WilmerHale
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WilmerHale handles a broad range of public international law work, including treaty accession issues, issues of territoriality and sovereignty, human rights violations, and investor-state disputes. Gary Born, Franz Schwarz, and Steven Finizio jointly lead the team. Born is a seasoned expert whose practice covers investment law, international dispute resolution, and state-to-state arbitration; Schwarz has a focus on arbitrations in the financial services space as well as issues relating to foreign investments; and Finizio has experience appearing before the ECHR and the AfCHPR. The team also includes the ‘extremely strategic’ Jonathan Lim, triple-qualified in England, Singapore, and New York.
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Testimonials
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‘The team has the know-how and legal understanding in the public international law space. What sets them apart is their understanding of situations on the ground in the different jurisdictions where their cases arise.’
‘Steven Finizio is the main partner I have experience with in the team. His willingness to physically go to places where disputes arise and deploy his knowledge and expertise directly with clients, witnesses, and local counsel sets him apart.’
Key clients
- Asian Development Bank/Government of Fiji, Government of Palau, Government of Papua New Guinea, Government of Timor Leste, Government of Tonga.
- Institute for Integrated Transitions (“IFIT”)
Work highlights
Representing the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”) to advise and support several of its Member States in the Pacific region, including Fiji, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Tonga on various international law issues.