Timothy J. Tyler

Represented a European oil and gas company in a production rights dispute an UNCITRAL arbitration with a Central Asian state oil company under the law of that state, administrated by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

Assisted with the representation of a Central Asian-South American joint-venture company in an arbitration under English law arising out of nonpayment of a settlement agreement for failure to lift delivered crude oil from a Central Asian state-owned refining company

Assisted with the representation of a consulting firm in an ad hoc arbitration in Stockholm against a Canadian oil company for fees arising out of services rendered in connection with the acquisition and operation of an oil field in Kazakhstan

Advised transactional attorneys on dispute-resolution and arbitration issues in firm’s representation of Reliance Industries Limited in Reliance’s acquisitions of interests in Marcellus Shale gas assets and joint ventures to develop those assets

(5th Cir.) — Drafted an appellate briefing in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for a Central Asian State and state-owned company on the issue of whether nonsignatory state can be bound to arbitrate, under various theories, including whether the state was the alterego of the state-owned company that signed a joint-venture contract to upgrade production of Central Asian oil and gas fields

Advising client on potential claims regarding intellectual property under investment chapters of free trade agreements with East Asian nation

Represented a U.S. company bringing claims against the Republic of Ecuador under an Ecuador-United States bilateral investment treaty; the claims resulted from state interference in the claimant’s operation of two power barges

Advised Joy Mining Machinery Limited on, and drafted briefing in, investor-state arbitration under a United Kingdom-Egypt bilateral investment treaty in ICSID, in a matter related to a contract for mining equipment

Advised various energy and construction companies structuring holdings to maximize investment-treaty protection for investments into various states, including Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Honduras, Iraq, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela; concentrated advice on the interface between bilateral investment treaties and tax considerations, as well as “post-event” planning

Advised a U.S. company and drafted demand letters concerning possible treaty-based claims against a Central American state based on the state’s unexpected taxation of the company’s capital gain on the sale of its subsidiary

Advised on an international commercial arbitration, based on a contract for mining equipment between a UK company and a North African company, before the Cairo Regional International Arbitration Centre

Assisted in the representation of a U.S. company in an international arbitration in Singapore, under Singaporean law, against a pulp-and-paper company for breach of contract for the sale of paper-making machines

Advised Swedish air brake manufacturer on, and drafted motions for, injunction and discovery in aid of arbitration in Southern District of New York; briefed appellate jurisdiction issue in Second Circuit

Gave strategic advice on and briefed two motions to vacate international arbitration awards in Southern District of New York

Assisted in briefing purchase price adjustment dispute before accountants, seated in US, arising from acquisition of an appliance manufacturer

Representing a Central American public authority in an ICC arbitration (Miami seat)  over a dispute arising from a contract

Advised an EPC contractor on U.S. law and ICC arbitration issues for dispute over a cogeneration facility in the Netherlands against claims of malpractice, cost overruns, and delays

Advised a Central American public authority on arbitration and dispute-resolution issues

Represent manufacturer of solar-energy components in London-seated ICC-Rules contract dispute with European-based solar-plant general contractor, concerning warranty obligations for solar plant in Australia; Case settled at pleading stage

Advised U.S. Renewable energy company regarding potential disputes under EPC and guarantee arrangements

Advised renewable energy company contractor in dispute with subcontractor

Advise Asia-based client on EPC contracts for wind farms in southern African country

Advise Asia-based client in dispute over wind turbines in a midwestern state in the United States