Lee Rovinescu is a partner in our international arbitration group, based in New York.
He has significant experience advising and representing clients in complex international disputes. He spent several years working abroad in our Paris and Dubai offices, and also spent significant time on secondment with one of the world's leading energy companies in Houston. He has represented clients in commercial, foreign investment and construction arbitrations across a wide variety of industry sectors. He also advises clients on matters of public international law.
In 2018, Law360 named Lee one of three rising stars under the age of 40 in the field of international arbitration. He has also been recognized by Lexology (formerly Who’s Who Legal Arbitration), Chambers USA and Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation Guide (2023 & 2024) in the international arbitration category. In 2023 and 2024, Lexology (formerly Who's Who) named Lee amongst the Global Elite. In 2024, he was also recognized as one of the top 500 Global Litigators by Lawdragon.
Lee works in English, French and Spanish.
- Advising an American multinational corporation in its precedent-setting, multibillion-dollar ICSID arbitration against Venezuela arising from the expropriation of hydrocarbon and refining assets.
- Advising an international inter-governmental organization in commercial arbitrations governed by the UNCITRAL rules concerning disputes arising under contracts for the provision of goods and services to it.
- Advising Eco Oro Minerals Corp. in its ICSID arbitration against the Colombian government under the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement relating to adverse measures affecting an investment in the mining sector.
- Advising the Tanzanian National Roads Agency in an ICC arbitration arising out of the construction of a road.
- Advising a US oil and gas major in two ICC arbitrations against a Latin American state-owned oil company.
- Advising a consortium of Korean EPC contractors in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction of a power plant in eastern Africa.
- Advising a multinational telecommunications company in a dispute with a competitor regarding the award of a license in a Middle-Eastern state.
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