Government Experience

  • Department of Justice: United States Attorney's Office—District of Columbia: Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1982-1987

Education

  • The George Washington University, B.A. (1974)
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (1979)

Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Stuart H. Newberger

Partner
snewberger@crowell.com
+1.202.624.2649

Stu Newberger is a Washington-based senior partner with the international law firm of Crowell & Moring. His practice centers on handling complex international disputes, many involving the actions of governments. He has over 30 years of "first-chair" experience as a trial and appellate advocate in the U.S. courts, as well as international arbitration venues around the world, including ICSID, PCA, ICC, ICDR, AAA, SCC, LCIA, Austrian Federal Economic Centre and ad hoc proceedings pursuant to the UNCITRAL rules. He founded the firm's "International Dispute Resolution" practice.

The issues arising in his practice range from "private commercial" activities (such as aircraft ownership, oil and energy contracts/concessions, hotel/resort operations, poultry farming, textiles and soft-drink franchises), to "public policy" issues (such as state-sponsorship of terrorism, confiscation/expropriation of property, violations of international law, international crimes and human rights). In addition to courts and arbitration venues, he has extensive contact with international organizations (such as the United Nations and the World Bank/IMF), executive and regulatory agencies (including the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission) and the U.S. Congress.

Stu's "country experience" includes disputes arising in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, South and Southeast Asia, Oceania and China.  His practice includes engagements both against and on behalf of sovereign governments.

Stu is the author of The Forgotten Flight: Terrorism, Diplomacy and the Pursuit of Justice, a book on the investigation into the terrorist attack on UTA Flight 772 and the long fight for victims' families to obtain justice.For many years, Stu served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University. He also has lectured on law, international affairs and public policy issues at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, New York University, Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, the University of Virginia, George Washington University, American University, the University of the West Indies, Bar-Ilan University, the Peres Academic Center, the Aspen Institute, the Herzliya Conference, the Dubai International Arbitration Center, and other institutions. In addition, he has presented programs for the American Bar Association throughout the U.S. and in the United Kingdom, has lectured at many annual congresses of the Union Internationale des Avocats (in France, Australia, Argentina, Switzerland, and Portugal) and at the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (in Israel). Stu also currently serves on the Council of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.

Prior to joining the firm, Stu served as law clerk to U.S. District Judge Harold H. Greene and as an Assistant United States Attorney. He also served for many years as a member of the Committee on Grievances of the U.S. District Court, on the Board of the Historical Society for the D.C. Circuit, and the Judicial Conference for the D.C. Circuit. Stu is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.



Insights

Speeches & Presentations

  • “Arbitration in Times of Conflict,” Tel Aviv Arbitration Week, Tel Aviv, Israel. (March 3, 2023). Speakers: Nimi Aviad, Lauren Blanchard, Mark Kass, Ian Laird, Stu Newberger, Uri Niv, Aryeh Portnoy, David Ramm, and Laurence Winston.
  • "Inside Iran: Consequences of U.S. Action," The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C. (July 17, 2019). Moderator: Stuart H. Newberger.
  • "The Forgotten Flight: Terrorism, Diplomacy, and the Pursuit of Justice," University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock, AR (November 8, 2018). Presenter: Stuart H. Newberger.
  • "Investment Treaty Arbitration -- How Claimant Can Get the Respondent Sovereign's Attention and What to Do When You Get It," Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment Spring 2014 International Investment Law and Policy Speaker Series (February 27, 2014). Presenter: Stuart H. Newberger.
  • "Protecting Israeli Investors and Industries Doing Business Overseas: International Investment Law and Investment Treaty Arbitration," Peres Academic Center and Crowell & Moring Conference, Rehovot, Israel (January 30, 2014). Presenters: Stuart H. Newberger, Ian A. Laird, Terry Rea, Jonathan S. Kallmer, and Claire Stockford.
  • "Defeating Terrorism with the Law: Civil Anti-Terrorism Litigation in the U.S.," American Association of Jewish Lawyers & Jurists and DC Bar Event, Washington, DC (April 2008). Presenter: Stuart H. Newberger.
  • "The International Experience," The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists 13th International Congress: "Coping with Changing Realities," Jerusalem, Israel (November 2007). Presenter: Stuart H. Newberger.
  • "Investment Treaties and International Law," AIPN/ICC Conference on Dispute Resolution in the International Oil & Gas Business, Paris, France (October 2007). Presenter: Stuart H. Newberger.

