• Representing EPC contractor (now part of a Siemens/Wood Group JV) in an ICC Arbitration against a civil sub-contractor involving delays, cost overruns, additions to scope, backcharges, acceleration costs, safety breaches, and contractual termination relating to the construction of Israel's first privately owned CCGT power plant;
• Representing owner in a dispute concerning delays in construction of a coal-fired power plant in north-eastern Brazil;
• Defending Wood Group Engineering against complex counterclaims made by Venezuelan State Oil company, PdVSA, concerning alleged failure to maintain water injection platforms and turbines;
• Representing insurers in an ICC arbitration relating to construction of a blast furnace in Brazil;
• Representing Brazilian construction company in a dispute relating to the construction of a railway in West Africa;

• Representing a Spanish Energy Major in a multi-billion dollar bi-lingual (French/English) ICC arbitration with a North African State oil and gas company involving natural gas pricing and pipeline capacity;
• Representing Wood Group Engineering in a US$250 million commercial arbitration against the Venezuelan State oil company (PdVSA) relating to the termination of a BOT Contract relating to 17 water injection platforms on Lake Maracaibo;
• Advising an international gas company in relation to potential bilateral investment treaty claims against Bolivia relating to the expropriation of gas reserves;
• Advising an international oil major in relation to dispute with Kazakhstan concerning production sharing agreement;
• Advising an international gas company in relation to potential disputes over gas transport and gas supply agreements in Brazil;
• Advising oil rig leasing company in connection with a dispute involving the supply of oil rigs and equipment to Brazil;

• Representing sellers, J&F Investimentos, in a high-profile Portuguese language ICC Arbitration involving the sale of the Brazilian pulp company, Eldorado;
• Representing Diniz Group in a high-profile ICC arbitration against the Casino Group involving the control of the Pão de Açúcar supermarket chain in Brazil;
• Representing a Chilean conglomerate in an ICC arbitration relating to the sale of a cable manufacturing businesses in five Latin American countries. The arbitration involved complex post-M&A accounting issues and spin-off tax disputes;
• Representing Telecom Italia in five parallel ICC arbitrations involving post M&A disputes concerning the control of Brasil Telecom;
• Advising an international chemical company in relation to a potential post-M&A dispute relating to the purchase of a company in Argentina;
• Representing an international cement producer in an ICC arbitration relating to a post M&A dispute concerning a business in Chile;

• Representing Smurfit Holding B.V. in an ICSID arbitration against Venezuela relating to the alleged expropriation of, and other measures affecting, Smurfit’s paper and packaging enterprise in Venezuela;
• Crystallex International Corporation in an ICSID (Additional Facility) bi-lingual (English/Spanish) arbitration against Venezuela that resulted in a US$ 1.386 billion award in compensation for Venezuela’s expropriation of one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold deposits. The dispute involved complex claims and counter-allegations relating to Venezuela’s environmental licensing regime and alleged non-compliance with international environmental and social standards such as the Equator Principles and IFC Standards;
• Rusoro Mining Ltd in a bi-lingual (English/Spanish) ICSID (Additional Facility) arbitration against Venezuela involving the dismantling of the regime for marketing gold in Venezuela and the expropriation of Rusoro’s business. The arbitration resulted in a US$1.2 billion award against Venezuela;
• Eco Oro Minerals Corp in an ICSID arbitration against Colombia relating to environmental measures affecting a gold mining concession;
• Representing Glencore International A.G. and C.I. Prodeco S.A. in an ICSID Arbitration against Colombia relating to measures taken by Colombia affecting the royalties regime applicable to Glencore’s investment;
• Representing Stans Energy Corp & Kutisay Mining LLC in a bilateral investment treaty dispute against the Kyrgyz Republic under UNCITRAL Rules relating to measures adversely affecting an investment in a rare earth minerals mining venture;
• Representing Tenaris S.A. & Talta Trading e Marketing Sociedade Unipessoal Lda in ICSID arbitration against Venezuela relating to measures affecting the investors’ hot briquetted iron production business;
• Advising an international nickel mining company in relation to potential environmental claims relating to a mine in Colombia;

• Representing Ukrainian ship owner, BLASCO, and the Ukrainian State Property Fund in English High Court proceedings relating to alleged sovereign immunity affecting a Ukrainian vessel arrested in the UK (the Guiseppe Di Vittorio (No.2);
• Representing Russian ship owner, Northern Shipping Co, in English High Court litigation relating to an explosion damaging cargo allegedly caused by non-compliance with applicable Russian dangerous cargo regulations (the “Kapitan Sakharov”);
• Representing insurers in dispute with Greek ship owners relating to the grounding of a vessel in the St Lawrence River;
• Representing insurers in a dispute with owners relating to the grounding of a vessel in the River Plate in Argentina;
• Representing Ukrainian ship owners in relation to arrest of fishing vessel in Mauritania;
• Representing cargo interest in LMAA arbitration against Greek ship owner relating to delays causing damage to a refrigerated cargo arriving in the Russian port of Novorossiysk;
• Advising ship owners in relation to the causation of a collision and sinking off the coast of Argentina;
• Representing Ukrainian owners in an LMAA arbitration relating to alleged breach of a charterparty;
• Drafting standard terms and conditions for a major UK port;

