1.6 billion, against a Lebanese developer arising out of a real estate development agreement governed by Egyptian law

Ahmed is the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, published by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. His recent publications include the monograph on Abuse of Rights in International Arbitration (Oxford University Press, 2020). He is an Officer of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Arab Regional Forum Committee.

Ahmed holds a PhD from Queen Mary University of London, an LLM from New York University, and an LLB from Cairo University. He is an Egyptian qualified lawyer and speaks English and Arabic.

Ruimin is an associate based in our London office. She has experience advising and representing corporations, States and State-owned entities in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under a number of major arbitration rules. Ruimin has acted in complex, high-value disputes in a broad range of sectors including energy, construction, and mining and resources.

Ruimin’s recent experience includes:

• Representing investors against a Middle Eastern State in parallel arbitration proceedings brought under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties
• Acting for an energy major with respect to UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings against a Middle Eastern State following the expiry of a production sharing agreement
• Representing a UK energy company in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings relating to the environmental upgrade of a thermal power plant in Eastern Europe
• Working with human rights organisation REDRESS to present a complaint against Sudan before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Ruimin is an Australian-qualified lawyer who has previously practised in litigation and international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region. She was also formerly a legal and international policy adviser to the Prime Minister of Australia.

Ruimin holds a Master of Laws in international law from the Australian National University, as well as a Bachelor of Laws with honours from The University of Queensland.  She speaks English and Chinese (Mandarin).

Farouk, a senior associate in our London office, advises clients on arbitrations governed by the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules, with a focus on complex commercial and investor-State disputes in the oil and gas and telecommunications sectors. He is often called upon by clients to provide strategic advice in respect to disputes raising matters of force majeure, taxation, international sanctions, and claims by competing governments.

Farouk’s most recent experience includes:

• Representing an oil and gas major in an arbitration against a CIS State
• Advising an oil and gas major regarding its rights and obligations under LNG share and purchase agreements and charterparty agreements relating to the sale and transport of LNG from a CIS state
• Advising an oil and gas major in relation to the occurrence of a force majeure event affecting its investments in a Sub-Saharan African State
• Representing a concessionaire in an LCIA arbitration under a concession agreement against a European State
• Advising an oil and gas major in relation to its investments in a Latin American State, including its rights under relevant bilateral investment treaties and concession agreements

In addition, Farouk has acted as arbitrator under in proceedings under the auspices of the ICC and PCA. He is a member of the ICC Bulletin Editorial Board.

Farouk was recognised by Who’s Who Legal as an Arbitration Future Leader for 2023 as “one of the strongest arbitration intellectuals in the London market” and in 2022 as “a brilliant lawyer who combines academic chops with common sense”. He has been listed as a recommended lawyer for international arbitration and a “Rising Star” in public international law in The Legal 500 UK’s 2023 guide and recognised in The Legal 500 UK’s 2022 Arbitration Powerlist.

Prior to joining Three Crowns, Farouk was an international arbitration associate in the London office of a leading global firm, working as well in Riyadh and Dubai as a member of the firm’s Corporate and M&A teams. While in London, he was part of the firm’s Global Business and Human Rights and Global Sanctions Teams. Farouk was previously a legal counsel at the PCA in The Hague, where he administered appointing authority requests, investor-State, and commercial arbitrations. He was also the Court’s acting representative in Mauritius, where he focused on promoting the Court’s activities and casework in Africa. In addition, Farouk has litigation experience before Quebec courts. Prior to qualifying in Quebec in 2010, Farouk trained at the legal departments of Bombardier in Montreal and Société Générale in Paris.

He is a Visiting Assistant Professor of International Law at Leiden University’s Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies.

Farouk holds a PhD degree in public international law from Leiden University and was a visiting scholar at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in civil law from the University of Ottawa and an LLM from the University of Montreal.

Farouk regularly publishes on commercial and international law matters. His peer-reviewed publications include Contributory Fault under International Law, ICSID Review, Oxford University Press (2020), Non-Compensatory Damages in Civil and Common Law Jurisdictions: Requirements and Underlying Principles, Global Arbitration Review Guide to Damages (2016, 2020), Civil Society in Investment Treaty Arbitration, Brill Njihoff (2018), and State-Owned Enterprises as Claimants before ICSID: Is the Broches Test on the Ebb?, BCDR International Arbitration Review, Kluwer Law International (2017).

Farouk is a native Arabic and French speaker, also speaking Spanish and Italian fluently. He is a member of the Quebec and Paris Bars.

YiKang is an associate in the London office. He has experience in both international commercial and investment treaty disputes across a range of sectors including energy, joint venture disputes, and financial services. YiKang has also been involved in proceedings under various institutional rules, including the ICC, LCIA, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules, and before the High Court.

His experience includes:

• Representing Elliott Advisors LP in its $700 million claim against the Republic of Korea under the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement
• Representing the Sultanate of Oman in an ICSID treaty claim brought against it dispute in relation to a US$850 million oil and gas and construction contract, including in the annulment proceedings
• Representing an ultra-high-net-worth individual in disputes arising out of the repudiation of an option agreement and other agreements, including proceedings before the High Court relating to a challenge under s.68(2)(i) of the Arbitration Act
• Representing an African company in an LCIA arbitration against a port operator in a dispute arising from the termination of a joint venture agreement, and in proceedings before the High Court
• Securing a full dismissal of claims made against an Asian NOC in an ICC arbitration arising from the client’s withdrawal from a production sharing contract in Central Asia
• Representing a subsidiary of an Asian NOC in an ICC arbitration arising under a production sharing contract relating to the reimbursement of taxes, levies, and royalties

YiKang has interned with Judge Ronnie Abrams on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and assisted with the representation of low-income individuals in the Bronx at The Bronx Defenders. His work on the termination of intra-EU BITs been published in the American Review of International Arbitration.

