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Charles N. Brower

Address: 

20 Essex Street Chambers
Tribunal
20 Essex Street
London WC2R 3AL
England

Iran-United States Claims Tribunal
Parkweg 13
2585 JH The Hague
The Netherlands

Phone Number: 
(44-20) 75839294
Fax Number: 
(44-20) 7583 1341
Email: 
cbrower@20essexst.com
Born: 
1935, New Jersey
Languages: 
English German French Dutch
Nationalities: 
USA
Education: 
B.A. 1957, Harvard College (cum laude); J.D. 1961, Harvard Law School
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to New York bar 1962; District of Columbia bar 1970; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits
U.S. District Courts, District of Columbia and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Present Position: 
Member, 20 Essex Street Chambers, and Judge, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal
Professional Experience: 

Judge, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, The Hague (1983-); Judge Ad Hoc, Inter-American Court of Human Rights (1999–); Member, Panels of Arbitrators and Conciliators, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (1998–2010); Member, United States Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Public International Law (1996– 2006); Member, Register of Experts, United Nations Compensation Commission, Geneva (1991–); Deputy Special Counsellor to the President of the United States (1987); Acting Legal Adviser (1973), Deputy Legal Adviser (1971–1972), Assistant Legal Adviser for European Affairs (1969–1971), Department of State; Member, Joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. Commercial Commission (1972-1973); Special Counsel, White & Case LLP, Washington, D.C. (2001- 2005); Partner, White & Case LLP, Washington, D.C. (1988-2000, 1973-1984); Associate, Partner, White & Case LLP, New York City (1961-1969)

Professional Associations: 

Council on Foreign Relations; ABA (Member, Board of Governors (1985–1988), Member, House of Delegates (1984–1999),Chair, Section of International Law and Practice (1981–1982)); ALI (Advisor, Restatement of the Law (2nd), The Foreign Relations Law of the United States); ASIL (Pres. 1996-1998); IBA; ILA; Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Center for American and International Law (Chair, Advisory Board (1994– 2000))

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Chartered Arbitrator; AAA ICDR; Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre; Cairo Regional Commercial Arbitration Centre; Vienna Federal Arbitration Centre

Arbitration Experience: 

Judge, Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal (1983-); counsel, chairman, co-arbitrator, or sole arbitrator in major international arbitrations (1979–present) under AAA, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SCC and UNCITRAL Rules