• Advising UK reinsurers in relation to claims by a Swiss bank under a Bankers Blanket Bond insurance policy resulting from alleged employee fraud;
• Advising UK reinsurers in relation to coverage claims concerning robberies of armoured vehicles transporting cash and valuables in Brazil and Colombia;
• Advising UK reinsurers in relation to investigations into causation of an air crash in São Paulo, Brazil, and progress and implications of related Brazilian litigation;
• Advising UK reinsurers in relation to claims by an Argentine bank under a Bankers Blanket Bond insurance policy relating to alleged employee fraud;
• Advising French reinsurer in relation to a potential fraud investigation involving coverage of facilities in Argentina;
• Representing insurers in dispute with Greek ship owners relating to the grounding of a vessel in the St Lawrence River;
• Representing insurers in a dispute with owners relating to the grounding of a vessel in the River Plate in Argentina;

• Representing Telecom Italia in five parallel ICC arbitrations involving post-M&A disputes concerning the control of Brasil Telecom.

• Advising UK reinsurers in relation to investigations into causation of an air crash in São Paulo, Brazil, and progress and implications of related Brazilian litigation;
• Advising Latin American airline over potential arbitration involving aircraft seats;
• Advising Latin American airline in respect of a potential dispute concerning overflight fees;
• Advising an international investor in relation to potential bilateral investment treaty claims concerning an airport concession in Central America

As Arbitrator 

• Co-arbitrator in a Portuguese language ICC arbitration involving a major Brazilian oil company and an international investor;
• Co-arbitrator in a Portuguese language CAM-CCBC arbitration involving a Brazilian joint venture and a US investor;
• Tribunal president in an ICDR Arbitration involving the construction of port facilities in Brazil;
• Sole arbitrator in an ICC Arbitration involving the sale of industrial equipment between a Dutch company and a US company;
• Sole arbitrator in an ICC Arbitration between a US water company and a Swiss technology company;
• Sole arbitrator in an ICC Arbitration involving a US development company and a Kuwaiti trading company.

Arbitration as Counsel included representing: 

• J&F Investimentos, in a high-profile Portuguese language ICC Arbitration involving the sale of the Brazilian pulp company, Eldorado;
• Smurfit Holding B.V. in an ICSID arbitration against Venezuela relating to the alleged expropriation of, and other measures affecting, Smurfit’s paper and packaging enterprise in Venezuela;
• Eco Oro Minerals Corp in an ICSID arbitration against Colombia relating to environmental measures affecting a gold mining concession;
• EPC contractor (now part of a Siemens/Wood Group JV) in an ICC Arbitration against a civil sub-contractor involving delays, cost overruns, additions to scope, back charges, acceleration costs, safety breaches, and contractual termination relating to the construction of Israel's first privately owned CCGT power plant;
• Spanish Energy Major in a multi-billion dollar bi-lingual (French/English) ICC arbitration with a North African State oil and gas company involving natural gas pricing and pipeline capacity issues;
• Wood Group Engineering, in a US$250 million commercial arbitration against the Venezuelan State oil company (PdVSA) relating to the termination of a BOT Contract relating to 17 water injection platforms on Lake Maracaibo.
• Crystallex International Corporation in an ICSID (Additional Facility) bi-lingual (English/Spanish) arbitration against Venezuela that resulted in a US$ 1.386 billion award in compensation for Venezuela’s expropriation of one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold deposits. The dispute involved complex claims and counter-allegations relating to Venezuela’s environmental licensing regime and alleged non-compliance with international environmental and social standards such as the Equator Principles and IFC Standards;
• Diniz Group in a high-profile ICC arbitration against the Casino Group involving the control of the Pão de Açúcar supermarket chain in Brazil;
• Chilean conglomerate in an ICC arbitration relating to the sale of a cable manufacturing businesses in five Latin American countries. The arbitration involved complex post-M&A accounting issues and spin-off tax disputes;
• Telecom Italia in five parallel ICC arbitrations involving post M&A disputes concerning the control of Brasil Telecom;
• Rusoro Mining Ltd. In a bi-lingual (English/Spanish) ICSID (Additional Facility) arbitration against Venezuela involving the dismantling of the regime for marketing gold in Venezuela and the expropriation of Rusoro’s business. The arbitration resulted in a US$1.2 billion award against Venezuela;
• Glencore International A.G. and C.I. Prodeco S.A. in an ICSID Arbitration against Colombia relating to measures taken by Colombia affecting the royalties regime applicable to Glencore’s investment;
• Stans Energy Corp & Kutisay Mining LLC in a bilateral investment treaty dispute against the Kyrgyz Republic under the UNCITRAL Rules adversely affecting an investment in a rare earth minerals mining venture;
• Tenaris S.A. & Talta Trading e Marketing Sociedade Unipessoal Lda  in ICSID arbitration against Venezuela relating to measures affecting the investors’ hot briquetted iron production business;
• International cement producer in an ICC arbitration relating to a post M&A dispute concerning a business in Chile;
• Glencore International A.G. and C.I. Prodeco S.A. in an ICSID Arbitration against Colombia relating to measures taken by Colombia affecting the royalties regime applicable to Glencore’s investment;
• Stans Energy Corp & Kutisay Mining LLC in a bilateral investment treaty dispute against the Kyrgyz Republic under the UNCITRAL Rules adversely affecting an investment in a rare earth minerals mining venture;
• Tenaris S.A. & Talta Trading e Marketing Sociedade Unipessoal Lda  in ICSID arbitration against Venezuela relating to measures affecting the investors’ hot briquetted iron production business;
• Insurers in an ICC arbitration relating to construction of a blast furnace in Brazil;
• Ukrainian owners in an LMAA arbitration relating to alleged breach of a charterparty;
• Cargo interest in LMAA arbitration against Greek ship owner relating to delays causing damage to a refrigerated cargo arriving in the Russian port of Novorossiysk.

