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Education and Honors
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J.D. (with distinction), Stanford Law School, 1986 Order of the Coif
A.B. ( summa cum laude), history, Dartmouth College, 1983 Phi Beta Kappa
Recommended in Expert Guides for Commercial Arbitration, 2006 - present Recognized in The International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration Lawyers and The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, 2007 - present Recognized by Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2007 - 2009 Recognized by Legal 500 USA, 2007 - present
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Admissions and Affiliations
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Deputy Judge, International Court of Appeal, Federation Internationale de l'Automobile
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Practice Areas
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Concentration International disputes, arbitration, and litigation Summary Jay Alexander is a partner in the Washington office with over twenty years' experience in the resolution of international disputes. His practice focuses on international arbitration and sophisticated litigation in United States courts regarding cross-border disputes. Mr. Alexander has represented clients in arbitrations conducted under the auspices of a number of arbitral institutes, including the ICSID, ICC, LCIA, ICDR, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Zurich Chamber of Commerce, and the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, as well as ad hoc and UNCITRAL Rules proceedings. He also litigates complex disputes in American courts, typically involving the interests of sovereign states or other international issues. These disputes arise in many industry sectors (including energy, finance, and manufacturing), frequently present issues of public and private international law, and often implicate the laws of more than one nation. Mr. Alexander's international regulatory and criminal defense work has included matters in the fields of international banking, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, government procurement, and antitrust. He has helped parties resolve disputes arising in many jurisdictions, including Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Panama, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, and Venezuela.Mr. Alexander was a law clerk for present Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg while she was serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is a Deputy Judge of the International Court of Appeal of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Mr. Alexander has taught trial advocacy for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and prior to joining Baker Botts was a partner at Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, L.L.P. Representative Engagements Sovereign state – Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) arbitration under a bilateral investment treaty regarding alleged expropriation and unfair/inequitable treatment Russian oil company – LCIA arbitration between Russian and Cypriot companies involving an amount in dispute exceeding US$700 million - Asian telecommunications company – International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) arbitration between Asian and North American companies involving alleged defective products/services with an amount in dispute of more than US$3.5 billion
- Bermuda investment fund – ICC arbitration between Bermuda and Malaysia companies involving alleged violations of Korean law with an amount in dispute exceeding US$ 350 million
- Russian oil company – Zurich Chamber of Commerce arbitration between Russian and Czech companies involving an alleged supply agreement, with amount in dispute exceeding US$5 billion
- European conglomerate – ad hoc proceedings arising out of post-closing purchase price and adjustments dispute
- Major U.S. corporation – arbitration before the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) against the government of Mexico for violations of NAFTA
- Kia Motors Corporation – International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration arising out of massive fraud, misappropriation, and other misconduct by joint venture partners, with an amount in dispute exceeding US$250 million
- BVI petrochemicals company – ICC arbitration arising out of breach of shareholder agreement in a Chinese joint venture
- Gazpromneft – representation of interests of the Russian company in connection with the complex multibillion-dollar bankruptcy filing by Yukos Oil Company
- Korean company – Korean Commercial Arbitration Board arbitration between Korean and U.S. companies involving a dispute arising under a distributorship-type agreement
- U.S. corporation – arbitration before the AAA and defense of a parallel civil action to enjoin arbitral proceeding
- Fondo de Garantía de Depósitos y Protección Bancaria (FOGADE) — prosecution and defense in United States courts of multiple complex civil disputes that raise issues of federal, state, foreign, and international law
- Various matters – advice to a wide range of foreign investors and sovereign states regarding investor-state disputes and their nonlitigious resolution
- Chapter 7 trustee – complex bankruptcy proceedings requiring the location and recovery of significant assets concealed in secrecy jurisdictions by a foreign national through the use of aliases, nominees, and bearer share corporate entities
- Major South American financial institution – multinational, multijurisdictional investigation of the financial activities of a non-U.S. bank operating in the United States and elsewhere, demanding cross-border financial investigation and confidential negotiated resolution
- Major corporations – various criminal investigations arising out of business practices in the Middle East, including Egypt, Israel, and Jordan
Publications, Speeches, and Presentations - "Venezuelan Investment: Locating a Safe House and Achieving a Reverse Calvo," Transnational Dispute Management (TDM), online publication, Vol. 5, issue 2, April 2008
- "Resource Nationalism Repeating Itself," Oil & Gas Financial Journal, January 2008
- "Navigating Cross-Cultural Waters in International Disputes," Inside the Minds: Leading Lawyers on the Art & Science of Arbitration, Mediation & More, Aspatore Books, 2004 (Michael Goldberg, co-author)
- "Bankruptcy Crimes," Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Lexis Publishing, 2002 (Ryan Bull, co-author)
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