Areas of Specialization: 
Commercial Law
Construction
Contracts
Investment Arbitration
Public International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
“Autonomous” versus International: The European Union’s Conversion from Vertical Confederation to Horizontal Empire-Building - Chapter 76 - Reflections on International Arbitration
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB-11-33) Award
Allegations of Corruption in the Underlying Claim: What Remedies are Available to the Arbitral Tribunal? - WAMR 2015 Vol. 9, No. 3
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 11 concerning post-hearing matters (May 26, 2014)
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 10 concerning the admissibility of new evidence (April 24, 2014)
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 9 concerning the production of documents (April 18, 2014)
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 8 concerning the exclusion of evidence (April 18, 2014)
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 7 concerning the procedural calendar (February 11, 2014)
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 6 concerning the procedural calendar (March 18, 2013)
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 5 Rulings on the Respondent's Requests Nos. 3-11 for Production of Documents (March 15, 2013)
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 4 concerning production of documents (February 5, 2013)
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 3 concerning the procedural calendar (October 10, 2012)
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 2 concerning the Claimant's application for access to conduct a site inspection (September 28, 2012)
Adel A Hamadi Al Tamimi v. Sultanate of Oman (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/33), Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters (July 13, 2012)
Hrvatska Elektroprivreda d.d. v. Republic of Slovenia, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/24, Decision on the Treaty Interpretation (June 12, 2009)
Vacuum Salt Products Ltd. V. Republic of Ghana, ICSID Case No. ARB/92/1, Award (February 16, 1994)
Mesa Power Group, LLC v. Government of Canada, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2012-17, Hearing Transcript Day 6 (October 31, 2014)
Mesa Power Group, LLC v. Government of Canada, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2012-17, Hearing Transcript Day 5 (October 30, 2014)
Mesa Power Group, LLC v. Government of Canada, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2012-17, Hearing Transcript Day 4 (October 29, 2014)
Mesa Power Group, LLC v. Government of Canada, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2012-17, Hearing Transcript Day 3 (October 28, 2014)
Mesa Power Group, LLC v. Government of Canada, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2012-17, Hearing Transcript Day 2 (October 27, 2014)
Mesa Power Group, LLC v. Government of Canada, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2012-17, Hearing Transcript Day 1 (October 26, 2014)
Vannessa Ventures Ltd. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)04/6, Award (January 16, 2013)
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Europe v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/12/13, Decision on Claimant's Proposal to Disqualify mr. Gabriel Bottini from the Tribunal under Article 57 of the ICSID Convention (February 27, 2013)
Hochtief AG v. The Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/31, Decision on Liability (December 29, 2014)
Hochtief AG v. The Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/31, Decision on Jurisdiction (October 24, 2011)
SaintGobain Performance Plastics Europe v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/13), Decision on Claimant's Proposal to Disqualify an Arbitrator (February 27, 2013)
Quasar de Valores SICAV S.A., Orgor de Valores SICAV S.A., GBI 9000 SICAV S.A., ALOS 34 S.L. v. The Russian Federation - Journal of Damages in International Arbitration - Vol. 1, No. 2
The Iran—United States Claims Tribunal After Seven Years: A Retrospective View from the Inside - Dispute Resolution Journal - Vol. 43, No. 4
Chapter 25 - Determining the Extent of Discovery and Dealing with Requests for Discovery: Perspectives from the Common Law - Leading Arbitrators' Guide to International Arbitration - Third Edition
Acceptance Remarks: 2013 Pat Murphy Award - WAMR 2013 Vol. 7, No. 4
Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law - Volume 6 - Chapter 7 - Should There Be an Americas Investment Court?
The Coming Crisis in the Global Adjudication System - WAMR 2013 Vol. 7, No. 1
The Death of the Two-Headed Nightingale: Why the Paulsson Van Den Berg Presumption That Party-Appointed Arbitrators are Untrustworthy is Wrongheaded - WAMR 2012 Vol. 6, No 3
White Industries Australia Ltd v. India, Final Award (Nov 30, 2011)
Daimler Financial Services v. Argentina, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/1, Dissenting Opinion of Judge Charles N. Brower (August 15, 2012)
Daimler Financial Services v. Argentina, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/1, Award (August 22, 2012)
Renta 4 S.V.S.A, Ahorro Corporación Emergentes F.I., Ahorro Corporación Eurofondo F.I., Rovime Inversiones SICAV S.A., Quasar de Valors SICAV S.A., Orgor de Valores SICAV S.A., GBI 9000 SICAV S.A. v. The Russian Federation, SCC No. 24/2007 (July 20, 2012)
Chemtura Corporation v Canada
Vanessa Ventures Ltd. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)04/6 (Canada/Venezuela BIT), Decision on Jurisdiction (August 22, 2008)
Siemens v. Argentina, ICSID Case No. ARB/02/8 (Germany/Argentina BIT), Decision on Jurisdiction
Siemens v. Argentina, ICSID Case No. ARB/02/8 (Germany/Argentina BIT), Award
Telefónica S.A. v. The Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/20 (Spain/Argentina BIT), Decision of the Tribunal on Objections to Jurisdiction
Renta 4 S.V.S.A, Ahorro Corporación Emergentes F.I., Ahorro Corporación Eurofondo F.I., Rovime Inversiones SICAV S.A., Quasar de Valors SICAV S.A., Orgor de Valores SICAV S.A., GBI 9000 SICAV S.A. v. The Russian Federation, SCC No. 24/2007), Award on Preliminary Objections (March 20, 2009)
Perenco Ecuador Limited v. Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/6 (France/Ecuador BIT), Decision on Provisional Measures (May 8, 2009)
Occidental Exploration and Production Company v. The Republic of Ecuador, LCIA Case No. UN3467 (US/Ecuador BIT), Final Award (July 1, 2004)
Impregilo S.p.A. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/17 (Italy/Argentina BIT), Concurring and Dissenting Opinion of Judge Charles N Brower (June 21, 2011)
Impregilo S.p.A. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/17 (Italy/Argentina BIT), Award (June 21, 2011)
Piero Foresti, Laura de Carli & Others v. The Republic of South Africa, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/07/01 (Italy/South Africa and BLEU/South Africa BIT), Award and Concurring Statement of Arbitrator Matthews
Ethyl Corporation v. Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA), Decision on Jurisdiction
Chemtura Corporation v. Government of Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA), Award
Chevron Corporation (USA) and Texaco Petroleum Company (USA) v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 34877 (US/Ecuador BIT), Interim Award (December 1, 2008)
Chevron Corporation (USA) and Texaco Petroleum Company (USA) v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 34877 (US/Ecuador BIT), Partial Award on the Merits (March 30, 2010)
Chevron Corporation (USA) and Texaco Petroleum Company (USA) v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 34877 (US/Ecuador BIT), Procedural Order No. 8 Regarding the Expert Procedure on Taxes (March 31, 2010)
Chevron Corporation (USA) and Texaco Petroleum Company (USA) v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 34877 (US/Ecuador BIT), Final Award (August 31, 2011)
ADC Affiliate Limited and ADC & ADMC Management Limited v Republic Hungary, ICSID Case No ARB/03/16, Award
Austrian Airlines v. Slovak Republic, UNCITRAL (Austria/Slovak BIT), Award and Dissenting Opinion
Azpetrol International Holdings B.V., Azpetrol Group B.V. and Azpetrol Oil Services Group B.V. v. The Republic of Azerbaijan, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/15 (ECT), Award
The Power and Effectiveness of Pre-arbitral Provisional Relief: The SCC Emergency Arbitrator in Investor-State Disputes - Chapter 6 - Between East and West: Essays in Honour of Ulf Franke
Determining the Extent of Discovery and Dealing with Requests for Discovery: Perspectives from the Common Law - Chapter 14
World Arbitration And Mediation Review (WAMR) - 2009 Volume 3 No. 4-5
World Arbitration And Mediation Review (WAMR) - 2010 Volume 4 No. 1
Hall Street Assocs. V. Mattel, Inc.: Supreme Court Denies Enforcement of Agreement to Expand the Grounds for Vacatur Under the Federal Arbitration Act - WAMR 2008 Vol. 2, No. 3
Publications: 

Author of numerous articles on international arbitration, international law, international trade, national security, international conflicts, litigation, state immunity, international investment.