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“Perhaps the most in-demand arbitrator in the US thanks to her first-rate talent and experience”
  • Magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1989
  • Summa cum laude, International Relations and Comparative Government, Harvard College, 1986
  • Arbitration
  • International investment law
  • Shareholder, joint venture and partnership disputes
  • Commercial contract disputes
  • State contracts and regulation
  • Energy, mining and infrastructure disputes

 

  • New York (1990)
  • Washington, DC (1991)

Ms. Kalicki is also a member in good standing of the New York State Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, and the International Bar Association.

 

  • Member of Arbitration Chambers (2020 – present)
  • Independent Arbitrator (2016 – 2020)
  • Partner of Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, DC and New York (2008 – 2016)
  • Counsel of Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, DC (1999 – 2007)
  • Associate of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York and Washington, DC (1991 – 1998)
  • Law Clerk for the Honorable Pierre N. Leval (1989 – 1990)

Ms. Kalicki has served as Chair, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in investment and commercial cases under the rules of ICSID, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), ICC, AAA and International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), LCIA, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC), Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre (ADCCAC) and JAMS International, as well as under the Rules of UNCITRAL and the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. Ms. Kalicki has also served as appointing authority for the PCA.

Her work has involved areas as diverse as international investment law, joint ventures and share purchases, State contracts and regulation, distribution and sales, procurement, franchises and licensing, and industries as diverse as energy (electricity, oil, gas, nuclear, solar and wind), telecommunications, aviation, banking and finance, shipping and maritime, mining, construction and infrastructure development, securities and commodities, agriculture and food products, manufacturing, pesticides, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, hotels and hospitality, and medical and scientific technology.

Ms. Kalicki is listed on the Chapter 31 Dispute Settlement Panel of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); the list of arbitrators for the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement and chairpersons for the UK-Singapore Free Trade Agreement; the European Commission’s list of qualified chairs for EU trade disputes; and the UK’s reserve arbitrators’ list for Brexit disputes. She serves on the arbitrator panels of the AAA/ICDR, ICC, LCIA and CIETAC, and the Beijing, Bogota, BVI, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Kuala Lumpur, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and South China centers (BAC/BIAC, CAC, BVIIAC, HKIAC, JCAA, KCAB, AIAC, SCCA, SIAC and SCIAHK); and the IEL’s Energy Arbitrators’ List. She was listed on the ICSID roster from 2014-2020.

Ms. Kalicki’s representative matters include:

