ROAP AMERICAS – 2026 FACULTY

Please meet the ROAP Americas Co-Chairs, Faculty and Convenors, comprising leading international arbitration counsel based across North America, who also regularly sit as arbitrators and senior quantum experts:

From left to right and top to bottom, we are fortunate to have Cecilia Azar, Jessica Beess und Chrostin, David Bigge, Heather Clark, Simon Consedine, Lauren Friedman, Laura Hardin, Julianne Jaquith, Minwoo Kim, Juan Felipe Merizalde, Neal Mizrahi, Danielle Morris, Tim Nelson, Lisa Richman, Mallory Silberman and Vasuda Sinha. Their short bios are set out below.

Mr. Nelson represents clients before, among others, the American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and tribunals constituted under the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission of International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), and the federal and state courts of the United States. Mr. Nelson’s international litigation and arbitration experience includes disputes involving contracts, international trusts, partnerships (limited and general) and corporate law, as well as cases falling under the 1980 Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Mr. Nelson has been involved in litigation arising under the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), the Helms-Burton Act of 1996, Section 1782 (the cross-border discovery statute), the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and the 1965 Hague Convention on Service of Process. Additionally, Mr. Nelson regularly advises sovereign and corporate clients on public international law issues, including under multilateral treaties, such as NAFTA; the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) bilateral investment treaties (BITS); and other international trade/investment agreements. He is co-editor of Take the Witness: Cross-Examination in International Arbitration (2d ed. 2018) and the Journal of Enforcement of Arbitration Awards. Before joining the firm in 2000, Mr. Nelson practiced as a commercial litigation attorney at major law firms in England and Australia. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Chambers Latin America, The Best Lawyers in America and Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal - Arbitration). Mr. Nelson also has been repeatedly named a Litigation Star and National Practice Area Star by Benchmark Litigation, as well as to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Litigators list. Additionally, he was named a 2024 Law360 MVP in the International Arbitration category. Mr. Nelson also has been chosen as a winner of the ILO Client Choice Awards in the New York arbitration category and the Burton Award for legal writing, and has been published several times in leading publications, including a leading treatise on serving foreign defendants from countries that are not party to the Hague Convention, “Overseas in Non-Hague,” in the New York Law Journal.

Mallory Silberman is one of the co-chairs of ROAP Americas and the founder of MS ARBITRATION, which focuses on providing bespoke training, hearing-prep help, and a range of other tools and services to practitioners. Before launching her own company, she was an equity partner in the international arbitration group of Arnold & Porter. While in private practice, Mallory represented investors and a total of 17 sovereign States in nearly 50 treaty cases — leading her to be recognized in Who’s Who Legal as being “among the world’s most experienced young practitioners of investment arbitration.” In addition to having a decade of first-chair experience, Mallory is praised by her peers as “one of the best advocates I have seen,” and is considered to be “brilliant at cross-examination.” Lexology Index. Since 2012, Mallory has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, where she teaches a popular course on Advocacy in International Arbitration. She is a member ROAP’s Global Steering Committee, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and has been recognized for her work by numerous publications, including Chambers, Global Arbitration Review, and The Legal 500. In addition, Mallory is a member of the ROAP Steering Committee.

Heather Clark is a Senior Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada in Quebec City, Canada. Her experience as counsel and as tribunal secretary covers a wide range of legal systems and industry sectors, including construction, engineering, defence, electricity (nuclear and renewable energy), rail transportation, and pharmaceuticals. She was previously a Legal Adviser at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, an associate at White & Case in London, Paris, and New York, and an Assistant Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Heather obtained her JD from Osgoode Hall Law School and is qualified in Ontario, Quebec, New York, and England and Wales (Solicitor). She also holds degrees in engineering physics from Queen’s University and physics from The University of Auckland.

