James Loftis > Vinson & Elkins LLP > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
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Office 1207 Index Tower
P.O. Box 504945
Dubai
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James Loftis
Work Department
International Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
James heads Vinson & Elkins International Dispute Resolution practice, and focuses his practice on the arbitration and litigation of international commercial and investor-state disputes, and counseling in matters involving public international law and treaties. He acts both as counsel and as arbitrator.
His practice includes disputes involving all aspects of energy, construction, and infrastructure development; disputes under investment laws and treaties; and boundary disputes, cross-border technology disputes, and sovereign debt. He also represents and advises clients in reviews under U.S. national security law.
Languages
French (proficient), Russian, Spanish (reading proficient)
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1990
- University of Texas, B.B.A., 1983
- Granted full rights of audience before the Dubai International Financial Centre Court
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
Vinson & Elkins LLP‘s disputes team handles engineering and construction matters before a range of courts. Global department head James Loftis, who divides his time between Houston and Dubai, handles a range of commercial and investor-state disputes. Nabeel Ikram, who has ‘a depth of technical and local knowledge’, is an accomplished arbitrator with experience of international and domestic forums, and also has a strong portfolio of court cases. Counsel Robert Reyes Landicho, who also splits his team between Houston and the UAE, is chiefly recognised for his energy and infrastructure disputes work.