Investor-State and Public International Law Cases

  • President of the Tribunal in the first inter-state arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty, The Republic of Azerbaijan v. The Republic of Armenia (PCA Case No. 2023-65), concerning energy resources (appointed by the PCA)
  • Panelist in a dispute between the United States and Mexico under Chapter 31 of the USMCA (MEX-USA-31-01), involving measures concerning genetically engineered corn (appointed by the respondent)
  • Co-arbitrator in Goldgroup Resources, Inc. v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB/23/4), a NAFTA arbitration involving a mining concession (appointed by the respondent)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC dispute, brought against a state under a petroleum agreement, involving certain tax issues (appointed by the claimant)
  • President of the Tribunal in British Caribbean Bank Limited & Prize Holdings International Limited v. The Government of Belize (PCA Case No. 2023-38), an investment treaty arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules concerning the development of a port (appointed by the PCA)
  • President of the Tribunals in PowerChina HuaDong Engineering Corporation and China Railway 18th Bureau Group Company Ltd v. Socialist Republic of Vietnam (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/22/7 and ICSID Case No. ADM/23/1), parallel disputes involving a contract for the construction of a hydropower project (appointed by the co-arbitrators)
  • President of the Tribunal in Digicel (Singapore) Private Limited v. Independent State of Papua New Guinea (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/18), a dispute involving a telecommunication enterprise (appointed by agreement of the parties)
  • Co-arbitrator in PCCW Cascade (Middle East) Ltd. v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/20), an investment treaty dispute involving a telecommunication enterprise (appointed by the respondent)
  • Co-arbitrator in RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG and Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L. v. Republic of Moldova (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/22/4), an Energy Charter Treaty dispute involving the gas sector (appointed by the respondent)
  • President of the Tribunal in KrisEnergy Bangladesh Limited v. People's Republic of Bangladesh (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/4), a dispute involving certain tax issues arising in connection with a production sharing contract (appointed by the co-arbitrators)
  • Co-arbitrator in SREW N.V. v. Ukraine (ICSID Case No. ARB/21/52), an investment treaty dispute involving renewable energy generation (appointed by the respondent)
  • Co-arbitrator in Ivicom Holding GmbH v. Republic of Albania, an Energy Charter Treaty  arbitration proceeding under the SCC Rules (appointed by the respondent)
  • President of the Tribunal in an investment treaty arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules concerning tax issues (appointed by the co-arbitrators in consultation with the parties)
  • Co-arbitrator in Uniper SE, Uniper Benelux Holding B.V. and Uniper Benelux N.V. v. Kingdom of the Netherlands (ICSID Case No. ARB/21/22), an ECT dispute concerning a coal-powered power plant (appointed by the Respondent)
  • President of the Tribunal in Quanta Services v. Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/21/1), an ICSID dispute over the construction and operation of telecommunications networks (appointed by agreement of the parties, and featuring the first all-female ICSID arbitration tribunal)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC dispute brought against a state under an investment agreement related to the development of a deep sea port (appointed by the respondent)
  • President of the Tribunal in Komaksavia Airport Invest Ltd. v. Republic of Moldova, an investment arbitration under the SCC Rules involving a concession to operate an international airport (appointed by the SCC Board)
  • President of the Tribunal in an investor-State dispute under the UNCITRAL Rules, arising out of certain investment agreements in the mining sector (appointed by the co-arbitrators)
  • President of the Tribunal in Korea Western Power Company, Ltd. v. Republic of India, an UNCITRAL dispute administered by the PCA, concerning a gas power generation project (appointed by the co-arbitrators in consultation with the parties)
  • President of the Tribunal in WeBuild v. Dominican Republic (PCA Case 2020-50), an investment treaty dispute involving a construction project (appointed by an Appointing Authority based on the parties’ input; featuring the first all-female investor-State arbitration tribunal)
  • President of the Tribunal in Bedri Selmani v. The Republic of Kosovo, an investor-State dispute proceeding under the ICC Rules (appointed by agreement of the parties)
  • Co-arbitrator in Ge Gao, Hongwei Meng, Zihong Meng and Ziheng Meng (China) v. INTERPOL (PCA Case 2019-19), a dispute under the Permanent Court of Arbitration Optional Rules for Arbitration Involving International Organizations and Private Parties of 1996 (appointed by the Respondent)
  • President of the Tribunal in Daniel W. Kappes and Kappes, Cassiday & Associates v. Republic of Guatemala (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/43), a dispute under the DR-CAFTA involving the mining sector (appointed by the parties)
  • President of the Tribunal in Aris Mining Corporation (formerly known as GCM Mining Corp. and Gran Colombia Gold Gorp.) v. Republic of Colombia (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/23), an ICSID dispute involving a mining concession (appointed by the parties)
