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Brooks E. Allen

Address: 

Sidley Austin LLP
15bis chemin des Mines
Geneva 1202
Switzerland

Phone Number: 
+ 41 22 308 0090
Fax Number: 
+ 41 22 308 0001
Email: 
beallen@sidley.com
Born: 
1973, Dallas, Texas, USA
Languages: 
English French
Nationalities: 
USA
Irish

Website:

www.sidley.com

Education: 
Yale Law School, J.D.;
Cambridge University, M.Phil;
Yale University, B.A.
Present Position: 
Senior Associate, Sidley Austin LLP
Professional Experience: 

Associate, Winston & Strawn LLP (Geneva, Switzerland); Associate, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (Los Angeles, CA)

Professional Associations: 

American Society of International Law (ASIL); American Bar Association (ABA); Law Society of England and Wales; Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); Ordre des Avocats de Genève, Section des Avocats Etrangers

Arbitration Experience: 

Counsel in numerous international arbitrations (commercial and investor-state), including proceedings administered by arbitral institutions, such as ICSID, ICC, SCC, and Swiss Chambers, and ad hoc proceedings. Experienced in international trade disputes, including disputes before the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Areas of Specialization: 
Bilateral Investment Treaties
International Commercial Transactions
International Trade
Nationalization & Expropriation
Public International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
The Use of Non-pecuniary Remedies in WTO Dispute Settlement: Lessons for Arbitral Practitioners - Chapter 18 - Performance as a Remedy: Non-Monetary Relief in International Arbitration: ASA Special Series No. 30
Publications: 
  • “Jurisdictional Overlap in WTO Dispute Settlement and Investor-State Arbitration,” in WTO LITIGATION, INVESTMENT AND COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: CROSS-FERTILIZATION AND RECIPROCAL OPPORTUNITIES (Kluwer 2012) (co-author with Tommaso Soave) (forthcoming)
  • “The Use of Non-Pecuniary Remedies in WTO Dispute Settlement: Lessons for Arbitral Practitioners,” in PERFORMANCE AS A REMEDY: NON-MONETARY RELIEF IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION (Juris/ASA 2011)