Minwoo Kim advises global corporations, industry associations, non-profit corporations, and governments on international trade policies, international law, and cross-border disputes. In his disputes practice, Minwoo has handled high-stakes commercial and treaty-based arbitrations. He has also represented sovereign states before the International Court of Justice and UNCLOS Annex VII tribunals. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University School of Law (Arbitration). In his trade practice, he routinely helps global corporations, industry associations, and governments interpret and assess foreign regulatory practices under international trade agreements, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, as well as preferential trade agreements. Prior to joining the firm, Minwoo was a judicial intern for Hon. Rudolph Contreras, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a legal intern at the Integrity Vice Presidency, the World Bank, and an intern at the National Assembly of Korea, the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee. Minwoo also maintains an active pro bono practice.

Cecilia co-leads the Arbitral Litigation area. Her practice focuses on conducting arbitration proceedings from the perspective of a party’s attorney. She also serves as an arbitrator, mediator and expert in Mexican law for national and international commercial disputes. She joined Galicia as a partner, focusing her practice on complex domestic and international commercial disputes. She has developed extensive experience, particularly in cases related to energy, infrastructure and shareholder conflicts. Among her clients are national and foreign companies that have entered into agreements related to energy or construction and infrastructure matters. Her recent cases involve complex disputes arising from PPA and public/private work agreements. Cecilia is recognized for her expertise and record of accomplishment in complex, arbitration-related judicial proceedings before Mexican courts, such as enforcement of awards and interim measures, among others. In close collaboration with other practice areas of the Firm, she advises clients in Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) matters, specifically by analyzing investment protection provisions in Investment Treaties to which Mexico is party. Currently, Cecilia is on Mexico’s list of conciliators in ICSID proceedings and is Vice-Chair of the World Arbitration & ADR Commission of the ICC. In 2023, she was appointed as Co-chair of the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Latin America, whose purpose was to train and guide 40 selected candidates as arbitrators with a particular focus on ICC Arbitration Rules. In addition, she is a member of the Steering Committee of the Latin America Working Group created by the IBA Arbitration Committee. Previously, she served as President of the Mexican Institute of Mediation (IMM) and of the Mexican Arbitration Institute (IMA), Secretary General and Counsel of the Mexican Arbitration Center (CAM), Vice-president of Mexico’s ICC Arbitration Commission and a consultant for Mexico’s Mediation Project sponsored by the American Bar Association and USAID. Cecilia is recognized as an expert and leading lawyer by renowned international publications, such as Chambers Latin American Guide and Chambers Global Guide, in the practice of Dispute Resolution: Arbitration. Since 2021, she is part of the Most in Demand Arbitrators list of said guide, being the first Mexican woman to join it. She is also considered a leader in her practice by The Legal 500 Latin American Guide. Leaders League and Latin Lawyer recognize her as a leader in the national and international legal market because of her experience and recognition by her clients.

Jessica Beess und Chrostin is a Partner in King & Spalding LLP’s International Disputes group based in New York and London. Jessica practices complex international dispute resolution and has particular expertise in high-stakes commercial, investor-state, infrastructure, and global award enforcement disputes. She regularly represents clients in arbitrations before all major arbitral forums, including the AAA, ICC, ICDR, ICSID, JAMS, LCIA, and SCC as well as ad hoc arbitrations, including under the UNCITRAL Rules. She is dual qualified as Attorney & Counselor-at-Law (NY) and Solicitor (England & Wales).