  • President of the Tribunal in Conseil Economique Des Pays Musulmans v. The State of Kuwait (PCA Case 2018-35), an investment arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules (appointed by the co-arbitrators)
  • President of the Tribunal in EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland) and Tubo Sol PE2 S.L. v. Kingdom of Spain (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/42), an ICSID dispute involving renewable energy generation (appointed by the parties)
  • President of the Tribunal in Rasia FZE, Joseph K. Borkowski v. The Republic of Armenia (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/28), an ICSID dispute involving a railway and highway construction project (appointed by the co-arbitrators)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICSID dispute involving a tunnel construction project, Cem Selçuk Ersoy v. Republic of Azerbaijan, ICSID Case No. ARB/18/6 (appointed by the Respondent)
  • President of the Tribunal in an ICSID dispute involving media sector investments, Cascade Investments NV v. Republic of Turkey, ICSID Case No. ARB/18/4 (appointed by the co-arbitrators)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICSID dispute involving an electric power generation project, Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ICSID Case No ARB/17/43 (appointed by the respondent)
  • President of the Tribunal in an ICSID dispute involving the banking sector, Addiko Bank AG and Addiko Bank d.d. v. Republic of Croatia, ICSID Case No. ARB/17/37 (appointed by the Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICSID dispute involving an oil refinery, Puma Energy PNG Supply Ltd and Puma Energy PNG Refining Limited v. Independent State of Papua New Guinea, ICSID Case No. ARB/17/26 (appointed by the respondent)
  • President of the Tribunal in an UNCITRAL Rules dispute administered by the PCA, Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska (Russian Federation) v. The State of Montenegro, PCA Case 2017-07 (appointed by the co-arbitrators)
  • President of the Tribunal in Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. v. Republic of India (PCA Case No. 2017-37), proceeding under the UNCITRAL Rules (appointed in 2017 by the PCA acting as appointing authority)
  • Co-arbitrator in Al Rajhi v. The Sultanate of Oman (PCA Case No. 2017-32), an UNCITRAL dispute involving claims under the Organization for Islamic Cooperation investment agreement (appointed by Hon. James Crawford, acting as appointing authority)
  • Member of the Ad Hoc Committee in an ICSID annulment proceeding, Churchill Mining Plc and Planet Mining Pty Ltd v Republic of Indonesia (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/14 and 12/140) (appointed in 2017 by the Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council)
  • Co-arbitrator in A.M.F. Aircraftleasing Meier & Fischer GmbH & Co. KG, v. The Czech Republic, proceeding under the UNCITRAL Rules (appointed by the respondent)
  • President of the Tribunal in an ad hoc arbitration proceeding under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, Sanum Investments Limited v. The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, ICSID Case No. ADHOC/17/1 (appointed by agreement of the parties)
  • President of the Tribunal in an ICSID dispute involving the gaming industry, Lao Holdings N.V. v. Lao People’s Democratic Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/16/2 (appointed by the Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICSID dispute involving a mining concession, Alhambra Resources Ltd. and Alhambra Coöperatief U.A. v. Republic of Kazakhstan, ICSID Case No. ARB/16/12 (appointed by the respondent)
  • President of the Tribunal in an ICSID dispute involving companies in several economic sectors, Nova Group Investments, B.V. v. Romania, ICSID Case No. ARB/16/19 (appointed by the Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council)
  • Co-arbitrator in Etrak Insaat ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi v. The State of Libya, an investment treaty dispute proceeding under the ICC Rules (appointed by the respondent in 2016)
  • President of the Tribunal in an ICSID dispute involving the renewal energy sector, Eskosol S.p.A. in liquidazione v. Italian Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/15/50 (appointed by agreement of the parties)
  • Member of the Ad Hoc Committees in two parallel ICSID annulment proceedings, Bernhard von Pezold and others v. Republic of Zimbabwe (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/15) and Border Timbers Limited and others v. Republic of Zimbabwe (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/15) (appointed in 2015 by the Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council
  • President of the Tribunal in Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS v. Republic of India, PCA Case No. 2014-26, an UNCITRAL Rules dispute involving claims under the bilateral investment treaty between France and India (appointed by the co-arbitrators)
  • President of the Tribunal in an ICSID dispute involving petroleum exploration, development and production activities, Tullow Uganda Operations Pty Ltd and Tullow Uganda Limited v. Republic of Uganda, ICSID Case No. ARB/13/25 (appointed by agreement of the parties)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICSID dispute involving an investment agreement in the mining sector, Carnegie Minerals (Gambia) Limited v. Republic of the Gambia, ICSID Case No. ARB/09/19 (appointed by the ICSID Secretary-General)