Academic

• College of Law, London CPR and LPC – 1994-1996
• University of Manchester, BA Hons Drama & German – 1984-1987

Professional

• Independent Arbitrator – 2023
• Counsel, International Arbitration Group, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington DC – 2012 -2022
• Senior Associate, International Arbitration Group, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris & Washington DC – 2005-2012               
• Associate, Dispute Resolution Group, Denton Wilde Sapte, London – 2002-2005
• Associate, Dispute Resolution Group, Clyde &Co, London – 2000-2002
• Associate, Dispute Resolution Group, Hill Taylor Dickinson, London – 1999-2000
• Associate, Dispute Resolution Group, Lawrence Graham, London – 1998-1999  
• Trainee Solicitor, Lawrence Graham, London – 1996-1998

Bar Admissions

• Solicitor, England & Wales
• Special Legal Consultant, District of Columbia

• Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem (CBAR) – Organizer International Working Group
• International Council for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), Brazil Committee
• CAM-CCBC, Oil & Gas Committee
• Founder member and Vice-President of the British Brazilian & Portuguese Law Association

Alex regularly speaks at industry events and conferences in international arbitration.

Most recent speaking engagements include:-

• 2nd Annual Georgetown Brazilian Arbitration Day – Georgetown University, January 2023
• Oil, Gas & Renewables, Investing and Arbitrating in Latin America, CAM-CCBC conference, London, September 2022
• Res Judicata in International Arbitration – Paris Arbitration Week, Lusophone meeting, March 2022
• Launch of Corporate Counsel Practical Guide for Arbitration in Brazil, International Council for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), São Paulo, October 2022.
• “Delay & Disruption” em arbitragens de construção: Efeitos em grandes projetos no Brasil e na América Latina, São Paulo Arbitration Week - October 2020
• Deliberations between arbitrators of different cultures, Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem (CBAR), 17th International Arbitration Conference, September 2018.
• American Society of International Law – Moderator Young Arbitrator Debate 2019
• 20 years of the Brazilian Arbitration Act, Seminar - FIESP, São Paulo, 2017

Articles

• O Perito na Arbitragem Internacional, Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, Volume 3, Issue 10 (2006).
• International Arbitration and Telecommunications, Revista de Direito de Informática e Telecommunicaçōes, v3, No.5, 2008.
• Issues Relating to the Use of Expert Evidence in Investment Treaty Arbitration, ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal, Volume 31, Issue 3, October 2016

Publications

• Chapter on Acceleration in Dealing with Delay and Disruption on Construction Projects, Ed. Erin Miller Rankin et al. Sweet & Maxwell, 2020.
• Chapter on ‘How Arbitration can assist in protecting Brazilian investments abroad and foreign investments in Brazil in CPR Corporate Counsel Practical Guide for Arbitration in Brazil - 2022,
• Chapter on Third Party Funding in Investment Treaty Arbitration in  Arbitration Under International Investment Agreements - A Guide to the Key Issues, Second Edition, Edited by Katia Yannaca-Small Oxford University Press 2018.

Alex is currently listed among the world’s top arbitration practitioners by Who’s Who Legal and is also individually ranked by Chambers & Partners as being among the leading international lawyers with outstanding experience of arbitrations involving Brazil.