We represented the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in a rare International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) post-award remedy seeking to revise the largest damages award ever issued by an ICSID tribunal. Pakistan retained us as its new counsel after the ICSID tribunal rendered an award in July 2019 ordering Pakistan to pay to Tethyan Copper Company Limited, a gold and copper exploration company, damages of US$4.1 billion plus costs and interest, totaling US$6.3 billion as of 2022, for violations of the Pakistan-Australia Bilateral Investment Treaty arising out of Tethyan’s investment in one of the largest copper and gold deposits in the world, Reko Diq. The case settled on favorable terms in December 2022, as widely covered by the media.

We won dismissal of all claims against Gerber Products Company in 29 putative class actions consolidated in the Eastern District of Virginia. Plaintiffs filed more than 130 consumer class actions against all major baby food manufacturers in courts nationwide alleging that the manufacturers failed to make adequate disclosures to consumers regarding their baby food products. We successfully consolidated all of the cases against Gerber, then won dismissal of the plaintiff’s representative complaint on multiple grounds.

We represent Ioan Micula, European Food and others in high-profile proceedings to enforce an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) US$356 million award against Romania. We had a long string of victories despite arguments raised by Romania and the European Community based on complex issues of foreign relations law and international law. In our latest victory, our clients obtained a ruling from the DC Court of Appeals confirming a US judgment that Romania’s earlier payments did not satisfy the award. The Court of Appeals also affirmed a prior contempt order by the DC District Court against Romania for its refusal to provide information to aid in execution of the award in which the District Court ordered sanctions against Romania for US$1.5 million.

We are defending Toshiba Corporation in a high-profile securities fraud class action brought in the US District Court for the Central District of California by purchasers of Toshiba common stock and unsponsored American depositary receipts (ADRs). In a rare win for defendants in securities cases, the court denied class certification; the Ninth Circuit then sided with Toshiba, denying plaintiffs’ petition for review. The case raises issues of first impression regarding application of the US Exchange Act and analogous legislation in Japan. Summary judgment on certain remaining issues is pending.