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About
Provided by Caroline Richard
Practice Areas
International Arbitration
Investor-State Arbitration
Energy/Natural Resources/Infrastructure
Telecommunications
Manufacturing Industrials
Career
Caroline is a partner in Freshfields’ Washington DC office, having previously practiced in the firm’s London and Paris office. Caroline has acted in some of the world’s largest arbitrations, under contracts and investment treaties. Both common and civil law trained, Caroline conducts arbitrations in English, Spanish and French. Prior to joining Freshfields, she clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada, and obtained law degrees from Harvard Law School (LLM), Cambridge University (LLM, first class) and Université de Montréal (LLB/DESS). She is an Adjunct Professor at American University’s Washington College of Law where she co-teaches a course on investment treaty arbitration. For more information visit https://www.freshfields.us/contacts/find-a-lawyer/r/richard-caroline/
Professional Memberships
Member of the Academic Council and Advisory Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), Advisory board member of Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners’ group, Member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) and Member of the Award Review Commission of the International Arbitration Centre of Madrid.
Publications
A Guide to the ICSID Additional Facility Arbitration Rules, Oxford University Press 2022
Leading Practitioners’ Guide to International Oil & Gas Arbitration, Juris 2015
"Regulatory Change in Oil and Gas Arbitration: The Latin American Experience"
The Backlash Against Investment Arbitration, Kluwer Law International 2010
"Amicus Curiae: A Panacea for Legitimacy in Investment Arbitration?"
International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration, Global Legal Group 2009
"International Arbitration in Latin America: Overview and Recent Developments"
International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration, Global Legal Group 2008
"International Arbitration in Latin America: Overview and Recent Developments"
Chambers Review
Global
Caroline Richard is based in Washington. She is adept at representing corporate clients in investor-state disputes across Latin America.
Caroline Richard regularly advises clients on investor-state arbitrations, including matters in the energy and power sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Caroline Richard is outstanding, both technically and strategically. Her client service is excellent, and her advice is fit for purpose."
"She has seen most of the issues that arise, which is very reassuring for us."
"Caroline Richard is outstanding, both technically and strategically. Her client service is excellent, and her advice is fit for purpose."
"She has seen most of the issues that arise, which is very reassuring for us."