International Commercial Cases

  • Co-arbitrator in a SIAC case involving a contractual dispute in connection with the aviation industry
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC case involving an LNG supply agreement
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC case involving a financing agreement for a nuclear power plant
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC case involving certain financial arrangements for offset projects in connection with foreign military sales
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving a contractual dispute with a South American State
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving dispute rights to profits derived from certain investments in China
  • Chair in an ICC case involving a pharmaceutical license agreement in China
  • Co-arbitrator in an HKIAC dispute, seated in Hong Kong, regarding an international partnership agreement for the development of smartphone technology
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving a supply agreement for liquified natural gas
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving a call option in a joint venture agreement
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving an oil transportation contract
  • Co-arbitrator in an UNCITRAL Rules case involving a joint venture in India
  • Chair in an UNCITRAL Rules case involving a services agreement with an international organization
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving an international supply contract
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving a corporate purchase agreement
  • Chair in an LCIA case involving indemnification and licensing issues arising out of a share sale agreement, related to operations in Europe and North Africa
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC case involving an energy supply agreement in Asia
  • Chair of an UNCITRAL Rules case involving patent licensing issues for consumer electronics in Asia
  • Co-arbitrator in several related ICC cases involving an international joint venture agreement for certain high-technology electronic components
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving aviation industry equipment
  • Chair of an ICC tribunal in a case involving the sale of certain patent rights and interests
  • Sole arbitrator in an ADCCAC case involving a construction project in the United Arab Emirates
  • Chair of an ICC tribunal in several consolidated cases involving offshore drilling rigs in South America
  • Co-arbitrator in an UNCITRAL case involving investment banking in Latin America
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC case involving a joint venture for software technology
  • Chair of an ICDR tribunal in a case involving a patent license agreement for cellular technology
  • Co-arbitrator in related ICC and SCC cases involving technology license issues
  • Sole arbitrator in a HKIAC case involving clean energy issues in China
  • Sole arbitrator in an UNCITRAL Rules case involving a distribution and marketing agreement for Australia and New Zealand
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving antitrust and other claims in the aviation equipment industry
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC case involving an international contract for design and delivery of industrial equipment.
  • Co-arbitrator in an ad hoc case involving a contract for defense technology equipment and services in the Middle East
  • Chair in a case involving a purchase and sale agreement in the mineral sector, involving parties in Canada, China and Latin America, under the BCICAC Rules
  • Chair in an ICDR case involving provision of employment services at a US-run facility in Africa
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC case involving ownership and control of companies in Mexico
  • Sole arbitrator in a SIAC case involving a shareholders’ agreement related to companies operating in Australia and Singapore
  • Sole arbitrator in a JAMS International case involving an international distributorship agreement for cosmetic products.
  • Chair in an ad hoc case involving a loan agreement for certain Asian securities, governed by Bahamas law.
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving power generation facilities in the Philippines
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving a joint venture agreement between airlines for provision of international passenger flights
  • Chair in an ICDR case involving a distribution agreement for cosmetic products in Europe
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving loan agreements related to a publicly traded energy company in China
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC case involving an operating agreement for gas production facilities in South America
  • Emergency Arbitrator to hear application for provisional relief in an ICDR dispute involving manufacturing and supply of an FDA-approved veterinary health product
  • Chair in an ICDR dispute involving a consulting agreement related to development of mines in South America
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC dispute involving a wind power project in Latin America
  • Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc case involving financial advisory services for a company operating in the United States and Asia
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR case involving manufacture and supply of aircraft parts
  • Chair in an ICDR dispute involving a merger and share exchange agreement related to investments in China
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICDR dispute involving a licensing agreement for tourism and hospitality in the Middle East
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICDR dispute involving international charter of a sea vessel and related maritime law issues
  • Chair in an ICDR case involving the lease of property for oil and gas exploration and drilling in the United States
  • Chair in an ICDR dispute involving shipping of metals from South America
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICDR dispute involving distribution agreements for medical equipment, involving the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICDR dispute involving service issues under a telecommunications interconnection agreement
  • Sole arbitrator in a CPR case relating to a merger agreement involving international development and marketing of genomics technology
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC dispute involving a property sale agreement in Asia
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR dispute related to securities investments managed by a US bank on behalf of a Latin American investor
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR dispute related to the deaths of security contractors in Fallujah, Iraq
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICDR dispute related to political risk insurance and alleged expropriation of banking investments in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICDR dispute related to financing and financial advisory services for a company involved in oil and gas exploration and production services in central Asia/the Caspian region
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICDR dispute related to the production and supply of solar energy equipment from China for use in Europe, the USA, and Canada

Complex US Commercial Cases

  • Co-arbitrator in an AAA case involving a royalty dispute in connection with the pharmaceutical industry
  • Co-arbitrator in a AAA dispute involving management transition issues in a global insurance organization
  • Co-arbitrator in a AAA dispute involving alleged defects in alternative energy equipment
  • Chair in a AAA dispute involving the valuation of extensive energy assets in the United States
  • Co-arbitrator in a AAA case involving a contract for the provision of legal services
  • Chair in a AAA dispute involving aviation equipment sales in the United States
  • Chair in a CPR case involving operation of a coal-fired power plant in the United States
  • Chair in a AAA dispute involving FIFRA data compensation claims for scientific studies related to the registration of pesticides in the United States
  • Sole arbitrator in a AAA dispute involving procurement agreements for agricultural commodities
  • Co-arbitrator in a AAA dispute involving production and sale of large-scale renewable energy equipment
  • Co-arbitrator in a AAA dispute involving sales commissions related to jewelry and diamond trading
  • Co-arbitrator in a AAA dispute involving alleged breach of a technology license agreement
  • Sole arbitrator in several AAA disputes related to franchise agreements in the hospitality industry
  • Sole arbitrator in a AAA dispute related to construction of residential property in the United States
  • Sole arbitrator in a AAA dispute related to alleged breach of a contract for event planning services
  • Chair and co-arbitrator in several National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) disputes related to securities investments in the United States 

