Burden of Proof Regarding Jurisdiction
Timothy Foden, Hafsa Zayyan, Baiju Vasani, 2018In: Katia Yannaca-Small (Ed.), Arbitration Under International Investment Agreements: A Guide to the Key Issues, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2018
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Timothy Foden
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England and Wales, 2010 District of Columbia, 2008 First admitted in Maryland, 2005Nationality
American, BritishLanguages
EnglishLondon
25 Eastcheap, London,
EC3M 1DE,
United Kingdom
Timothy (“Tim”) Foden joined LALIVE in 2018 and is a partner of LALIVE (LONDON) LLP. His practice focuses on investor-treaty and complex commercial arbitrations in the mining and energy sectors, with additional experience in technology licensing, commodities and hospitality.
Over the last 10 years, he has represented dozens of investors in bringing claims against States under the Energy Charter Treaty and various bilateral investment treaties and represented multiple global mining and energy corporations. Tim also has extensive commercial arbitration experience, having represented, inter alia, international chemical engineering firms, global mining concerns, a leading international hospitality management company and a major aluminium smelter.
He has acted in proceedings under the ICSID, ICC, SCAI, UNCITRAL, LCIA and ICDR arbitration rules and has extensive experience in the enforcement of commercial and ICSID arbitration awards in the courts of the United States, England and Belize.
Tim currently serves as a board member of American Qualified Lawyers in London. He acted as co-Chair of Young ICCA (2011-2014), deputy editor of the European International Arbitration Review (2011-2016) and speaks regularly on international arbitration matters around the world. He has been recognised by Global Arbitration Review and Who’s Who Legal as a “Rising Star in International Arbitration” for the past two years.
Before joining the firm, Tim Foden worked as Of Counsel of the International Arbitration Group of a leading U.S. firm in London and prior to that as an associate in the arbitration department of a Magic Circle law firm (2011-2013). Before that, Tim was an associate in the International Arbitration Group of a prominent U.S. law firm (2008-2011). Tim began his legal career working as a Staff Attorney for the Eleventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia (2006-2008). He holds a J.D. (Juris Doctor) magna cum laude from the American University (2005) and a B.A. magna cum laude from the George Washington University (2002).
The Global Arbitration Review Guide to Advocacy
Timothy Foden, 2018Editor and Contributing Author, The Global Arbitration Review Guide to Advocacy, Second Edition, Business Research Ltd, London, January 2018
Back to Bricks and Mortar: The Case for a “Traditional” Concept for Investment that Never Was
Timothy Foden, 2015In: Laird et al (Ed.), Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law, Volume 8, Juris, 2015
Selected Essays on International Arbitration
Timothy Foden, 2014Book Review, Transnational Dispute Management
Review of C.J. Tams and A. Tzanakopoulos (Eds.), Basic Documents on the Settlement of International Disputes
Timothy Foden, 2013Book Review, Transnational Dispute Management
Quadrant Chambers
International Arbitration Panel Debate: ICSID arbitration in the age of populism; the case for reform
12/11/2019 London Timothy Foden Moderator: Why the populists have got it wrongFor more information, see the programme.
KNECT 365: The Future of International Arbitration
Technology & Arbitration – In Danger of Being Too Comfortable Bedfellows?
26/03/2019 London Timothy Foden PanellistCARDS’ 3rd Tour de Arbitration
Effective Advocacy in International Arbitration: What Exactly to Do?
01/02/2019 Paris Timothy Foden Panellist6th ITA-IEL-ICC Joint Conference on International Arbitration
The Future of Investor State Dispute Settlement and the Implications for the Energy Industry
25/01/2019 Houston Timothy Foden PanellistInternational Bar Association – IBA African Regional Forum and the IBA Litigation Committee
Litigation and Dispute Resolution in Africa
15/11/2018 Accra Timothy Foden Speaker: Human rights and public interest litigationPermanent Court of Arbitration, Ministry of External Affairs (Government of India)
The Future of Investor State Dispute Settlement and the Implications for the Energy Industry
27/10/2018 New Delhi Timothy Foden Speaker: Avoiding Investment Treaty Disputes & Defences of Investment DisputesFor more information, see the programme.
