Benedict S. Bernstein

Associate, Washington, DC
benedict.bernstein@whitecase.com
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Biography

Overview

Benedict Bernstein is a trial and appellate attorney who represents a wide variety of clients in high stakes litigation in federal and state courts. Benedict's work focuses on disputes raising novel and complex questions of statutory, constitutional, and common law affecting foreign sovereigns, state-owned enterprises, federal defense contractors, and private companies.

Benedict previously worked for several years at a leading financial-industry consulting firm advising the world's largest and most complex financial institutions on a variety of risk and regulatory issues. In that role, Benedict relocated to Beijing, where he advised the largest Chinese banks on issues related to anti-money laundering, sanctions compliance, and other issues of particular importance to U.S. and international financial regulators. Benedict has also worked at the United Nations Department of Safety and Security in Damascus, Syria and at the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Bars and Courts
District of Columbia
Virginia
US District Court for the District of Columbia
US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
US District Court for the Western District of Virginia
US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Education
JD
Columbia Law School
MPhil in Islamic Studies & History
Christ Church, Oxford University
BA
Wesleyan University
Languages
English
Arabic

Experience

Commercial Litigation
International Arbitration
Sovereigns
Financial Institutions

Select examples of recent experience include:

  • Current representation of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) and a number of its subsidiaries and affiliates in litigations in multiple federal district and appellate courts arising under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and various state laws.
  • Current representation of Miya Water Projects Netherlands B.V. in an appeal pending before the First Circuit challenging the Financial Oversight  and Management Board for Puerto Rico's (FOMB) assertion of sovereign immunity in denying request under Puerto Rico's public records law.
  • Current representation of QC Terme US Corp. in litigation in the Southern District of New York arising from the windup of a Delaware LLC set up in connection with the development of a QC Terme branded spa on Governors Island.
  • Represented GardaWorld Federal Services, LLC in the trial and successful resolution of a False Claims Act case in the Middle District of Georgia arising from GardaWorld's provision of security services at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan.
  • Represented FanDuel Inc. in the successful resolution of name-image-and-likeness claims brought on behalf of the MLB Players Association in New York Supreme Court.
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