Malibu, California, United States
My practice focuses on international arbitration and litigation, public international law, and private international law (conflict of laws).
I research in the areas of public and private international law and teach courses on international arbitration and litigation, international business transactions, conflict of laws, comparative law, ethical considerations in international arbitration, civil procedure, and ethical lawyering.
Appointed by the Legal Adviser to advise the State Department on public and private international law. Working in two different administrations, I served as a primary liaison between the Office of the Legal Adviser and the White House Counsel's Office, National Security Council, Office of the Solicitor General, the Civil Division's Appellate Staff, and other Department of Justice Divisions and federal agencies. This role involved helping to formulate the government's litigation strategy and brief cases in the Supreme Court and lower courts involving foreign litigation in U.S. courts and on litigation and arbitration before international courts and tribunals, including the International Court of Justice.
Issues and Appeals Practice Group