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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
700 13TH STREET NW
10TH FLOOR
WASHINGTON, DC 20005
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States

Work Department

International Arbitration

Position

Partner

Career

Caroline is a partner in Freshfields’ international arbitration group, based in Washington, DC. Caroline has acted in many high-profile commercial and investment treaty arbitrations in the energy, mining, infrastructure and telecoms sectors across Latin America, central Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Caroline is recognized by Who’s Who Mining (2021) and Who’s Who Legal (2021) as one of the top practitioners in the field of international arbitration and by. She has also been recognized as a “Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Year” by Law360 (2019), a Rising Star in international arbitration by the National Law Journal (2017) and by Law360 (2016). She is co-author of the forthcoming Guide to the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, to be published by Oxford University Press.

Caroline is a Member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), a Member of the Academic Council and Advisory Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), a member of the Advisory Board of the Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners’ group, and a member of the Award Review Commission of the International Arbitration Centre of Madrid.   She is admitted to the bar in the State of New York, the District of Columbia and Ontario, Canada.  She speaks English, French and Spanish.

 

Education

Université de Montréal, Cambridge University, Harvard Law School.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > International arbitration

(Leading lawyers)

Caroline Richard 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.

Latin America: International firms > International arbitration

(Leading partners)

Caroline RichardFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is a global leader in international arbitration and its longstanding focus on Latin America has brought major rewards. Staying at the forefront of sectoral developments, the Latin America international arbitration team has landed a series of large-scale ESG-related cases, including those involving community consultation, social licence and indigenous rights issues; this is across both the investor-state and commercial arbitration segments. The practice is also noted for its expertise in energy transition and decarbonisation cases, along with resource nationalism-driven disputes. It has seen further growth in arbitrations linked to judicial activism in various Latin American states. Technology is another expanding area for the firm, including cases linked to new regulations imposed on ride hailing app providers. Many in the Latin American team have either lived, studied or worked in the region, including a number that are dual-licensed in the US and a Latin American jurisdiction. Washington DC-based Nigel Blackaby KC is a giant of the international arbitration market and co-heads the Latin America team, having represented clients in some of the biggest cases of recent times. Noiana Marigo also co-heads the team and is highly rated; as is Washington DC’s Caroline Richard, who has made a further impact in mining and minerals cases. Lee Rovinescu is another emerging talent, along with counsels Natalia Zibibbo and Washington DC-based Maria Julia Milesi. All named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise.