Lauren Blanchard

Representative English Litigation Matters

• Acting for an airline in the Commercial Court in a $1 billion dispute concerning breach of contract.
• Acting for a sovereign in the Commercial Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court in a $2 billion dispute concerning access to sovereign assets.
• Defending a shipping company in cartel follow-on damages claims in the Competition Authority Tribunal (CAT), including class action claims.
• Acting pro bono for a family in an inquest into the death of their newborn son.

Representative Commercial Arbitration

• Acting for a ship builder in ad-hoc, London-seated arbitration concerning breach of contract and subsequent appeal and enforcement proceedings under the English Arbitration Act.
• Acting for a luxury hotel owner in a DIFC-LCIA Dubai-seated arbitration concerning breach of contract and fiduciary duty.
• Acting for an individual in setting aside the enforcement of a Miami-seated ICDR arbitration award concerning film rights.

Representative Investor State Arbitration

• Defending the respondent in an ICSID arbitration concerning an annulled gold mining concession and environmental consequences thereof.
• Defending the respondent in an ICSID arbitration concerning a tender for the construction of an energy pipeline and allegations of corruption.
• Acting for the claimant in ICSID appeal proceedings in a claim concerning emergency power supply and allegations of corruption.
• Defending the respondent in an ICSID arbitration concerning the cancellation of six related energy projects.
• Defending the respondent in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning the supply of national health services.

Representative U.S. Litigation Matters

• Representing American victims of terror attacks in a $500 million jury award in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and subsequent appeal proceedings in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Representing a CEO in a claim concerning alleged sexual harassment under New York City and State Law.
• Representing an NGO pro bono in a civil rights action concerning the discriminatory effects of facial recognition technology.

Representative U.S. Investigation Matters

• Representing a banking executive in Department of Justice investigations concerning alleged misconduct during sovereign debt transactions.
• Representing a banking executive in Department of Justice investigations concerning alleged misconduct over executive appointments.