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 | Judd L. KesslerPartner Judd Kessler is a Partner in the Washington Office of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP concentrating in international investment arbitration, complex international projects/contracts and export licensing matters
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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Washington, District of Columbia
20006-3434
Telephone: 202-778-3000; (800-456-7962)
Fax: 202-778-3063
http://www.porterwright.com
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| Practice Areas | International Business Transactions; Complex Commercial and International Arbitration; Public Contracting | | | University | Oberlin College, A.B. Phi Beta Kappa | | | Law School | Harvard University, LL.B. | | | Admitted | 1963, New Jersey; 1967, U.S. Supreme Court; 1972, District of Columbia; 1989, Maryland | |
| Memberships | American Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar; American Society of International Law; Inter-American Bar Foundation (President). | | | Military | Lt., U.S. Navy Reserve, 1966-1972 | | | Special Agencies | U.S. Agency for International Development; U.S. Department of State (ITAR); U.S. Department of Commerce (EAR); U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC). | | | Languages | Spanish and French | | | Born | Newark, New Jersey | | | Biography | Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1975-1982. Chief Counsel: Legislative Affairs, 1975-1976; Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, 1976-1980; Near East Programs, 1980-1982. Special Assistant to Under Secretary of State for Military and Security Assistance, 1974-1975. Panel of Arbitrators, International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); American Arbitration Association, Roster of Arbitrators for International and Complex Commercial Disputes; Member: U.S. Arbitration Committee, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); Member of LCIA. | | | Reported Cases | Williams v Smoot is 728 F. Supp. 12; Repsol v. Petro Ecuador (ICSID, 2006); National Grid PLC v. Government of Argentina (UNCITRAL Arbitration Administered by ICSID); Currently serving as Tribunal President in Tza Yap Shum (Investor of Chinese nationality) v. Government of Peru - (ICSID arbitration) and Marion Unglaube (Investor of German nationality) v. Republic of Costa Rica. | | | ISLN | 905909736 | | | Transactions | President, ICSID Arbitration Panels in Repsol v. Republic of Ecuador (Ad Hoc Committee); Tza Yap Shum v. Republic of Peru; Marion Unglaube v. Republic of Costa Rica; Party Appointed Arbitrator in UNCITRAL proceedings National Grid v. Argentina (2008); NEWCO v. Government of Belize (2008); Chairman or sole arbitrator in numerous AAA/ICDR arbitrations including involving the break-up of a law firm, a dispute as to the contractual rights of two leading prize fight promoters to the then-super lightweight champion of the world, an investment dispute concerning the coverage of a political risk insurance policy, a complex dispute regarding the termination of a 24 year coal transloading contract, an international dispute arising from lease financing of medical equipment and a major contractual dispute between two fortune 500 companies arising from a defense contract. Another recent case involved an employment dispute between an individual and a company covertly owned by a government intelligence agency. Names of parties withheld based on privacy of arbitration. | |
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