Claudia T. Salomon is co-chair of DLA Piper's International Arbitration practice and focuses her practice on complex international disputes. She is a leading practitioner in significant investor treaty arbitration and international commercial arbitration cases under the AAA/ICDR, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, Stockholm, UNCITRAL and Vienna rules, around the world, under a wide variety of governing laws.

Ms. Salomon has litigated in connection with arbitration, including enforcing arbitral awards worldwide and obtaining emergency relief, and she regularly advises on the drafting of arbitration agreements. She has also handled all phases of US federal and state court litigation, including evidentiary hearings, motion practice, emergency relief, appellate practice and ADR proceedings.

The Global Arbitration Review has named Ms. Salomon one of the world's top 30 women in international arbitration and one of its "45 under 45" in international arbitration. Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has repeatedly cited her, noting that clients describe her as "a fantastic lawyer who is a key driving force behind the firm's growth in international arbitration." and say "she is excellent in terms of both obtaining results and her levels of client service." Ms. Salomon is also recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for commercial international arbitration.

She is included in the International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration, the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and the Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law. In 2005, Ms. Salomon won a Burton Award for Legal Writing Excellence for her article analyzing the major international arbitration rules. Ms. Salomon serves on the ICC Commission on Arbitration. She also served on the ICC Taskforce on Reducing Time and Cost in International Commercial Arbitration and as chair of the Young Arbitrator's Forum (the US chapter of the ICC).

Ms. Salomon is on DLA Piper's Executive Committee and Policy Committee. She is also Chair of DLA Piper's Global Women Leadership Summit.

Significant Investor-State Arbitration

• Oman in an ICSID arbitration brought under the US-Oman Free Trade Agreement concerning lease agreements and concessions for mining rights
• Czech Republic in an investment treaty arbitration for over US$50 million brought by a German investor under the UNCITRAL Rules involving water rights
• Czech Republic in an investor treaty arbitration and related international commercial arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules involving US$5 billion worth of claims arising out of the failure of a large bank
• Czech Republic in a US$30 million investor treaty arbitration under the Stockholm Rules arising out of the issuance of GSM mobile telephone licenses
• Georgia (country in the Caucasus) in a US$350 million ICSID arbitration brought under the BIT between Greece and Georgia and the Energy Charter Treaty involving oil and gas pipelines
• Georgia (country in the Caucasus) in a US$350 million ICSID arbitration brought under the BIT between Israel and Georgia involving the Trans-Caucasus pipeline
• Georgia (country in the Caucasus) in a US$120 million ICSID arbitration brought under the BIT between Italy and Georgia involving the largest steel plant in the former Soviet Union. We obtained the dismissal of almost all of the claimants' claims
• Austrian investor in an ICSID arbitration against Bosnia for US$40 million involving a supply contract
• US investors in an ICSID arbitration against Ukraine involving poultry contracts
• Spanish investors against a Central American country in a potential international arbitration under the UNCITRAL rules involving the construction of a toll road
• Swiss bank regarding potential investment treaty claims
• Thailand, opposing the enforcement of an arbitral award issued under the German-Thai bilateral investment treaty conducted under the UNCITRAL rules

Significant International Commercial Arbitration Experience

• US university in an ICC arbitration brought by a Vietnamese company involving education programs in Vietnam
• Industrial port jointly owned by the Government of Oman and the Port of Rotterdam in an ICC arbitration venued in Muscat, Oman involving a usufruct agreement
• Concessionaire in an ICC arbitration in London against a Central American country involving the construction of a toll road
• US subsidiary of a Brazilian state-owned energy company in an ICC arbitration venued in New York, involving the supply of a rig
• Investment firm in an ICC arbitration in London against a Caribbean country involving the privatization of the telecommunications industry
• US nonprofit organization in an ICC arbitration in Mauritius against an African company involving the sale of commodities (including in 1782 proceedings in the US)
• US real estate developer in an ICC arbitration in Mexico involving a resort
• Spanish telecommunications company in an ICC arbitration in Madrid against a Portuguese company involving a sale purchase agreement
• US franchisor in an ICC arbitration in Singapore against an Asian franchisee involving breach of contract claims regarding royalty payments
• Chinese shipyard in an ICC arbitration in Paris against a German shipping company involving breach of contract claims
• Canadian company in an ICDR arbitration against a US subsidiary of a Russian company involving contracts for potash
• US company in an ICDR arbitration arising out of the sale of a Peruvian subsidiary, involving claims of US$300 million
• Japanese electronics company in an AAA/ICDR arbitration in New York against a US company involving an OEM agreement
• Austrian citizen in an ICDR arbitration in New York involving US securities claims
• US real estate development in an ICDR arbitration in Mexico
• Thai refinery in an ICDR arbitration in New York against a Chilean mining company
• US company in an ICDR arbitration in Korea involving breach of contract and trademark claims
• Hong Kong electronics manufacturer against a US company in an international arbitration under the ICDR rules involving breach of contract claims
• Indian telecommunications company in an LCIA arbitration venued in Singapore brought by a Japanese company (and related attachment proceedings brought in aid of arbitration)
• Italian company that invested in a Hong Kong technology company in an LCIA arbitration in London involving breach of contract claims
• Czech subsidiary of a US company against another Czech company in an UNCITRAL arbitration in Vienna involving a dispute over the ownership of patents
• Greek telephone company in three arbitrations before a single tribunal in Zurich under the UNCITRAL Rules involving the privatization of an Eastern European telephone system
• Slovak company against a Finnish company in an international arbitration under the Vienna Rules in a construction contract dispute
• US defense contractor challenging the enforcement of an ICC arbitration award governed by Qatar law in the US and seeking to vacate the award in Paris.

Press Mentions

• "The All-Female Top 30," Global Arbitration Review, 2007
• "Leading Lights: 45 under 45," Global Arbitration Review, 2006
• "Europe seeks single contract law," Financial Times, March 24, 2005
• "Madame Law Présidente," American Lawyer/Focus Europe, Summer 2004
• "Czech Republic Is Filing Claim Over Bank's Fall," New York Times, December 6, 2002