Apoorva Patel

Investor-State Arbitration

• Representing European investors in an ICSID arbitration against a South American state concerning investments in precious mineral concessions.
• Representing Middle Eastern investors in an ad hoc arbitration against an African state concerning investments in industrial plants.
• Representing a European state in an ICSID arbitration involving the banking sector.
• Represented a European engineering and construction company in an ICSID arbitration against a Middle Eastern state concerning the development of a power plant.
• Represented European banks in separate ICSID arbitrations against a European state concerning the enactment of legislation mandating the conversion of foreign currency-denominated loans.
• Represented Asian investors in a PCA-administered ad hoc investment arbitration against a European state concerning investments in an aerospace manufacturing company.
• Represented a European transportation company in an ICSID arbitration against a European state concerning the development of a manufacturing plant.
• Represented a North American telecommunications company in an ICSID arbitration against a South American state concerning the revocation of a wireless frequency license.
• Advised a North American mining company in post-award proceedings in an ICSID arbitration against a South American state.
• Advising clients on planning and structuring foreign investments and potential claims under investment treaties.

International Commercial Arbitration

• Representing African companies in an ad hoc commercial arbitration against African states concerning a railway infrastructure project.
• Represented a North American aviation support operator in cross-border litigation and arbitration against North American and European airport operators concerning claims under concession agreements.
• Represented a European engineering and construction company in an ICC arbitration against a South American construction company concerning the construction of a hydroelectric power plant.
• Represented a North American energy company in an ICC arbitration against a European engineering and construction company concerning the construction of power plants.

Apoorva Patel focuses his practice on complex commercial and investment treaty arbitration proceedings, court proceedings relating to the enforcement or challenge of arbitration agreements and arbitral awards, and other disputes involving foreign sovereigns and their instrumentalities. He also represents clients in international litigation in U.S. courts and advises on public international law matters and U.S. law issues in relation to foreign court proceedings.

Apoorva writes and speaks regularly on topics of international arbitration law and practice and serves in leadership roles in several global and national lawyers’ organizations focused on international dispute resolution.

Apoorva received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Harvard Negotiation Law Review. He earned his bachelor’s degree in public policy from Duke University, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Languages

• Spanish
• Gujarati

Bar Admissions

• New York
• District of Columbia

Education

• Harvard University (J.D., 2013)
• Duke University (B.A., 2010)

Memberships