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Alexandre de Gramont Partner Washington, D.C. | 1900 K Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States of America 20006-1110 T +1 202 261 3320 | F +1 202 261 3333 alexandre.deGramont@dechert.com International and Insolvency Litigation � Life Sciences � Financial Services and Investment Management � Energy and Natural Resources � International Arbitration � Services Alexandre de Gramont focuses his practice on investor-state arbitration and international commercial arbitration matters across a broad range of industries, arising from nearly every corner of the globe. He has been recognized as a leading international arbitration lawyer in publications such as Chambers Global, Chambers USA, The International Who’s Who of and Commercial Arbitration, The Best Lawyers in America, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation  Washington, DC’s Best Lawyers. In reviews from peers and clients, Mr. de Gramont is described as “an outstanding trial advocate” ( ). He has been “lauded as a ‘terrific practitioner,’ whose clients appreciate Chambers USA 2019 his varied experience of arbitrations in different jurisdictions, in addition to his ‘ability to maintain good time management’” ( ). He is “characterized as ‘a great debater and a Chambers USA 2015 very good writer’ by clients” ( ). He “garners considerable praise for his Chambers USA 2017 investor-state expertise” and “is considered to be ‘a very good speaker who can create a very forceful argument’” ( ). He “is regarded as ‘really smart, sensible Chambers Global 2013 and experienced’ by market commentators" ( ).      Chambers USA 2020 Mr. de Gramont’s practice involves arbitrations before the ICSID, PCA, ICC, SCC, LCIA, ICDR, and AAA as well as arbitrations under UNCITRAL and other procedural rules. He ad hoc represents parties in disputes across multiple industry sectors, including energy and natural resources, life

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sciences, financial services, hospitality, aerospace and Internet governance.    Mr. de Gramont has extensive experience with transactions and investments involving multiple jurisdictions, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central, North and South America. He has handled cases arising under numerous bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and multi-lateral treaties (including the Energy Charter Treaty, NAFTA, and CAFTA-DR), investment agreements, foreign investment laws, and commercial contracts. He has also successfully represented a number of clients in disputes against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), including – the landmark arbitration that established new precedent for ICM v. ICANN Internet governance. Mr. de Gramont is widely published and is a frequent lecturer on international arbitration issues. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center and has also taught courses sponsored by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the International Law Institute. In addition to his published work on legal topics, Mr. de Gramont is the editor and translator of a volume of Albert Camus’s war-time journalism ( Between Hell and Reason: Essays from the French Resistance Newspaper, Combat, 1944-1947, University Press ). of New England Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. de Gramont served as a partner in the international arbitration practice of another international law firm. MOL Oil and Gas Plc against the Republic of Croatia in an arbitration brought at ICSID under the Energy Charter Treaty, as well as a related arbitration brought by Croatia under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Hungary in an arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules brought by one of the world’s largest energy companies under the Energy Charter Treaty. A Canadian gold mining company in an ICSID arbitration against El Salvador in one o

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f the first cases brought under CAFTA-DR and El Salvador’s Foreign Investment Law. A Canadian uranium mining company against Mongolia in an UNCITRAL arbitration brought under the Energy Charter Treaty, Mongolia’s Foreign Investment Law, and an Investment Agreement. An international mining company in an investment dispute with a government in sub-Saharan Africa. Republic of Bolivia in an ICSID arbitration with a subsidiary of an international consortium involving a water concession under the Netherlands-Bolivia bilateral investment treaty. A California import-export business in an ad hoc arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules brought against the Republic of Georgia under the U.S.-Georgia bilateral investment treaty. ICM Registry in an ICDR arbitration against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers arising from ICM’s application for a registry agreement for the . XXX top level domain. Employ Media in an ICC arbitration against ICANN arising from Employ Media’s registry agreement for the JOBS top level domain. A Russian airline in an ICC arbitration against a U.S. supplier. A Russian airline in an LCIA arbitration arising from an aircraft leasing agreement. An U.S. hotel management company in an ICC arbitration involving a hotel in Beirut. EXPERIENCE A US oil and gas supply company in an ICC arbitration against its former distributor in South America. A Swiss pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration concerning a dispute over a patent licensing agreement. A US pharmaceutical company in a CPR arbitration against its contract manufacturing  organization (“CMO”). A US  trustee in a JAMS arbitration arising out of net profit interests in oil and gas fields in the southeastern United States.  Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm. Wesleyan University, B.A., 1986, high honors New York University School of Law, J.D., 1990 District of Columbia English Fren

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