Jane Wessel

• Negotiating settlements on behalf of corporate clients of other competition damages claims.

• Advising parties to litigation in Europe on discovery in U.S. of relevant evidence under 28 USC 1782.
• Acting for a U.S. client in the High Court and the Court of Appeal seeking an order giving effect to Hague Convention letters of request for oral evidence from witnesses in England.
• Conducting depositions and other discovery in England for use in a variety of cases in the U.S., including forfeiture proceedings against a Nigerian foreign exchange trader, insider dealing litigation and employment disputes.
• Leading a team of lawyers in review and collection of documents located in the European offices of a multinational oil company in reply to U.S. Grand Jury Subpoena.
• Acting for Cuban U.S. clients seeking disgorgement of profits earned by Club Med in its use of land that was confiscated from them by Castro.
• Coordinating proceedings issued in Luxembourg on behalf of a U.S. client claiming over $1 billion in damages relating to the collapse of BCCI.
• Acting for U.S. toy manufacturer of troll dolls in litigation against a competitor for copyright and trademark infringement and antitrust violations.
• Advising a number of corporate clients on structure of dispute resolution provisions in commercial and corporate agreements.
• Acting on a cross-border matter for a U.S. citizen to obtain recognition and enforcement of U.S. court judgment in the English courts.
• Advising U.S. lawyers on procedures required to effect service of U.S. process in Europe, to enforce U.S. judgments in Europe, and to obtain evidence from witnesses in Europe and conducting U.S. discovery in England.
• Defending U.S. banks against fraud claims brought under the consumer protection laws of various U.S. jurisdictions.
• Advising English parent company on responses to discovery requests in relation to challenges to the exercise of jurisdiction by courts in Arizona and Texas in litigation relating to activities of U.S. subsidiary companies.
• Coordinating advice from lawyers in Belgium, Ireland, France, England and the U.S. on behalf of U.S. multinational company relating to a potential tax liability to the Belgian government and the prospects of enforcement of a judgment against its assets worldwide.
• Coordinating advice from lawyers in various countries to a Dutch beneficiary of trusts in the U.S., England and Liechtenstein in relation to possible claims against the trustees for mishandling the trusts, and in relation to potential tax liability in various jurisdictions.

• Toronto situs ICC arbitration governed by Illinois law on behalf of a German company against a U.S. company in relation to a license agreement for crystallization technology.
• Geneva situs ICC arbitration governed by Canadian law and the laws of the State of Alberta defending a Canadian client against claims for deceit brought by a Nigerian telecommunications company.
• Zurich situs ICC arbitration governed by German and Japanese laws defending a German company against claims for injunctive relief and damages by a Japanese company for alleged breach of confidentiality and scope of use provisions in a licence agreement.
• New York situs ICC arbitration governed by New York law defending a U.S. company against claims brought by its former distributor for breach of contract and fraud.
• UAE company on obligations under the indemnity provision of a share purchase agreement in relation to London situs arbitration under ICC rules relating to interests in oil field in Iraq.
• A potential ICC arbitration for a U.S. manufacturer of domestic gas ignition devices on proceedings in London against an Italian company for outstanding royalty payments due under a technology licence agreement.
• Enforcement of London situs ICC arbitration award in London and UAE Courts

Investor State Arbitration

• ICSID arbitration on behalf of a U.S. investor in hotel development in Egypt for expropriation and other claims under the U.S./Egypt bilateral investment treaty
• ICSID arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty relating to expropriation of Turkish power plants.
• NAFTA arbitration relating to indirect expropriation of mining rights.

Other Administered Arbitration

• SIAC arbitration in Singapore relating to sale and purchase agreement governed by English law relating to oil generating assets in Kazakhstan.
• Dubai situs arbitration under DIAC Rules on behalf of an Egyptian financial services company in relation to a dispute between shareholders of a UAE company.
• Dublin situs arbitration under ICDR rules on behalf of international hotel chain defending claims brought by owner of hotel managed by my client.
• London situs arbitration under the rules of the London Maritime Association on behalf of an Indian company seeking contract damages against a Russian company.
• New Delhi situs arbitration under LCIA rules on behalf of a U.S. company against an Indian company for breach of contract.
• Advising clients on appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms for inclusion in a wide variety of international commercial agreements.

Ad Hoc Arbitration

• New Delhi situs ad hoc arbitration under the Indian Arbitration Act 1996 governed by Indian law on behalf of an English public company successfully defending against a claim for more than $400 million relating to the development of a power project.
• London situs UNCITRAL arbitration on behalf of a financial institution in Afghanistan against a European financial institution for breach of contract.
• London situs ad hoc arbitration governed by English law on behalf of a U.S. company seeking damages from a Chinese company for breach of a Sales Agreement.
• Geneva situs arbitration under the rules of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce on behalf of Saudi Arabian investment company against UAE investor.
• Geneva situs arbitration under UNCITRAL rules governed by Maryland law on behalf of a U.S. public company defending against a claim by a French consultant for breach of the consulting agreement, and coordination of efforts of French lawyers in related domestic French litigation.

• Assisting the Centre for Reproductive Rights with research on domestic abuse laws and regulations to inform their advocacy for legislative reform.