David is a partner at Wordstone Dispute Resolution and leads the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on public international law, investment arbitration, and complex commercial disputes, informed by more than two decades of experience across government service, academia, and private practice. David is widely recognized as a “truly public international law lawyer,” a reputation shaped by sixteen years of service at the U.S. Department of State. He joined the Department in 2010 to work on investment treaty disputes and ultimately served as Chief of Investment Arbitration from 2023 to 2026. In that role, he oversaw the United States’ defense of approximately $17 billion in claims before ICSID and PCA tribunals. From 2016 to 2019, David was posted in The Hague, where he served as Deputy Agent for the United States at the International Court of Justice, U.S. Agent to the Iran‑U.S. Claims Tribunal, and the U.S. point of contact to the International Criminal Court. His broader government portfolio included representing the United States in the UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee, advising on Security Council and International Law Commission matters, and serving as a U.S. delegate to UNCITRAL Working Group III, the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and the Administrative Council of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The State Department honored him with seven Superior Honor Awards for his contributions. Before entering government service, David practiced for nearly a decade in the international disputes groups of two global law firms. He represented clients in commercial arbitration, sovereign debt matters, and securities litigation, appearing before ICSID, PCA, AAA/ICDR, ICC, and HKIAC tribunals, as well as in U.S. federal and state courts. David is an active scholar and educator. He has authored numerous publications on international dispute resolution and investment arbitration and has held leadership roles within the American Society of International Law, including service on its Executive Council. As an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, he designed and teaches a course on interstate disputes and has previously taught advanced seminars on international arbitration and the philosophy of international responsibility. He has lectured at leading universities across the United States and Europe. A frequent speaker at international conferences, David has presented at programs organized by UNCITRAL, ICSID, PCA, ICDR, ASIL, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and institutions across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. David’s depth of experience, strategic insight, and long‑standing leadership in international dispute resolution strengthen Wordstone’s global practice and enhance the firm’s capabilities in Washington and beyond.

Simon is a partner in the Washington, DC office. He has significant experience in commercial arbitration and investment arbitrations, having represented clients across a wide range of sectors. Simon is recognised in Lexology Index as a global leader for Arbitration, which highlights that his “analytical skills, clear communication style, and legal expertise make him a strong practitioner” and that “he has the ability to articulate issues in a clear, concise manner”, noting “he is confident and sharp”. Simon has been recognised for International Arbitration in The Legal 500 US since 2020 and clients have described him as having “formidable analytical skills and great client service”. Simon co-authored the chapter “Fair and Equitable Treatment: Legitimate Expectations and Transparency” in ICSID’s 50th anniversary text Building International Investment Law: The First 50 Years of ICSID. He sits on the Banking and Financial Services Committee for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR). Simon received his LLM from Columbia Law School, where he studied as a Fulbright scholar. Before that, he received an LLB with first-class honours and a BA with first-class honours from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He speaks English and French, and is admitted to practice in Washington, DC, New York, and New Zealand.

Lauren Friedman is a partner in King & Spalding’s International Disputes group and co-leads the firm’s energy transition disputes team. She has represented clients in several of the largest international commercial and investment arbitrations on record, including cases exceeding 1 billion dollars in dispute. She specializes in energy, tech, and financial services industries.
Based in New York, Lauren regularly advises and represents clients in complex contractual disputes arising under New York law and international law, often involving major projects and foreign investments. She also has significant experience representing clients in disputes involving other governing laws of the U.S. as well as the laws of Latin America. Lauren speaks Spanish fluently. Lauren draws praise in the leading industry publications as “a favorite among international commentators,” “the first person [to] call with a difficult question of law,” and she is commended for her “outstanding capacity to generate and execute well defined and complex arguments,” her “great energy,” and her “very technical, thorough and professional” approach. Chambers USA published that she is “very quick on her feet and is a very good oral advocate” and “she's done a great job getting key decisions for us as a company.” She is ranked in Chambers USA, Chambers Global, Legal 500 Latin America, Benchmark Litigation, and Who's Who Legal.
In addition to her work as counsel, Lauren is active in a variety of leadership positions and committees, including on the IBA Taskforce for Conflicts of Interest, the IBA Taskforce on Third Party Funding, and the CPR Steering Committee. She is on the panel of arbitrators of the ICDR and is a Member of the SIAC Reserve Panel. As a complement to her broad investor-state and commercial arbitration work, Lauren tracks the legal challenges that arise in response to the energy transition. She has represented and advised clients on unique challenges in this context, including exit strategies and stranded assets. She works actively with the Sabin Center for Climate Change at Columbia University to address the barriers to the development of renewable energy within the United States.