Ms. Kalicki served as counsel in international arbitrations for more than 25 years, prior to her 2016 transition to full-time independent arbitrator work. A list of her major cases as counsel, in investor-State arbitration and international commercial arbitration appears below.

Investor-State Arbitration:

  • Lead counsel to the Republic of Korea in LSF-KEB Holdings SCA and others v. Republic of Korea (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/37), involving claims of more than $4 billion, brought by entities affiliated with the Lone Star Funds, related to certain bank regulation and tax matters 

  • Lead counsel to Hungary in Emmis International Holding et al. v. Republic of Hungary (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/2), involving a tender for radio communications licenses 

  • One of two lead counsel representing a U.S. investor in Abitibi-Bowater, Inc. v. Government of Canada (ICSID Case No. UNCT/10/1), a NAFTA arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules, relating to expropriation of pulp mill, hydroelectric and forestry assets in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador 

  • Lead counsel to Hungary in Accession Mezzanine Capital et al. v. Republic of Hungary (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/3), relating to tenders for radio communications licenses 

  • One of two lead counsel representing Greek and Austrian investors in Club Hotel Loutraki S.A. and Casinos Austria International Holding GmbH v. Republic of Serbia (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/4), involving a license agreement for casino operations in Belgrade 

  • Lead counsel to Hungary in Electrabel S.A. v. Republic of Hungary (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/19), an Energy Charter Treaty dispute arising from electricity 
sector restructuring to comply with State aid concerns in the wake of Hungary’s accession to the European Union
  • Served as part of a team representing a U.S. investor in Mercer International, Inc. v. Canada (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/3), a NAFTA arbitration relating to regulation of pulp mill investments in British Columbia
  • Lead counsel to Hungary in AES Summit Generation Limited v. Republic of Hungary (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/22), an Energy Charter Treaty dispute arising from changes in energy price regulation following Hungary’s accession to the European Union
  • Served as part of a team representing the Slovak Republic in U.S. Steel Global Holdings I B.V. v. The Slovak Republic (PCA Case No. 2013-6), an UNCITRAL case relating to electricity tariff measures
  • Served as part of a team representing a French investor in Electricite de France (EDF) International S.A. v. Argentina (ICSID Case No. ARB/03/23), relating to an investment in the electricity distribution sector in the Province of Mendoza
  • Served as part of a team representing the Kyrgyz Republic in CEH v. Kyrgyz Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/13/01), involving a joint venture for the development of gold deposits
  • Served as part of a team representing the Republic of Chile in annulment proceedings in Pey Casado v. Republic of Chile (ICSID Case No. ARB/98/2), related to alleged denial of justice and discrimination in connection with Chilean administrative proceedings related to compensation for a 1970s-era expropriation
  • Served as part of a team representing the Republic of Panamá in Nations Energy Co. v. Republic of Panama (ICSID Case No. ARB/06/19), involving the transferability of certain Panamanian tax credits for investment 

  • One of two lead counsel representing an Italian investor in Hussein Nuaman Soufraki v. United Arab Emirates (ICSID Case No. ARB/02/7), an annulment proceeding arising out of port redevelopment in the United Arab Emirates, in a case involving determination of investor nationality under international law 

  • One of two lead counsel representing 
Hungary in Telenor Mobile Communications A.S. v. Republic of Hungary (ICSID Case No. ARB/04/15), involving telecommunications regulations during Hungary's transition to EU membership
  • One of two lead counsel representing a Chilean investor in Industria Nacional de Alimentos S.A. (Empresas Lucchetti S.A.) v. Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/03/04), an annulment proceeding involving application of an investment treaty to the revocation of a factory operating license in Peru
  • Served as part of a team representing the Republic of El Salvador in Inceysa Vallisoletana S.L. v. Republic of El Salvador (ICSID Case No. ARB/03/26), involving a State contract for motor vehicle inspection services

International Commercial Arbitration:

  • Represented a major Turkish company in an ICC arbitration involving a sale of banking interests to a Dutch buyer 

  • Represented a US contractor in an LCIA arbitration involving a supply contract in Afghanistan 

  • Represented a US manufacturer of sophisticated scientific equipment, in an ICC arbitration against its former French distributor 

  • Represented a Saudi Arabian glass manufacturer in two ICC arbitrations in London under English law, arising out of contracts with a Swiss engineering company for the delivery of turnkey manufacturing facilities to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  • Represented a major international telecommunications company in an ICC arbitration in London, under Russian law, arising out of a failed contract to supply customized software and equipment to a Russian company 

  • Represented a French pharmaceutical company in an ad hoc arbitration against a major US pharmaceutical company regarding their respective rights to a block-buster new product under prior licensing agreements
  • Represented Russia's largest fishing fleet in an ICDR arbitration against its Canadian joint venture partner
  • Represented a U.S. oil refining company in a contemplated arbitration against its joint venture partner, a government in the Middle East
  • Represented the United Nations in an ICDR arbitration brought by the German supplier of peacekeeping troops in Bosnia and Mozambique
  • Represented a Brazilian mining company in an ICC arbitration brought by its Japanese joint venture partners
  • Represented a U.S. commodities trading company in an ICDR arbitration against the Chinese Ministry of Minerals and Metals

Ms. Kalicki has been appointed to the following panels:

  • Chapter 31 Dispute Settlement Panel of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
  • UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Arbitrators’ List
  • UK-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Chairpersons’ List
  • European Commission’s List of Qualified Chairs for EU Trade Disputes
  • U.K.’s Reserve List of Arbitration Panel Members for the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement (Brexit)
  • International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) (2014-2020)
  • American Arbitration Association / International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR) (Commercial, International, Large Complex Case and Energy lists)
  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
  • Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
  • United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Chapter 31 Dispute Settlement Panel
  • Beijing Arbitration Commission/ Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC) Panel of Arbitrators for International Investment Disputes
  • China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) (International Investment Arbitrators)
  • Arbitration and Mediation Centre of Bogotá (CAC)
  • Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
  • British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre (BVI IAC)
  • Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
  • Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
  • Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
  • Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA)
  • Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
  • Institute for Energy Law’s Energy Arbitrators’ List

Ms. Kalicki is co-editor of two books, Reshaping The Investor-State Dispute Settlement System: Journeys For The 21st Century (Brill Nijhoff and TDM-OGEMID 2015) and Evolution And Adaptation: The Future Of International Arbitration (ICCA Congress Series No. 20, Wolters Kluwer 2019). She is also a frequent writer and speaker on arbitration topics. Her articles, chapters and blog posts are listed below, followed by her speeches and panel presentations from 2016 to the present. A list of her prior speeches and panel presentations, from 2000-2015, is available on her website, www.kalicki-arbitration.com.

Publications:

  • “What are the Appropriate Remedies for Findings of Illegality in Investment Arbitration?”, in International Arbitration And The Rule Of Law: Contribution And Conformity, ICCA Congress Series no. 19 (Wolters Kluwer 2017) 
  • “ICSID Annulment Procedure – Review of Practice and Experience,” Transnational Dispute Management (TDM, ISSN 875-4120), November 2016 
  • “Legality of Investment,” in Building International Investment Law: The First 50 Years Of Icsid (Wolters Kluwer 2016) (co-author) 
  • “Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: In Search of a Roadmap,” Transnational Dispute Management Special Issue, vol. 11, issue 1 (2014) (co-editor) 
  • “Mediation of Investor-State Disputes: Revisiting the Prospects,” Kluwer Law International, June 14, 2013 (co-author) 
  • “Counterclaims by States in Investment Arbitration,” Investment Treaty News, January 2013 (co-author) 
  • “The Prospects for Amicus Submissions, Outside the ICSID Rules,” Kluwer Law International, September 14, 2012 
  • “Spyridon Roussalis v Romania,” 27 ICSID Review F.I.L.J. (2012) (co-author) 
  • “Social Media and Arbitration Conflicts of Interest: A Challenge for the 21st Century,” Kluwer Law International, April 23, 2012 (co-author)
  • “Third-Party Funding in Arbitration: Innovation and Limits in Self Regulation,” Kluwer Law International, March 13-14, 2012 (co-author)
  • “The Unavoidability of Uncertainty: One Lesson from the Recent U.S. Court Ruling in Argentina v. BG Group,” Kluwer Law International, January 27, 2012 (co-author)
  • “Can States Assert Counterclaims Against Investors in BIT Proceedings?” Kluwer Law International, January 16, 2012 (co-author)

Speeches and Panel Presentations:

  • “The Art of Impactful Opening and Closing Statements,” panelist, ICC Young Arbitrators and ADR Forum, IBA Arb-40 and the Columbia International Arbitration Association, New York (November 6, 2023)
  • Chair of the Panel, ROAP Americas Finals, Delos Dispute Resolution Remote Oral Advocacy Programme (May 16, 2023)
  • “ROAP Americas 2022 Dedication Event – Jean Kalicki,” Delos Dispute Resolution Remote Oral Advocacy Programme (February 21, 2023)
  • “Ask the Arbitrator: ‘How to be the Best Prepared/Most Responsive Arbitrator’ – An interview with Jean Kalicki,” Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - North American Branch (October 19, 2022)
  • "‘State of the World’ in 2022 – New Developments and Reform in International Investment Arbitration,” moderator, ICCA Congress, Edinburgh (September 20, 2022)
  • “Arbitrator Preparation Against the Backdrop of Counsel ‘Spin’ and Cognitive Bias,” Rising Arbitrators Initiative (April 5, 2021)
  • "Jean Kalicki in Conversation with Neil,” Delos Webinar (October 15, 2020)
  • The David D. Caron Praelium, “Presiding Arbitrator,” New York (March 5, 2020)
  • “Understanding Fast and Slow Thinking and Unconscious Emotional Decision Making,” CPR Annual Meeting, Saint Petersburg, FL (February 27, 2020)
  • GAR Live Symposium, moderator, 5th Annual GAR Live BITs, Washington, DC (May 16, 2019)
  • “Investment Arbitration Under USMCA,” ICCA-ICC-ICC Mexico, Mexico City (March 26, 2019)
  • “NAFTA/USMCA and other trade agreements,” 22nd Annual IBA Arbitration Day, Montreal (March 15, 2019)
  • “Preview of ICCA Congress 2020: Arbitration’s Age of Enlightment,” ICCA-Scottish Arbitration Centre reception, New York (February 5, 2019)
  • “Assessing the Ethical Conduct of Counsel in International Arbitration,” ICDR- AAA/ICC/ICSID 35th Annual Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration, Washington, DC (December 7, 2018)
  • Keynote Commentator, “Coordination or Chaos,” Institute for Transnational Arbitration Workshop on “Multiple Proceedings, Multiple Parties, and International Arbitration,” Dallas (June 18, 2018)
  • Preliminary Conference Simulation, Columbia University-Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Comprehensive Course on International Arbitration, New York (June 6, 2018)
  • Introduction to Programme, “Evolution and Adaptation: The Future of International Arbitration,” ICCA Congress, Sydney (April 16, 2018)
  • “Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration,” Harvard Law School Conference on Global Voices in International Arbitration, Cambridge, MA (March 24, 2018)
  • “Global Currents in International Trade and Investment Agreements,” Centre for International Law of the National University of Singapore, Singapore (November 2, 2017)
  • “Tribunal’s Point of View,” Singapore International Arbitration Academy, Singapore (October 31, 2017)
  • “Government Officials/Engaging with External Counsel,” Singapore International Arbitration Academy, Singapore (October 31, 2017)
  • “Dissection of a Case: Electrabel v. Hungary,” Singapore International Arbitration Academy, Singapore (October 30, 2017)
  • “Privilege and International Arbitration – Cross-Border Clarity or Confusion in Law and Practice”, College of Commercial Arbitrators’ 17th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis (October 13, 2017)
  • “Is Arbitration Insufficiently Predictable?” GAR Live NY, New York (Sept. 12, 2017)
  • “Legitimacy of the Process,” Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Dallas (June 15, 2017)
  • “Beyond Text: How Arbitrators Apply ‘General Principles of Law to International Disputes,” American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC (May 31, 2017)
  • “Ten Tips on Effective Advocacy in Energy Arbitration,” Energy Arbitration Conference on “Resolving Energy Disputes in Times of Crisis,” Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Houston (April 28, 2017)
  • “Corruption in Arbitration: What Issues Arise and What Role Do Arbitrators Play,” New York International Arbitration Center, New York (April 20, 2017)
  • “Oral Advocacy in Commercial and Investment Arbitration,” FIAA-CIDS Tenth Anniversary Conference, Geneva (January 27, 2017)
  • “Balancing Practices as Arbitrator and Counsel,” CPR, New York (January 13, 2017)
  • “Legality of Investment,” ICSID’s 50th Anniversary Finale, Washington DC (October 14, 2016)
  • “Investment Treaty Arbitration in its Adolescence,” Young International Arbitration Practitioners of New York, New York (Sept. 28, 2016)
  • “Efficiency and Effectiveness of Arbitration,” co-moderator, LCIA Symposium, Washington, DC (September 18, 2016)
  • “Divergences between Law and Finance in Investment Arbitration Awards,” Debate Judge, Juris Conference on Damages in International Arbitration Washington, DC (September 16, 2016)
  • “ICC Institutional Reform: Too Far or Not Far Enough?”, 11th Annual ICC New York Conference, New York (September 14, 2016)
  • “Arbitrator Evaluation,” moderator, LCIA Symposium, Tylney Hall, England (September 10, 2016)
  • “ICSID Annulment Procedure – Review of Practice and Experience,” SIA/QMUL and ICSID Joint Symposium on “Current Trends in Investor-State Arbitration,” London (September 8, 2016)
  • “What are the Appropriate Remedies for Findings of Illegality in Investment Arbitration?,” ICCA Congress, Mauritius (May 10, 2016)
  • “Discussion with Prominent Chairpersons,” GAR Live Stockholm, Stockholm (April 8, 2016)
  • “Investment Treaty Arbitration in its Adolescence,” Young Arbitrators Sweden, Stockholm (April 7, 2016)
  • Co-Chair of conference and moderator of panel on “Mega-Treaties: What are the Implications?” 2d Annual GAR Live BITs, Washington, DC (April 18, 2016)
  • “International Arbitration News Roundup: 2015 Year in Review,” DC Bar, Washington, DC (February 3, 2016)

