White & Case LLP - Lawyers - Kristen M. Young

Practice Experience

Kristen M. Young is an Associate at White & Case LLP 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:

Representation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in an ICSID arbitration arising under the US-Jordan bilateral investment treaty relating to an oil concession contract;
Representation of Romania in an ICSID arbitration arising under the US-Romania bilateral investment treaty relating to the privatization of several companies;
Representation of Romania in an ICSID arbitration arising under the UK-Romania bilateral investment treaty concerning duty free services at Romanian airports; and
Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria in an ICSID arbitration arising under the Energy Charter Treaty concerning an oil refinery.

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’Etudes 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

Languages
English
French

Citizenship
United States