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Mr Elliot Friedman

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Work Department

International Arbitration

Position

Partner

Career

Elliot is a partner in Freshfields’ international arbitration practice. He focuses on international arbitration (commercial and investor-state) and international litigation, with a particular focus on disputes in the tech, energy and pharma sectors. Elliot has handled international arbitrations before almost every major arbitral institution, and his experience includes disputes involving long-term energy contracts, bilateral and multilateral investment treaties, joint venture agreements, construction contracts, distribution agreements, and intellectual property. Elliot also represents companies in the US courts in transnational litigation, including the enforcement of arbitral awards.  He has played a leading role in some of the most ground-breaking, landmark arbitration matters in recent history. This includes representing BG Group against Argentina in BG’s success before the US Supreme Court (the first time the Supreme Court has reviewed a Bilateral Investment Treaty award), ConocoPhillips in three mega arbitrations against Venezuela, which recently led to a landmark US$8.5 ICSID award in favor of ConocoPhillips (the largest ICSID award on record), a US$2 billion ICC award, and a US$55 million ICC award.

Elliot was named as one of Who’s Who Legal’s leading arbitration lawyers in 2021.  He was also recently appointed to the Executive Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration and to the Executive Committee of the New York International Arbitration Center.

Elliot is a graduate of the University of Melbourne (Australia) and Harvard Law School.

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Elliot Friedman –Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Satisfied clients hail Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP as ‘the best law firm in international arbitration’. Forming a significant part of its global international arbitration practice, the firm’s US offering is split between Washington DC and New York and is active worldwide, with a focus on the Americas. Recognized internationally for its record in ICSID cases, with an emphasis on major investor-state disputes, the group is also well-versed in high-stakes commercial arbitrations. In Washington DC, Latin America practice co-head Nigel Blackaby draws on extensive hands-on experience—he has acted as counsel or arbitrator in over 100 arbitrations—and is particularly revered for energy and mining disputes. Also in DC, Caroline Richard is noted for her focus on investor-state cases, with recent involvement in major multi-jurisdictional matters. From New York, Buenos Aires- and New York-qualified Noiana Marigo co-heads the global international arbitration team and the Latin America practice and is sought after for work across the Americas; she recently teamed up with Blackaby and Richard to represent Glencore on a landmark ICSID arbitration claim against Colombia. New York’s Elliot Friedman fronts the international arbitration group for the Americas and is representing ConocoPhillips in its ongoing attempts to enforce its mammoth ICSID award against Venezuela. Up-and-coming arbitration specialist Lee Rovinescu and Thomas Walsh are also recommended in New York.

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