Laura Hardin is a Managing Director at Berkeley Research Group, based in Houston Texas. She is a globally recognized international arbitration expert witness has over thirty years of experience, having been appointed in numerous investment treaty and commercial arbitrations. Ms. Hardin is one of the most highly regarded experts and thought leaders in the Global Arbitration Review’s “Who’s Who” of International Arbitration Expert Witnesses and she also regularly appears on Who’s Who Legal’s List of Energy Experts.
Ms. Hardin has provided business valuation, damages quantification and forensic accounting services on international arbitration cases brought before ICC, ICDR, LCIA, SCC, ICSID, SIAC, PCA and ad hoc tribunals. She has worked on engagements involving the oil & gas, power generation, metals and mining, financial institutions, real estate and telecommunications industries. Ms. Hardin has worked for both Claimants and Respondents, and for investors as well as states or state-owned entities. Ms. Hardin has is fluent in Russian and has worked extensively on engagements involving entities or assets in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia. Ms. Hardin has also worked extensively on engagements involving Europe, South America including Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, and Ecuador, in North Africa, and in Asia.
Ms. Hardin has developed and taught classes on damage theory, valuation, expert discovery, expert report writing, and various international arbitration-related topics. This includes teaching a course on oil and gas valuation hosted by the University of Dundee’s Centre for Energy, Mining and Petroleum Law and Policy, and the development of the annual foundation course for all incoming Dispute Analysis Group senior consultants at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Julianne Jaquith is a partner in Quinn Emanuel’s Houston and Washington, D.C. offices. Julianne represents clients in international arbitration, including investor-state disputes and international commercial arbitration, as well as complex cross-border litigation. Her experience spans many sectors, including energy, oil and gas, mining, telecommunications, and post-merger and acquisition disputes. She has experience with matters administered by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and under other international arbitration rules, including UNCITRAL, ICDR/AAA, ICC, and JAMS. Julianne has had a leading role in high-stakes investor state and commercial arbitrations, as well as cross border litigations. While her practice focuses on disputes involving Latin America, she has also handled disputes throughout the world. Clients frequently praise her diligence and professionalism, as well as her oral advocacy skills, leadership, and commitment to getting the best outcome. Legal 500 has repeatedly named her as a recommended lawyer for international arbitration and international litigation. Lawdragon also named her a Leading Energy Lawyer for Global Energy Disputes in 2024. Lexology (formerly Who’s Who Legal) named her a “Future Leader” in its 2025 arbitration rankings, which identifies prominent lawyers recommended for their expertise in resolving complex international disputes. Latinvex also named her one of Latin America’s 2025 “Rising Stars” in litigation and arbitration based upon her influential work, the breadth of her practice, and her potential for future impact in the field. Law360 named her a “Rising Star” for International Arbitration in their 2025 rankings. She is highly proficient in Spanish and frequently speaks and writes on arbitration-related topics. Prior to law school, Julianne also spent a year living in Ibarra, Ecuador as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. She also spent two years prior to law school as an Honors Paralegal in the Networks and Technology Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division.Julianne Jaquith is a partner in Quinn Emanuel’s Houston and Washington, D.C. offices. Julianne represents clients in international arbitration, including investor-state disputes and international commercial arbitration, as well as complex cross-border litigation. Her experience spans many sectors, including energy, oil and gas, mining, telecommunications, and post-merger and acquisition disputes. She has experience with matters administered by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and under other international arbitration rules, including UNCITRAL, ICDR/AAA, ICC, and JAMS. Julianne has had a leading role in high-stakes investor state and commercial arbitrations, as well as cross border litigations. While her practice focuses on disputes involving Latin America, she has also handled disputes throughout the world. Clients frequently praise her diligence and professionalism, as well as her oral advocacy skills, leadership, and commitment to getting the best outcome. Legal 500 has repeatedly named her as a recommended lawyer for international arbitration and international litigation. Lawdragon also named her a Leading Energy Lawyer for Global Energy Disputes in 2024. Lexology (formerly Who’s Who Legal) named her a “Future Leader” in its 2025 arbitration rankings, which identifies prominent lawyers recommended for their expertise in resolving complex international disputes. Latinvex also named her one of Latin America’s 2025 “Rising Stars” in litigation and arbitration based upon her influential work, the breadth of her practice, and her potential for future impact in the field. Law360 named her a “Rising Star” for International Arbitration in their 2025 rankings. She is highly proficient in Spanish and frequently speaks and writes on arbitration-related topics.
Prior to law school, Julianne also spent a year living in Ibarra, Ecuador as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. She also spent two years prior to law school as an Honors Paralegal in the Networks and Technology Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division.

