State-to-State Disputes

Overview

AGG’s State-to-State Disputes practice focuses on advising and representing sovereign states in inter-state arbitrations and state-to-state dispute resolution proceedings before ad hoc international tribunals, the International Court of Justice, the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, the U.N. Compensation Commission, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and other international judicial and quasi-judicial bodies.

A member of our team has previously served in senior positions within the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Legal Adviser, where they represented the U.S. before international tribunals and in diplomatic negotiations, counseled on treaty compliance and interpretation, and provided legal guidance on the obligations and rights of the U.S. under international law. This background enables us to advise sovereign and private clients with rare insight into the legal and policy considerations that impact international legal outcomes.

Experience

  • Croatia v. Slovenia Counsel to the Republic of Croatia in ad hoc arbitration under the aegis of the European Commission concerning the delimitation of land and maritime boundaries between the two States.*
  • Djibouti v. Eritrea Counsel to the Republic of Djibouti before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in an inter-state proceeding involving Eritrea’s detention of Djiboutian prisoners of war.*
  • Republic of Ecuador v. United States (UNCITRAL) Represented Ecuador in arbitration under the state-to-state dispute resolution provisions of the Ecuador-U.S. BIT concerning the proper interpretation and application of the treaty.*
  • Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States (Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal) Represented the United States government before the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal in its defense against Iran’s multi-billion-dollar arbitration claim for compensation for weapons purchased by the Shah’s government from private contractors but not delivered.*
  • Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States (Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal) Represented the United States government before the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal in the defense of an arbitration claim by Iran that the United States violated obligations under the Algiers Accords to arrange for the transfer to Iran of Iranian non-military tangible properties subject to United States jurisdiction.*
  • United States v. Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal) Represented the United States government in two Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal cases against Iran regarding Iran’s failure to replenish a $500 million escrow account created to pay arbitral awards against it.*
  • United States v. Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal) Represented the United States in a claim before the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal under the UNCITRAL Rules regarding Iran’s failure to maintain the confidentiality of classified weapons systems information.*
  • United States v. India (UNCITRAL/PCA) Represented the United States government in a UNCITRAL arbitration claim against India before the PCA relating to losses suffered by U.S. companies on a major power plant project recoverable under an investment guarantee agreement.*
  • United States v. Soviet Union/Russian Federation (SCC) Represented the United States in a claim before the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce against the Soviet Union and its successor, the Russian Federation, for the bugging of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow and other breaches of Embassy construction agreements.*

*Representative matters handled while practicing at another law firm.

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