YiKang obtained his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and was awarded the Whitney North Seymour Medal for excellence in trial advocacy. He also holds an LL.B with First Class Honours from King’s College London, where he finished top of his class in consecutive years.

Nathaniel is an associate in the London office. He has experience acting in international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations conducted under the institutional rules of the LCIA, ICC, and ICSID, as well as in arbitration-related litigation before the English courts. He has acted primarily on behalf of clients in the construction, gambling, and oil & gas sectors.

His recent experience includes:

• Acting for Eni in its ICSID investment treaty claim against Nigeria
• Representing a European investment firm in an LCIA arbitration arising from a post-SPA dispute, in which the client obtained an award in its favour
• Acting for a European gambling operator in an LCIA arbitration arising from multiple concession agreements
• Representing an oil & gas major in an ICC arbitration relating to a production sharing contract
• Defending the United Arab Emirates in an ICSID investment treaty claim for denial of justice and breach of the effective means standard
• Representing a Jordanian construction company in successfully obtaining an anti-suit injunction and defending a challenge to an award brought under ss. 67 & 68

Nathaniel also maintains a pro bono practice in which he acts in human rights cases. His pro bono work has included acting for Redress in representing Ms Mariam Yahia Ibraheem and her family in their claim against Sudan before the Africa Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

Nathaniel read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Warwick University.

Jeff is an associate in the London office. He has represented governments, state-owned enterprises and multinational corporations in investment treaty and commercial arbitration under all major arbitral rules, with particular experience in the financial services, oil and gas, and consumer product sectors.

His recent experience includes:

• Acting for a consortium of oil and gas companies in ICC arbitration proceedings in relation to cost recovery and accounting disputes arising under a long-term production sharing agreement entered into with a Middle Eastern State
• Acting for a “supermajor” oil company in LCIA arbitration proceedings in relation to disputes concerning the assignment of concession interests under a farmout agreement
• Acting for a global mining company in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings in relation to tax and royalty disputes arising from an investment agreement entered into with a Central Asian State
• Acting for a global sportswear company in HKIAC arbitration proceedings in relation to certain shareholder disputes in the Asia region
• Advising a “supermajor” oil company on tax stabilisation matters and potential ICSID proceedings against a State

Jeff also has experience in commercial litigation, having represented clients in high value and complex disputes in the English and Hong Kong courts.

Jeff obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from King’s College London and his Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the University of Hong Kong.  He is qualified in England & Wales and Hong Kong.

Julia, an associate in the firm’s London office, has significant experience in public international law, including acting for States before the International Court of Justice and other international arbitral tribunals. She has also represented clients in commercial and investment arbitrations in a range of sectors, including energy, technology, and financial services.

Julia’s recent experience includes:

• Acting for Elliott Associates, LP in a high-profile dispute under the Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement in which the Republic of Korea was found to have breached the minimum standard of treatment
• Advising the UN Environment Programme before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in proceedings concerning the Request for an Advisory Opinion submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law
• Acting for Boeing before the Supreme Court of the United States in a case concerning the availability of U.S. discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (Section 1782) for private, contract-based arbitrations
• Acting for Chevron in a long-running UNCITRAL arbitration against the Republic of Ecuador
• Acting for a leading technology company in an ICC arbitration regarding a long-term supply agreement
• Acting for an oil major in a SIAC arbitration (seated in Brisbane) relating to a dispute under an agreement for the sale of interests in certain upstream assets
• Acting for the Kingdom of Bahrain in disputes before the International Court of Justice, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the Universal Postal Union

Prior to joining Three Crowns, Julia was a Judicial Fellow to Judge Joan E. Donoghue at the International Court of Justice. She also has previous experience at a Permanent Mission to the United Nations and in a Trial Chamber at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Julia holds a JD from Columbia Law School in New York where she was a James Kent and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and received the David M. Berger Memorial Prize in International Law. At Columbia, Julia served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. She also has a first class honours degree in Political Science from McGill University in Montreal and a Master of Philosophy in Politics from the University of Cambridge.

Richard, a senior associate in our London office, has acted on many large and complex arbitrations across a variety of sectors and regions, with a particular focus on energy, M&A, telecommunications, and technology disputes.

Richard’s experience includes:

• Representing Naturgy in its billion-dollar investment treaty claim against Colombia relating to the regulatory framework for the supply of electricity
• Advising an English pharmaceutical company on potential post-acquisition claims
• Acting for a telecommunications company in an ICC arbitration relating to an earn-out payment following the acquisition of an African telecommunications business
• Acting for an Asian national energy company in an LNG pricing dispute relating to a project in Australia
• Representing an Asian national energy company in an ICC arbitration relating to issues of force majeure under a gas transportation agreement in Indonesia
• Acting for a European bank in post-acquisition claims relating to a Spanish credit card business

Richard is recognised as a recommended lawyer for international arbitration in The Legal 500 UK’s 2023 guide.

He previously spent 12 months on secondment to the M&A team at SABMiller, then the second-largest brewing company in the world, and recently he was appointed as sole arbitrator in a financial services dispute under the ICC Rules.

Richard is an English-qualified solicitor-advocate (Higher Courts Civil) who holds a degree in Jurisprudence from Oxford University.