Practice area

Dispute resolution

Experience

Jeffery is an associate in the firm's New York office and is a member of the firm's international arbitration group. He has particular expertise in matters of international dispute settlement, including international commercial arbitration and international investment disputes arising out of bilateral investment treaties.  He has acted as counsel in arbitration cases under the ICC, LCIA, AAA, ICDR and ICSID Rules, with a particular focus on energy disputes.

Jeffery was listed as a "Lawyer to Know" in the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) 100, The Guide to Specialist Arbitration Firms (2010).

Professional background and education

2008
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Present Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
2003
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2008 Associate, Linklaters LLP
2005
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2006 University College London, LLM (International Dispute Settlement) (merit)
2001
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2003 Associate, Shearman & Sterling LLP
1997
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2001 McGill University, BCL (distinction)
1997
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2001 McGill University, LLB (distinction)
1994
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1997 York University, BA (merit)

Qualifications

2002 Attorney-at-law, New York

Publications

'Precedent in Investment Treaty Arbitration: A Citation Analysis of a Developing Jurisprudence', Journal of International Arbitration, 2007.

'Precedent in Investment Treaty Arbitration: The Empirical Backing', Transnational Dispute Management, 2007.

'Analytical Index for Investment Disputes (Table A (Precedent in ICSID Arbitration 1972-2006), Table B (Precedent in ICSID (AF) Arbitration 1978-2006), Table C (Precedent in Non-ICSID Arbitration 2000-2006), Table D (ICSID Arbitrators-Concluded Cases), and Table E (ICSID Arbitrators-Pending Cases))', Transnational Dispute Management, 2007.

'What Investment Treaty Tribunals Are Saying and Doing - Leading Cases (Presentation and Tables)', Transnational Dispute Management, 2007.

'Treaty, Custom and Time: Interpretation/Application?' in The Issues of Treaty Interpretation and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties: 30 years on (co-authored with Philippe Sands), 2010.

'The Influence of Legal Writings on the Jurisprudence of ICSID and other Investment Treaty Tribunals' in Legal Writings of International Courts and Tribunals (forthcoming).

Speaker, 'Analysis of a Developing Jurisprudence in International Investment Law', British Institute of International and Comparative Law's 9th Investment Treaty Forum Public Conference, 2007.

Speaker, 'The Guarantee of Full or Constant Protection and Security: Where do things stand in the jurisprudence?', American Society of International Law and UCLA School of Law's Research Colloquium on International Economic Law, 2009.

Speaker, 'Incidence of Allegations of Fraud/Corruption in Investment Arbitrations', British Institute of International and Comparative Law's Annual Conference: Business and International Law, 2009.

Speaker, 'Closing Remarks', British Institute of International and Comparative Law's 13th Investment Treaty Forum Public Conference, 2009.

Speaker, 'Implications of the Global Financial Crisis on International Trade and Investment Regimes', 104th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law, 2010.

Speaker, 'Common Law Summary Judgment in International Arbitration', ABA Section of International Law Spring Meeting, 2010.

Speaker, 'Transparency in International Arbitration: A Focus on Best Practices', American Branch of the International Law Association / American Society of International Law, 2010.

Contact details

jeffery.commission
@freshfields.com

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