Practice areas
Primarily international civil-service litigation at World Bank, Fund, OAS and other international organizations. Deep Tribunal experience, lower-level dispute resolution (e.g. Grievance Committee, PRS, mediation). Specialize in misconduct matters.
Specialist in African investment law, direct foreign investment, project development and planning, risk management (general, overseas and frontier-market); Public-private partnership (PPP, P3) planning, structuring and implementation
Draft and advise on all manner of contracts, agreements and MOUs, particularly with respect to international projects (including joint-venture agreements), employment and personal contracts, licensing agreements, and settlements
Advise on questions of public international law; Draft treaties (e.g. African two-state railway concession); Lecturer on public international law topics (e.g. university adjunct professor, international conferences); UN, World Bank experience
Languages spoken
French
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC | Active | 1998 | 10/14/2017 |
| NY | Currently registered | 1997 | 02/28/2021 |
| Legal answers | 0 |
| Legal guides | 0 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals (Martinus Nijhoff) | The World Bank Administrative Tribunal’s External Sources of Law: The Next Chapter (2006–2010) (Part I) | 2012 |
| The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals (Martinus Nijhoff) | The World Bank Administrative Tribunal’s External Sources of Law: The Next Chapter (2006–2010) (Part II) | 2012 |
| The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals (Martinus Nijhoff) | The World Bank Administrative Tribunal’s External Sources of Law: A Retrospective of the Tribunal’s First Quarter-Century (1981–2005) | 2007 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | LL.M. | 2005 |
| American University, School of International Service | MA, | 1997 |
| American University, Washington College of Law | JD | 1996 |
| American University, School of International Service | BA, | 1993 |
J. Michael King, Litigation Attorney on Jan 11, 2020
Relationship: Co-worker
Not only is Peter a superb lawyer whose breadth of knowledge, keen wit, legal acumen, writing, advocacy and ethics deservedly put him in the company of some of the top figures in the fields of international law and employment litigation, among others, he is also a good friend, excellent mentor and overall extremely gracious person. I am therefore honored to know him, to work with him, and to enthusiastically endorse him.
Peter is a very capable and honorable attorney. He is first rate in every respect.