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B. Donovan Picard

Partner

picard-b-donovan-200x250Representation of Governments and Corporations on Direct Foreign Investment

  • Advice to governments on legal reforms to encourage foreign investment;
  • Advice to corporate investors on risks and opportunities in various locations outside the U.S and EU;
  • Legal issues specific to investments in natural resource and infrastructure projects in various locations outside the U.S.

 

Representation of Governments

  • Advocacy before international commissions and tribunals;
  • Advocacy before the United Nations and other international organizations;
  • Advocacy before the U.S. Executive Branch and Congress;
  • Advice on political and economic relations with the United States;
  • Representation in negotiations with the United States of bilateral trade and investment treaties and agreements; and
  • Representation of sovereign states and their instrumentalities in litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Public and Private International Law

  • Advice to states on their rights and obligations vis-à-vis other states and international organizations;
  • Advice to states and corporations on prevention and resolution of international disputes; and
  • Advice to states and corporations on creation and interpretation of international treaties and agreements.

International Arbitration

  • State-to-state disputes;
  • International land and maritime boundary disputes;
  • International commercial disputes;
  • International investment disputes arising under private contracts;
  • Disputes arising under bilateral and multilateral investment agreements; and
  • Claims involving the law of state responsibility.

U. S. Court Litigation Involving International Law

  • Proceedings where a sovereign state is a party;
  • Proceedings involving foreign sovereign immunity, diplomatic immunity and related issues; and
  • Litigation involving questions of public and private international law.

Memberships

  • The Bar Association of the District of Columbia
  • Commonwealth of Virginia Bar Association
  • Federal Energy Bar Association
  • American Society of international Law
  • Middle East Institute
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B. Donovan Picard

Phone: +1 202 331-5003
Fax: +1 202 331- 4011
Email: dpicard@pkrllp.com

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Representation of Governments
  • Public and Private International Law
  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • International Arbitration

EDUCATION

  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
  • University of Virginia, M.A. (Foreign Affairs)
  • University of Virginia, B.A., with high honors

BACKGROUND

  • Partner and Co-Chair, International Arbitration Group, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
  • Partner and Chairman, International Law and Dispute Resolution Group, Hunton & Williams LLP
  • Partner, Baker Botts LLP
  • U.S. Foreign Service, served in Vietnam, Japan, Korea, and Washington, D.C.

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

 

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Contact

Picard Kentz & Rowe LLP
1750 K Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: +1 202 331 4040
Fax: +1 202 331 4011
info@pkrllp.com

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