Lord Guglielmo Verdirame KC
Lord Verdirame KC specialises in public international law, international arbitration (especially investment treaty arbitration and inter-state arbitration), human rights and constitutional law. His practice covers the full range of public international law including international dispute resolution; immunities; foreign investment protection; law of the sea; territorial and maritime boundary disputes; status of territories; human rights; use of force; law of armed conflict; international organisations; sanctions; trade.
Guglielmo is in very high demand as counsel in international arbitration, and he is particularly sought-after by investors and states for his extensive expertise and experience in investment arbitration (under BITs, ECT or investment chapters of FTAs). He has been instructed as lead counsel or counsel in many investment treaty disputes (not all in the public domain – for those that are see list below). On the investor side of his practice recent highlights include winning a ca. US$650 million investment claim in Diag Human SE and Josef Stava v Czech Republic, PCA Case 2018-20. On the state side, they include successfully defending Ukraine from a US$6 billion Energy Charter Treaty claim, Kenya from a US$2 billion BIT claim, and the Hellenic Republic from a ca €400 million claim.