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Provided by Joaquin Terceño

Asia-Pacific

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Joaquin heads up Freshfields’ Japan disputes team and helps lead the greater Asia disputes practice. His practice spans the globe, advising clients on disputes not only in Asia but also in Africa, South American, Europe and the UK, and the US. He represents global corporations and States in complex international commercial and investor-State disputes in international arbitration (including under ICC, LCIA, AAA, ICSID, HKIAC, SIAC, and UNCITRAL rules), as well as advising clients on internal investigations, sanctions, and litigation in national courts. He has worked extensively in the energy and mineral resources, telecommunications, finance, and automotive industries. In addition to his expertise in international arbitration, Joaquin’s practice focuses on ESG (environmental, social, governance) and sustainability issues ranging from risk assessment and due diligence to representing clients in ESG-related disputes, and he is a member of the firm’s Sustainability Leadership Group. Joaquin also has coordinated large-scale global disputes with local counsel in multiple jurisdictions and has also advised States on drafting legislation related to war crimes and devolution of governmental authority.

Career

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Professional Memberships

Qualified in New York and in England & Wales.

Admitted in the U.S. to the SDNY, EDNY, Second Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Registered Foreign Lawyer, Singapore International Commercial Court. Licensed to practice New York and English law in Japan as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi.

Member of the NY State Bar Association, American Bar Association, International Bar Association, and Inter-Pacific Bar Association.

Publications

Joaquin’s recent publications include “The Rise of Environmental Disputes: A Due Process-Based Approach to Evaluating Scientific Evidence”; “Investment Treaties and Environmental Protection - Treaty Provisions, Systemic Integration and State Practice”; “Global Developments in investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS)”; “Protecting Foreign Investments in a CPTPP World”; “The LNG View: Gas-Pricing Disputes Coming to Asia”; and “Re-designing investor-State dispute settlement”.

Personal

Fordham University School of Law, 2007

Work Highlights

Recently helped obtain the largest ever ISDS award for a Japanese company.

Awards

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

Asian Legal Business (ALB) Japan

2023

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