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 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 ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA, NAI and ICDR 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).
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Present | Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP |
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2008 | Associate, Linklaters LLP |
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2006 | University of London, LLM (International Dispute Settlement) (merit) |
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2003 | Associate, Shearman & Sterling LLP |
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2001 | McGill University, BCL (distinction) |
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2001 | McGill University, LLB (distinction) |
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1997 | York University, BA (merit) |
| 2002 | Attorney-at-law, New York |
'Tables of ICSID Awards and Decisions on Substantive, Procedural and Other Issues' in the Guide to ICSID Arbitration (2nd edition) (authored by Lucy Reed, Jan Paulsson and Nigel Blackaby), 2011.
'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.
'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.
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.
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, 'Analysis of a Developing Jurisprudence in International Investment Law', British Institute of International and Comparative Law's 9th Investment Treaty Forum Public Conference, 2007.
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