Juan Felipe Merizalde is a civil and common law lawyer with more than 18 years of experience in international arbitration. His practice focuses on international commercial and investment arbitration, particularly disputes involving Latin American parties. He has considerable experience as counsel and arbitrator in over 110 cases, representing States, State-owned entities, and private parties before the most renowned institutions. He has acted in arbitrations under all the major arbitral rules such as the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) and the Madrid International Arbitration Center (CIAM) securing many landmark victories for his clients. His recent victories include successfully representing the owner of the largest solar energy facility in Central America in an ICC arbitration against an energy distribution company due to the breach of two power purchase agreements (PPAs), as well as a Central American State and two companies of the region in the negotiation of commercial and investment disputes. He also represented the Republic of Guatemala in the IC Power and Iberdrola cases, where all claims were dismissed, as well as his home country, Colombia, in an ICSID case initiated by America Móvil, dismissing claims exceeding US$ 1 billion. He also successfully represented a Swiss pharmaceutical company in an ICDR arbitration against his distributor in 2 Latin American countries. Juan Felipe is Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and Co-Chair of the ESG Subcommittee of the IBA Arbitration Committee. Additionally, he is an adjunct lecturer of Investment Arbitration at Universidad de los Andes and Universidad del Rosario. He is also frequently invited to teach at American University and Georgetown University. Before founding Adell & Merizalde, Juan Felipe worked for 12 years at a large US law firm in Paris and Washington D.C., where he gained vast experience with one of the most renowned international arbitration practices in the world. Juan Felipe has been recognized as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Arbitration and as one of the top 45 lawyers under 45 globally by Global Arbitration Review (GAR 45 under 45). He is also consistently acknowledged by Who's Who Legal, Global Arbitration Review, Legal 500, Lexology Index, Leaders League, Latin Lawyer, and Best Lawyers.

Neal Mizrahi is an expert in business valuation and the quantification of economic damages in complex disputes. He has practiced in these areas for 17 years and has prepared numerous reports relied upon by courts and tribunals globally. He has extensive testifying experience and has been ranked as a top expert in Canada and globally by Who’s Who Legal since 2014. He holds the Chartered Professional Accountant (Chartered Accountant) and Chartered Business Valuator designations. Mr. Mizrahi has provided services to clients in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. He has testified in international arbitration proceedings in the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the International Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Federal Court of Canada, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta. Mr. Mizrahi has led and acted as expert in engagements in resource and extractive industries (i.e. oil and gas, mining and minerals), construction, manufacturing, services, and software, and other sectors. He has worked on matters involving expropriation, breach of contract, and has significant experience with post-acquisition disputes. Mr. Mizrahi has significant experience in the context of mergers and acquisitions. He has acted as a valuator in the context of transactions. For instance, he recently provided a fairness opinion for a transaction involving a large publicly listed oil and gas company. He has been involved in due diligence, including as an advisor to parties and underwriters of Representation and Warranties insurance. He has also been retained by the Competition Bureau of Canada to provide analyses on post‐acquisition efficiencies resulting from proposed mergers. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at the Schulich School of Business at York University and the Rotman School of Management, where he taught courses in accounting, valuation at the undergraduate and graduate levels for nearly a decade. Mr. Mizrahi is consistently ranked in the Global Arbitration Review’s The International Who’s Who of Arbitration, which lists the most highly regarded experts globally, in each year from 2014 to 2022 and as a “Thought Leader.” Separately, in Canada, among the list of 14, he was one of two “Most Highly Regarded” experts in 2020 and 2021. In addition, he was listed as a top Construction Expert Witness in Canada. Prior to joining EY, Mr. Mizrahi led the Canadian valuation and damage quantification practice of a large consulting firm.

