Lee is a partner in our Washington, DC office and co-leader of the firm’s International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution practice.
Lee counsels private and sovereign clients in a wide range of matters involving international dispute resolution, public international law, and international investment law and policy. He regularly appears before international tribunals in connection with complex and high-value disputes arising out of concession agreements, investment treaties, and other international agreements. Lee's experience spans a range of industries, including oil and gas, real estate hospitality, and telecommunications. He is the co-author of a leading treatise on international arbitration entitled The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules: A Commentary.
Representative experience includes:
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Advising and representing private and sovereign clients in connection with disputes arising under investment treaties and national investment laws. Counseling clients making investments abroad on maximizing investment treaty protections and respecting principles of corporate social responsibility.
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Advising and representing clients in connection with oil and gas disputes arising under petroleum concession agreements, including in commercial arbitration proceedings.
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Engaging US government agencies on behalf of US companies to resolve business disputes with foreign governments through diplomatic channels.
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Advising clients on complex public international law matters, including treaty law and practice, international investment law, the law of the sea, the law of diplomatic protection, and the laws of war.
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Advising and representing clients in connection with maritime boundary disputes, including in proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
Lee also heads the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility practice group. Additionally, he serves as a US delegate to the UN Commission on International Trade Law and has served as an advisor to the US Commerce Department’s Commercial Law Development Program.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Lee M. Caplan
- AI and Arbitration: Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center Publishes First Guidelines on AI - (Posted On Thursday, May 23, 2024)
- The Dynamics of Arbitration: Choosing a Dispute Resolution Provision for Lower-Stakes Deals - (Posted On Tuesday, April 23, 2024)
- UNCITRAL Concludes Its 56th Session in Vienna - (Posted On Thursday, August 03, 2023)
- Record-High Caseload Shows HKIAC’s Advantages for China-Related Arbitration Disputes - (Posted On Tuesday, March 14, 2023)
- NAFTA Chapter 11 (Investments): Time to bring “Legacy Investment” Claims Running Out Soon - (Posted On Wednesday, March 08, 2023)
- ICSID Releases 2022 Caseload Statistics: An Analytical Review and Prognosis of Investment Disputes Post-COVID-19 - (Posted On Friday, February 10, 2023)
- More Countries Signal Intention to Withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty – Why Now? - (Posted On Wednesday, December 07, 2022)
- EU and Angola Conclude a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement - (Posted On Tuesday, November 29, 2022)
- Brief Analysis of ICSID 2022 Fiscal Year Caseload - (Posted On Tuesday, November 22, 2022)
- EU Parliament Voted To Regulate Third-Party Funding - (Posted On Monday, October 10, 2022)