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Ashique Rahman
Position
Ashique is a partner at Fietta LLP. He represents States and foreign investors in their public international law disputes, including disputes under international investment agreements. The Legal 500 has recognised Ashique as a “Rising Star” in public international law. He was included in the inaugural Lawdragon Global Litigation 500 for his expertise in public international law and was named a “Future Leader” in the Who’s Who Legal guide for international arbitration. Clients praise Ashique for understanding “key issues” in “complex investment treaty claims” and for his ability to “turn around high quality work product very swiftly”.
Ashique has managed teams of lawyers, witnesses and experts in complex, high-value arbitrations under the ICSID, ICC, LCIA, SCC and UNCITRAL Rules, including some of the most high-profile investor-State arbitrations of the past decade. He also advises on post-award remedies, including recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. Ashique is presently representing a European State in a treaty dispute with a foreign investor, two global hedge funds in a treaty dispute with a European State, and hundreds of foreign investors in an ICSID, multi-party arbitration against Cyprus.
Ashique also advises States, international organisations and multinational companies on a broad range of public international law topics, including the law of the sea, the law of treaties, jurisdictional immunities and the protection of foreign investments. He writes regularly on these topics and recently co-authored a peer-reviewed chapter on juridical persons and the requirements of the ICSID Convention. He has taught at University College London and has delivered practical training in public international law and international arbitration to Ministry officials of States in the Middle East and Asia.
Prior to joining Fietta LLP, Ashique was a senior lawyer at a public international law firm in London. He is also a founding board member of the Young Public International Law Group, a network of public international law practitioners from law firms, the bar, international organisations, governments and academic institutions around the world.
Career
Fietta LLP, Partner (2022 onwards) counsel (2018-2022), senior associate (2016-2018); Volterra Fietta, associate (2011-2016); University of Sydney, research assistant in public international law and investment treaty arbitration (2010-2011); Ernst & Young, consultant in the Energy and Utilities Group (2007-2008)
Languages
English (native), Bengali (conversational)
Education
LLM in Public International Law (2010), University of Sydney
Admitted as a Lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia (2009)
LLB (2006), University of Sydney
BSC (2003), University of New South Wales
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
‘Unique ‘public international law boutique Fietta LLP is best known for its representation of both investor and respondent state clients in major investor-state arbitrations. Name partner Stephen Fietta KC is ‘a stellar lawyer‘, whose track record includes high-profile territorial and maritime disputes; Jiries Saadeh ‘has substantial experience in international arbitrations involving investment disputes‘; and recently-promoted partner Ashique Rahman represents states and foreign investors in their public international law disputes. Laura Rees-Evans and Oonagh Sands are experienced counsels.
London > Dispute resolution > Public international law
(Next Generation Partners)Standing out for its ‘strong concentration on investment disputes and public international law matters‘, PIL-dedicated firm Fietta LLP routinely assists states with both high-stakes PIL disputes and advisory matters. The team also acts for investor and respondent state clients in investor-state arbitrations and related domestic court and human rights proceedings. The group’s principal practitioners are founding partner Stephen Fietta KC, who is ‘in his element when discussing maritime boundary and sovereignty issues‘; Jiries Saadeh, who represents both states and investor clients in international investment treaty claims; and recently-elevated partner Ashique Rahman, an expert in disputes under international investment agreements. At counsel level, Laura Rees-Evans advises on a wide range of PIL issues; while ‘very capable and knowledgable individual‘ Oonagh Sands represents sovereign states (and their state-owned entities), individuals and private entities before leading world dispute resolution venues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Public international law London > Dispute resolution
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution