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Marney Cheek is a special counsel in the firm's Washington office. She advises companies and governments on a wide range of international trade and investment matters, including issues related to the World Trade Organization, US free trade agreements, and international intellectual property policy. She also represents private investors in investor-state international arbitration and litigates investment disputes in US courts.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Cheek served as Associate General Counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Ms. Cheek represented the United States in litigation before both arbitration panels and the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization. In addition, Ms. Cheek advised the agency on a broad range of trade policy issues, including intellectual property, standards, biosafety, and environmental regulation. She also served as counsel for US free trade agreement negotiations with the Andean countries, Australia, Central America, Morocco, Thailand, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and others.
Ms. Cheek is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Representative Matters
- Renta 4, et al. (investors in Yukos Oil Company) v. Russian Federation (pending before the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce).
- Republic of Indonesia v. PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (pending under UNCITRAL Rules).
- Allen, et al. v. Russian Federation, et al., Civil No. 05-2077 (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia) (action for expropriation of Yukos Oil Company).
Publications and Speeches
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