Gary specialises in commercial and investment treaty arbitration.
Gary has acted as counsel for a range of clients in numerous arbitration proceedings and has particular expertise in the renewable energy sector.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
International investors in over 10 separate ICSID arbitration proceedings under the Energy Charter Treaty brought against the Kingdom of Spain.
The Kingdom of Morocco in two ICSID claims brought by a Spanish and French investor, involving claims in excess of EUR 400 million.
Published Work
- The Energy Charter Treaty: A Friend or Foe of Decarbonisation? co-authored with P. W. Pearsall and D. Ingle in Investment Arbitration and Climate Change, 2024 Kluwer Law International
- A Riff on the Legal Saga of Claudia Pechstein - Litigation as a SubOptimal Means of Advancing Transparency and Legitimacy in Sports Arbitration, Spain Arbitration Review, 2019 - co-authored with Clifford J. Hendel El Nuevo Régimen de inmunidad de ejecución en Francia: Obstáculos adicionales a la ejecución de laudos contra Estados soberanos, Colombian Very Young Arbitration Practitioners blog, March 2017, co-authored with Julia Martín Torres.
Qualifications
Admissions
Paris, 2018
Languages
French, English, Spanish
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.