Lee Rovinescu is a partner in our international arbitration group, based in New York.
He has significant experience advising and representing clients in complex international disputes. He spent several years working abroad in our Paris and Dubai offices, and also spent significant time on secondment with one of the world's leading energy companies in Houston. He has represented clients in commercial, foreign investment and construction arbitrations across a wide variety of industry sectors. He also advises clients on matters of public international law.
Lee is widely recognized for his expertise in international arbitration. He has been recognized as an international arbitration Rising Star by Law360 (2018), selected for the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation Guide (2023 & 2024), Lexology Index Global Elite Thought Leader (2023 & 2024), the Lawdragon Top 500 Global Litigators Guide (2024 & 2025), the Bloomberg’s 40 under 40 List (2025), and is ranked for international arbitration in Chambers USA and also recognized by Legal 500.
Lee works in English, French and Spanish. Lee is Co-Chair of the US Recruiting Committee and is also the Chair of US Pro Bono.
- Advising an American multinational corporation in its precedent-setting, multibillion-dollar ICSID arbitration against Venezuela arising from the expropriation of hydrocarbon and refining assets.
- Advising an international inter-governmental organization in commercial arbitrations governed by the UNCITRAL rules concerning disputes arising under contracts for the provision of goods and services to it.
- Advising Eco Oro Minerals Corp. in its ICSID arbitration against the Colombian government under the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement relating to adverse measures affecting an investment in the mining sector.
- Advising the Tanzanian National Roads Agency in an ICC arbitration arising out of the construction of a road.
- Advising a US oil and gas major in two ICC arbitrations against a Latin American state-owned oil company.
- Advising a consortium of Korean EPC contractors in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction of a power plant in eastern Africa.
- Advising a multinational telecommunications company in a dispute with a competitor regarding the award of a license in a Middle-Eastern state.
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