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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 22:57:18+00:00

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Alexandra (Xander) A.K. Meise represents and advises sovereign governments, state-owned enterprises, and private entities in the prevention and resolution of international private and public law disputes. This work has included representing parties before U.S. federal courts, the International Court of Justice, and international investment and commercial arbitration panels, as well as in negotiations between sovereign States and/or with international organizations, NGOs, and private entities. In addition, she has advised governments and multinational corporations on best practices for adhering to international human rights norms and social responsibility standards and has counseled governments on investment and sustainable development-related legal reforms.
An experienced lecturer, Xander has trained government officials, practitioners, business leaders, students, and civil society leaders on a host of subjects related to international litigation, public international law and international humanitarian law, international arbitration, and human rights. She also lectures on matters of international security and human rights, especially the international law implications of government actions. Xander incorporates into her practice her experience working on five continents, including service to an international political development organization, the U.S. State Department, and international criminal tribunals.
Viaduct d.o.o. Portorož, Vladimir Zevnik and Boris Goljevšček v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, ICSID Case No. ARB/16/36 (pending). Representing Slovenian investors in a treaty arbitration at ICSID seeking compensation for the expropriation of two hydroelectric power plant projects in the Republika Srpska region of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Somalia v. Kenya. Represented Somalia in International Court of Justice dispute relating to the delimitation of the Parties’ maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean.
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS v. Republic of India. Represented India in a UNCITRAL Arbitration under the India–France bilateral investment treaty arising from a contract concerning the supply and operation of cargo handling equipment.
Valores Mundiales, S.L. and Consorcio Andino, S.L. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Counsel to Venezuela in this ICSID case involving a dispute over an agricultural product investment.
Murphy Exploration & Production Company-International v. The Republic of Ecuador. Counsel to Ecuador in an UNCITRAL arbitration under the Ecuador–US bilateral investment treaty arising from changes in domestic legislation pertaining to the exploitation of oil resources in Ecuador.
Nova Scotia Power Inc. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Represented the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela against a Canadian energy company in ICSID Additional Facility arbitral proceedings under the Canada–Venezuela bilateral investment treaty arising out of a coal supply contract. Won dismissal of all claims for lack of jurisdiction.
Represented a Latin American government against a Canadian gold mining company in ICSID Additional Facility arbitral proceedings with $10 billion in claims arising out of disputes over gold mining concessions and environmental rights.
Represented a Latin American government in two ICSID arbitral proceedings under the Luxembourg and Portugal–Venezuela bilateral investment treaties arising from measures allegedly affecting claimants’ investment in the country’s steel industry.
Counsel to an Asian government in a US$425 million arbitration before ICSID and a related US$565 million arbitration under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce arising from a dispute over an international airport terminal concession.
Hardy Exploration & Production (India), Inc. v. Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (pending). Defending India in a U.S. federal court action by a U.S. oil company seeking to confirm a foreign arbitral award pursuant to the New York Convention. India’s defense raises rarely litigated questions regarding the Convention’s public policy exception to recognition and enforcement.
Mady Marieluise Schubarth v. Federal Republic of Germany (pending). Representing Mady Schubarth in a Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act case seeking compensation for the expropriation of her family estate in the former East Germany connected to events in the aftermath of WWII. Currently on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, this case presents significant questions regarding immunity for sovereigns and their agents and instrumentalities under the Expropriation Exception of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
Successfully defended a Latin American sovereign in appeal of federal civil suit brought by an American citizen on grounds of violation of international human rights treaties, the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), and the Torture Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Suit dismissal was upheld and client was awarded costs.
Successfully represented a Middle Eastern sovereign in 26 simultaneous terrorism civil actions (including US federal proceedings involving billions of dollars in commercial and tort claims, the Act of State Doctrine, the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, the ATCA, and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)), resulting in the execution of an historic claims-settlement executive agreement with the United States.
Successfully represented US subsidiaries of a sovereign national oil company in an appeal of the dismissal of an antitrust class-action lawsuit before the Fifth Circuit.
Advised multinational corporations on risk-management issues associated with their work in post-conflict, transitional regions.
Counseled international actors on the applicability of international CSR-related principles and standards, including the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Voluntary Principles of Security and Human Rights, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule, the UK Modern Slavery Act, the US Alien Tort Statute, and the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act.
Advised an international humanitarian organization on legal, law-enforcement, and diplomatic mechanisms available to combat human trafficking in particular Caribbean and South American countries.
Advised government on emergency-response measures to take in the wake of natural disasters.
Advised governments on policy and legal reforms to promote investment and economic development in developing and rural markets.
Advised foreign government on best practices in cybersecurity and secure communications.
Advised “No Exceptions,” an initiative of the Truman National Security Project seeking gender parity in selection for combat service in the US military.
Advised the Supreme Court of the Republic of Zambia on its new Research Advocate (i.e., law clerk) program, personally training its first class of Advocates in judicial opinion writing, legal research and writing, judicial ethics, and professionalism in chambers.
Represented asylum seekers in proceedings before US Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities.
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