Biography
Caitlin Walczyk is an international disputes lawyer and associate in the Firm's International Arbitration practice, based in Washington, D.C. She represents and advises private companies and foreign sovereigns in the resolution of international disputes, including before arbitral tribunals constituted under the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Her experience also includes litigation related to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
During law school, Caitlin was a member of the Harvard International Law Journal and Harvard National Security Law Journal.
Experience
Representative experience includes acting for or advising:
Commercial Arbitration Experience
- Representation of an Asian battery cell manufacturer defending product liability claims brought by a U.S. BESS customer (ICC arbitration)
- Uzbek State-owned Entity defending claims brought by a Spanish joint venture partner in the chemical industry (LCIA arbitration)
- U.S. solid oxide fuel cell manufacturer against a European party, prosecuting product liability claims and defending trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement and contractual royalty claims (WIPO arbitration, with related proceedings before U.S. and Swiss courts)
- Romanian companies defending against claims brought by an investor relating to an alleged breach of contract (ICC arbitration)
Investment Arbitration Experience
- American investor bringing claims against the Republic of Honduras brought under the CAFTA-DR (ICSID arbitration)
- Republic of Uzbekistan bringing claims under the Turkey-Uzbekistan bilateral investment treaty in a dispute concerning the claimants’ alleged investment in the cotton textile industry in Uzbekistan (ICSID arbitration)
- Swedish investor defending an Application for Interpretation brought by the Republic of Romania under the ICSID Convention
- Italian investor bringing claims against Panama under the Italy-Panama bilateral investment treaty in a dispute concerning the Panama Canal expansion project (ICSID arbitration)
U.S. Litigation Experience
- Representation of instrumentalities of foreign states to secure dismissal of claims brought before U.S. Courts under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
