Chad Farrell is an associate in the Firm's International Arbitration Group, where he represents sovereign States and international investors in complex arbitration matters. He has experience representing clients in disputes under the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL") pursuant to bilateral investment treaties and the Energy Charter Treaty. He also advises clients on compliance with US economic sanctions.
Prior to joining White & Case LLP, Chad worked for four years as an Associate Legal Officer at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, where he assisted two judges with evaluating the merits of the cases before the Court. In that role, Chad provided advice on complex matters of public international law, including in disputes relating to treaty interpretation, sovereign immunity, diplomatic protection, transnational environmental issues, and boundary delimitation.
Following law school, Chad clerked for Judge Robert Beezer of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.