Leah Harhay represents corporate and sovereign clients in investor-state arbitrations throughout the world. With experience in arbitrations based upon bilateral and multilateral treaties and contracts in Europe, Africa, Asia, Scandinavia, and the Americas, Leah provides clients with analysis of treaty rights and dispute resolution options, assistance with negotiation and conciliation, and full representation through complex arbitrations.
Prior to joining Jones Day, Leah worked with international tribunals, arbitrators, experts, and legal counsel providing legal analysis, damages calculation, and legal secretariat services. She has served as the legal secretariat of the tribunal in NAFTA arbitrations and has contributed to numerous expert opinions submitted in investor-state disputes.
Ms. Leah D. Harhay offers her experience in public and private international arbitration and finance and securities, and her ability to work in Spanish, French and English.
Leah is a frequent speaker and author on investment arbitration, its future and challenges, and the state of international arbitration (commercial and investment) within the U.S. She is Managing Editor of the World Arbitration & Mediation Review, executive committee member of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), and a member of many arbitration associations, including ITA, ASIL, and the young arbitrator groups of the AAA/ICDR, LCIA, and ICC.
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