Kristen M. Young is an Associate at White & Case and practices with the International Arbitration and Litigation Groups. She has experience in representing sovereigns and foreign companies in international arbitration and litigation matters.

Ms. Young's recent experience includes: 

• In Global Trading Resource Corp. and Globex International, Inc. v. Ukraine, representing Ukraine in an ICSID arbitration of a dispute arising under the US-Ukraine bilateral investment treaty relating to the cross-border sale of goods in which the claims of the investors were dismissed in their entirety under ICSID Arbitration Rule 41(5); 
• In Karmer Marble Tourism Construction Industry and Commerce LLC v. Georgia, representing Georgia in an ICSID arbitration of a dispute arising under the Georgia-Turkey bilateral investment treaty relating to the construction of a highway and a 49-year concession to operate a hotel and casino; 
• In Trans-Global Petroleum Inc. v. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, representing the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in an ICSID arbitration of a dispute arising under the US-Jordan bilateral investment treaty relating to an oil concession contract in which the claims of the investor were released in their entirety in a favorable consent award; 
• In EDF (Services) Ltd v. Romania, representing Romania in an ICSID arbitration of a dispute arising under the UK-Romania bilateral investment treaty concerning duty-free services at Romanian airports in which the claims of the investor were dismissed in their entirety and Romania obtained a sizable cost award; 
• In S&T Oil Equipment and Machinery v. Romania, representing Romania in an ICSID arbitration arising under the US-Romania bilateral investment treaty relating to the privatization of several companies, which was discontinued due to the investor's failure to pay its share of the advance on costs; and 
• In Plama Consortium Limited v. Republic of Bulgaria, representing the Republic of Bulgaria in an ICSID arbitration of a dispute arising under the Energy Charter Treaty and bilateral investment treaties involving the operation of an oil refinery in which claims of the investor were dismissed in their entirety and Bulgaria obtained a sizable cost award.

From 2009-2011, Ms. Young was resident in the Firm's Paris office. At Georgetown University Law Center, Ms. Young was a Global Law Scholar and member of the Georgetown Law Journal.

Bars and Courts
New York State Bar, 2008
District of Columbia Bar, 2009

Education
JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2007
DESS, Global Economic Law, Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris/Université Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), 2006
MSc, International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, with merit, 2002
BA, Wellesley College, magna cum laude, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships
International Bar Association
American Society of International Law
LCIA Young International Arbitration Group

Publications
"The Scope of the Legality Requirement in Relation to Investments: Recent Case Law," Mealey's International Arbitration Report, 4, Vol. 26, April 2011 (co-authored with Michael Polkinghorne and Eugenia Levine)
"Confidentiality in Relation to States," ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin (2009 Special Supplement) (co-authored with Abby Cohen Smutny)

Languages
English
French

Citizenship
United States