Danielle Morris is a partner in WilmerHale’s Washington DC office with 15 years of experience advising clients on all aspects of international arbitration. Her practice spans both private and public international law, with a focus on investor-State arbitration. She has worked on a range of commercial and investment arbitrations, both institutional and ad hoc, from the pre-dispute and notice of dispute stage through merits submissions and hearings through to set-aside and enforcement. She also assists clients with investment planning and advises on how to avoid or amicably resolve disputes outside the arbitration process. Danielle has taught both international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She has also lectured at Cambridge University, Duke University School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, American University’s Washington College of Law, and University of Michigan Law School. She speaks and publishes regularly on issues relevant to investment arbitration and investment planning.

Lisa M. Richman is Global Chair of McDermott’s International Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Practice Group, Co-National Hiring Partner and previously served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Washington, DC office. She focuses her practice on international dispute resolution matters, with particular emphasis on international commercial arbitration and public international law. Lisa represents corporations, governments, government-owned entities and individuals in international and domestic arbitrations, litigations and mediations in common law and civil law jurisdictions worldwide. Her work has included disputes conducted under ICC, ICSID, ICSID AF, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, SIAC, HKIAC, JAMS, DIS, DIAC, CPR, Swiss Rules and UNCITRAL Rules as well as pure ad-hoc arbitrations. She has handled disputes in a wide variety of industries with a particular focus on disputes relating to energy, oil and gas, natural resources, health, life sciences, insurance coverage, intellectual property, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, licensing, securities, telecommunications, joint ventures, transportation and construction.
Lisa also sits as arbitrator, including in commercial and investment treaty cases. She was designated to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators for a six-year term in July 2020. Lisa speaks regularly at conferences and law schools around the world, including by invitation of the faculty at Harvard Law School and the University of Michigan Law School. She is currently serving as an Adjunct Professor teaching International Arbitration at the Georgetown University Law Center. Lisa has received recognition for her expertise as a dispute resolution specialist by, among others, Global Arbitration Review, Chambers, Legal 500, Lexology’s International Arbitration Index, Who’s Who Legal, Benchmark Litigation, the Commercial Arbitration Expert Guide, the National Law Journal, the American Lawyer, Juve, Super Lawyers, and Law360. She is a native German speaker, and also speaks Spanish and French. Lisa is acclaimed by clients and her peers as being “by far the most talented lawyer I have ever worked with”, “articulate and creative”, “an absolutely brutal and relentless cross-examiner – the kind that removes vital organs while smiling at the witness the entire time”, and “brilliant and energetic” – “she really gets into the technical aspects, works like an absolute machine, and can take information and make it her own in no time at all - she is really amazing.”

Vasuda Sinha is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault’s National Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Her practice is focused on complex commercial and investment arbitrations and litigation, as well as cross-border and jurisdictional disputes. With extensive experience in international commercial arbitration and investor-state arbitration, Vasuda’s global experience helps turn clients’ cross-jurisdictional challenges into opportunities. Vasuda’s extensive experience and appearances as counsel before various international arbitral tribunals and courts, including SCC, ICC, UNCITRAL and ICSID tribunals and the Supreme Court of Canada, is particularly sought-after by clients with global operations and investments during periods of geopolitical and market volatility. She has represented clients on a broad variety of matters including those related to insolvency and investment treaty violations involving a variety of industries and jurisdictions. Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, Vasuda practiced for nearly a decade with a leading international law firm in Paris, France and spent a year in various chambers in London as a Fox Scholar. She also previously practised for five years with an international firm in its Toronto office, giving her a unique sense of the opportunities and challenges encountered by clients in Canada and abroad. Active within the legal industry, Vasuda is a frequent presenter and author on timely legal topics such as damages in investment arbitration, human rights, and disputes in emerging technologies. She is also a strong supporter of diversity in the profession and has been a formal and informal mentor to young lawyers at the start of their career. Vasuda is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (Canada) and Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners, and is called to the bars in Ontario and Paris, France. She speaks English, Hindi and French.

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