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Kamel M. Aitelaj

Address: 

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
1850 K Street N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington D.C. 20006
U.S.A.

Phone Number: 
202-835-7528
Email: 
kaitelaj@milbank.com
Website: https://www.milbank.com/en/professionals/kamel-aitelaj.html
Born: 
1977, Paris
Languages: 
English French Portuguese Spanish
Nationalities: 
French
USA
Education: 
Harvard University, A.L.M. 2011
University of Pennsylvania, LL.M. 2007
Paris II University, D.E.A. 2005
Paris V University, D.E.S.S. 2004
Paris V University, Maîtrise 2003
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
New York 2008
Paris 2014
District of Columbia 2014
England & Wales 2018
Present Position: 
Senior Associate, International Arbitration and Litigation, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP (2013 – present)
Professional Experience: 

Legal Associate, World Bank (2010-2012); Associate, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP (2008-2009); Analyst, Deloitte (2006)

Professional Associations: 

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Member (MCIArb); Royal Geographical Society, Fellow (FRGS); International Law Association, Member; Energy Charter Secretariat Legal Advisory Task Force, Member; Dubai International Arbitration Centre, Member; Austrian Arbitration Association, Member; ICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Member; ICDR Young & International, Member; LCIA Young International Arbitration Group, Member

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Delos Dispute Resolution

Arbitration Experience: 

Representation of sovereign states and multinational companies in a wide range of proceedings, including investor-state and commercial disputes conducted under UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, ICDR, LCIA and SCC arbitration rules as well as ad hoc arbitral proceedings. Examples include: (i) successful representation of Mongolia in PCA arbitration against China state-owned enterprises regarding license to iron ore mine (https://www.milbank.com/en/news/milbank-secures-significant-victory-for-mongolia-over-chinese-soes-in-treaty-based-arbitration.html); (ii) successful representation of Bayer CropScience in ICC arbitration against Dow regarding patented biotechnology for an award exceeding $455 million (https://www.milbank.com/en/news/am-law-recognizes-milbank-for-record-setting-patent-arbitration.html); (iii) successful representation of ABS Satellite regarding ownership and operation of geostationary satellite (https://www.law360.com/articles/982730/korean-satellite-row-award-shouldn-t-be-nixed-court-told).

Areas of Specialization: 
Investment Treaty
International Arbitration
Nationalization & Expropriation
Natural Resources
Public International Law
Mediation
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Determining the Place of Arbitration in ICSID Additional Facility Proceedings, ICSID Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (2015), pp. 243-259 (with Frauke Nitschke, ICSID Counsel); ADRs – Of Unsponsored Programs and Deregulation: the Gilded Age of Depositaries Has Come, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Law Review (January 2009).