Global arbitration law firm Three Crowns LLP has recently announced the promotion of three new counsel: Penny Martin (London, pictured right), Alexandra van der Meulen (Paris), and Simon Consedine (Washington, DC).
With over 10 years’ experience, Penny represents clients in both international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, and has expertise in public international law and international human rights law. Penny is also co-author of the leading text on the appointment of international judges, “Selecting International Judges: Principle, Process and Politics” (OUP, 2010).
Penny's client Maxime Rabilloud, Director of Juridique and Accords at Total said: 'Penny has been an integral member of the Three Crowns team providing legal advice to Total on various complex files. She always impresses with her proactivity and her client friendly approach. She is solution oriented and resilient under time constraints, delivering high quality legal advice. We are delighted to offer our congratulations to Penny on her promotion to counsel.'
Alexandra has a broad practice covering inter-State, investment, and commercial disputes and practices in both English and French. She is an established specialist in public international law, and most recently represented the Kingdom of Bahrain before the International Court of Justice in two parallel cases brought by Qatar against Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and Egypt. She previously served as counsel to the Republic of Chile in the maritime boundary dispute Peru v. Chile, as well as the Bolivia v. Chile dispute. Alexandra, admitted in Paris and New York, teaches annual seminars on international dispute settlement at the University of Fribourg and the Paris Bar School.
Simon has significant experience in both international commercial and investment treaty arbitration, representing clients across a wide range of sectors including the oil and gas, energy, and construction industries. He is currently acting for Elliott Associates in its ongoing $700 million arbitration against the Republic of Korea and is advising a US and other international energy majors on a multibillion-dollar dispute with an African State arising out of production sharing contracts. He is admitted to practice in Washington, DC, New York, and New Zealand.
Three Crowns executive partner Luke Sobota said, 'Penny, Alexandra, and Simon’s promotions are signals of Three Crowns’ strength and commitment to fostering organic growth within the firm. Between them, they have a wealth of experience across our key arbitration offerings and we look forward to continuing to build this expertise.'
