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Oliver Thomas Johnson Jr. is a partner whose practice centers on international litigation, including land and maritime boundary disputes, international investment disputes, and international commercial arbitrations. He also advises clients concerning the application of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
In his boundaries practice, Mr. Johnson advises governments and interested private enterprises concerning actual and potential boundary disputes. He represented Eritrea in proceedings before a special tribunal in The Hague that adjudicated that country's land-boundary dispute with Ethiopia. He also has advised Vietnam in connection with its dispute with China concerning maritime boundaries in the South China Sea.
In the area of international investment disputes, Mr. Johnson is currently representing shareholders in the Yukos Oil Company in an arbitration against the Russian Federation, Newmont Mining and Sumitomo in an arbitration against the Republic of Indonesia concerning a gold and copper mine in Indonesia, and an Israeli company in an arbitration against the Czech Republic. These and other recent cases in which Mr. Johnson has served as counsel are listed below:
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (Special Boundary Commission established under Peace Agreement of December 2000):
- Ethiopia v. Eritrea (2002)
- Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal
- Amoco v. Islamic Republic of Iran (1990)
- Westinghouse v. Islamic Republic of Iran (1997)
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
- Mine Or v. Republic of Peru (1998)
- Newmont Mining v. Uzbekistan (2007)
- Phoenix Action Ltd. v. Czech Republic (pending)
- Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
- Newmont Mining v. Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine, et al. (2007)
- Renta 4, et al. (investors in Yukos Oil Company) v. Russian Federation (pending)
- Arbitration Under UNCITRAL Rules
- Republic of Indonesia v. PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (pending)
Mr. Johnson was appointed by President Bush to the United States Panel of Arbitrators for ICSID arbitrations.
Mr. Johnson also serves as counsel in commercial arbitrations. He recently represented an agency of the United States government in two cases arising from Indonesia's financial crisis as well as a group of investors in an arbitration concerning the management of a large Asian investment fund.
Mr. Johnson has advised major corporations concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act since the Act's passage in 1977. He counsels clients with respect to proposed transactions, conducts internal investigations, advises with respect to disclosure issues, seeks advance rulings from the Department of Justice, and represents clients in Department of Justice criminal investigations and the SEC enforcement actions.
Mr. Johnson writes and speaks frequently on matters related to international dispute resolution and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He is featured in The Best Lawyers in America 2007 for International Arbitration. He previously worked in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, from 1971-75, where he was special assistant to the Legal Adviser from 1973-75.
Honors and Rankings
- Best Lawyers in America, International Arbitration (2008-2009)
- The International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration Lawyers (2008)
- Washington DC Super Lawyers, International (2008)
Publications and Speeches
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