 

Ms. Kalicki is a member of the ICCA Governing Board and the Chair of its Initiatives Committee. She previously served on the LCIA Court (including as Vice President of the Court), as a member of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Board of Directors and Council, and as a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and the Board of Directors of SICANA, Inc. (ICC North America).
 
Ms. Kalicki serves on the Editorial Boards of Global Arbitration Review and the ICSID Review, as an Associate Editor of Transnational Dispute Management; on the Board of Directors of the Cross-Examination Moot; and on the Arbitration City Council. She was co-chair of ICCA’s Programme Committee for its 2018 Sydney Congress and a Programme Committee member for the 2022 Edinburgh Congress.
 
For more than a decade, Ms. Kalicki served as Chair of the DC Bar’s International Dispute Resolution Committee. She also served as Chair of the CIArb’s Washington, D.C. Chapter and Chair of the USCIB’s Arbitration Subcommittee for Washington, DC. For many years she was a member of the Executive Committee of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA).
 
From 2005-2017, Ms. Kalicki was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, and from 2006-2017 she also taught as a Professorial Lecturer (Adjunct Faculty) at American University Washington College of Law’s Summer Program on International Arbitration.
 
She has served on numerous task forces, working groups and committees. This includes the ICCA-ASIL Joint Task Force on Issue Conflicts in Investor-State Arbitration, the IBA Subcommittee on Investment Arbitration, the ICC Task Force on Reducing Time and Costs in Complex Arbitration, the ICC Task Force on National Rules of Procedure for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, the ICC Task Force on Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings, and the Energy Charter Secretariat’s Legal Advisory Task Force. She is a past member of the Steering Committee of the English-American Litigation Forum.
 
Ms. Kalicki is a member of the Global Advisory Board of the New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC) and of the International Arbitration Club of New York (IACNY) and the London International Arbitration Club.  She was a Founding Member of ArbitralWomen Association and Washington Women in International Arbitration.

 

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