Elliot is the head of our international arbitration practice in the Americas. His practice focuses on international commercial and investor-state arbitration, and he has experience handling arbitrations under all major rules, including the ICC, LCIA, AAA, ICDR, JAMS, CPR, UNCITRAL and ICSID. Elliot has represented clients in a wide variety of disputes across many industry sectors, including life sciences, energy, mining, infrastructure, financial services, shareholder relationships, joint ventures, and technology. In recent years, Elliot has helped clients achieve successful results in some of the most ground-breaking and high-value international arbitration matters.
Elliot also represents companies in transnational litigation in US courts, including the enforcement of arbitral awards. He was part of the team that successfully represented BG Group in the first ever case concerning a bilateral investment treaty to be considered by the US Supreme Court.
As Chambers has reported, Elliot is considered by clients and peers as “incredibly talented; he has great analytical skills and client relationships. He is really the full package.” Chambers also notes that “his oral advocacy is superb. He’s terrific. He’s extremely responsive, very practical and strategic.” He is said to be “a powerhouse lawyer – he’s a very bright and creative legal thinker, he’s very thoughtful, hard-working, great with clients.”
Elliot is also a thought-leader in the field. He publishes widely, including co-authoring the USA Chapter of the GAR Know-How on “Challenging and Enforcing...
Elliot’s recent experience includes representing:
- ConocoPhillips in its $8 billion arbitration victory against Venezuela arising from the expropriation of oil assets and its $360 million arbitration victory against Ecuador.
- A leading US life sciences company in multiple international arbitrations, including in a Singapore-seated ICC arbitration and a London-seated LCIA arbitration, arising out of various licensing, supply and manufacturing disputes.
- ArcelorMittal in a post-M&A ICC arbitration involving earnouts, a non-compete, and the valuation of put and call options.
- A multinational chemical company in a post-M&A ICC arbitration arising out of a breach of financial reps and warranties.
- London Stock Exchange Group plc and FTSE International Limited in a AAA/ICDR arbitration concerning an alleged breach of a non-compete, with claims in excess of $500M.
- Occidental Petroleum in its $100 million UNCITRAL arbitration victory against Venezuela following Venezuela’s improper interference with OXY’s hydrocarbons investments.
- US and European supermajor oil companies in various disputes against African and Middle Eastern states and their state-owned entities.
- Chevron, Equinor, BG Group, National Grid, Phillips 66, ExxonMobil, Tenaris, Anglian Water Group, McDonald’s Corporation and Genentech in arbitration-related litigation before US courts.
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