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Firm News & Announcements

August 18, 2022 The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Recognizes 54 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year
August 19, 2021 The Best Lawyers in America 2022 Recognizes 53 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, One Selected as Lawyer of the Year
July 20, 2021 Crowell & Moring Named to Global Arbitration Review’s 2021 “GAR 100” List
April 1, 2021 C&M Client Edith Bartley Speaks with CNN as U.S. Receives $335M from Sudan for Victims of Terrorist Attacks
December 22, 2020 Victims of the 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings in East Africa Set to Prevail in Decades-Long Pursuit of Justice, Thank Congress for Bipartisan Leadership
October 19, 2020 Victims of U.S. Embassy Bombings Applaud Historic Deal To Hold Sudan Accountable For Its Role In 1998 Terrorist Attacks
September 9, 2020 Crowell & Moring Shortlisted at Legal Business Awards 2020
August 20, 2020 The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Recognizes 46 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Two Selected as Lawyer of the Year
August 16, 2019 The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Recognizes 49 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year
November 26, 2018 Crowell & Moring's Stuart Newberger Speaks About The Forgotten Flight: Terrorism, Diplomacy and the Pursuit of Justice
September 21, 2018 Crowell & Moring Named Finalist for The American Lawyer's Global Legal Awards
August 15, 2018 The Best Lawyers in America 2019 Recognizes 38 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
May 10, 2018 Crowell & Moring Partners Stuart Newberger and Mitchell Rabinowitz Named Finalists for The American Lawyer's Transatlantic Legal Awards
November 3, 2017 Crowell & Moring Partner Stuart H. Newberger Named a National Law Journal 2017 Litigation Trailblazer
October 31, 2017 The Best Lawyers in America 2018 Recognizes 40 Crowell & Moring Lawyers
August 4, 2017 Crowell & Moring Partner Stuart Newberger Named American Lawyer’s Litigator of the Week for Winning Argument in Terrorism Ruling against Sudan
July 30, 2017 Federal Appeals Court Affirms Multi-Billion Judgment for Victims of 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
June 13, 2017 Crowell & Moring Partner Stuart Newberger Authors Book, The Forgotten Flight: Terrorism, Diplomacy and the Pursuit of Justice
May 5, 2017 Crowell & Moring Featured in Global Arbitration Review’s 10th Annual "GAR 100" List
August 18, 2016 The Best Lawyers in America 2017 Recognizes 38 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
March 22, 2016 Crowell & Moring Featured in Global Arbitration Review’s 9th Edition “GAR 100” List
October 27, 2015 Super Lawyers Recognizes 90 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
August 25, 2015 The Best Lawyers in America 2016 Recognizes 39 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
September 30, 2014 Super Lawyers 2014 Recognizes 90 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
September 4, 2014 Crowell & Moring Launches Israel Practice
August 28, 2014 The Best Lawyers In America 2015 Recognizes 40 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
September 3, 2013 The Best Lawyers In America 2014 Recognizes 41 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
September 1, 2013 Super Lawyers 2013 Recognizes 64 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
September 4, 2012 The Best Lawyers in America 2013 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
September 1, 2012 Super Lawyers 2012 Recognizes 42 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
August 30, 2011 The Best Lawyers in America 2012 Recognizes 43 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
September 1, 2010 Super Lawyers 2010 Recognizes 36 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
August 3, 2010 The Best Lawyers in America 2011 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
April 1, 2010 Crowell & Moring International Arbitration Practice Featured In Global Arbitration Review's Annual "GAR 100" List
September 1, 2009 Super Lawyers 2009 Recognizes 39 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
February 1, 2009 Crowell & Moring LLP International Dispute Resolution Group Recognized As One Of The Elite GAR 100
July 31, 2008 Victims of UTA Flight 772 Issue Open Letter To Capitol Hill On "Libyan Claims Resolution" Bill
April 5, 2006 Victims of September 1986 Hijacking Of Pan Am 73 File $10 Billion Suit Against Libya
December 15, 2005 U.S. District Court Rules Iran Must Pay Crowell & Moring Clients $126 Million For 1983 Terrorist Bombing
September 19, 2005 Victims of September 1989 UTA Flight 772 Bombing Seek Court Ruling That Libya is Responsible For Murder of 170 Persons
July 6, 2004 Club Med Named In Multi-Million Dollar Law Suit Citing Allegations of Receiving Profits By Operating Luxury Resort on Confiscated Cuban Beachfront