David Blackman

• Represented a renewable energy company in connection with an ICC arbitration seated in Mexico relating to a dispute over the construction and operation of large solar plants.
• Represented a reinsurer in connection with an ad hoc arbitration seated in Bermuda relating to a dispute over excess of loss coverage.
• Represented an insurance company in litigation involving coverage for alleged environmental contamination liabilities.
• Represented a subcontractor in connection with a SIAC arbitration seated in New York relating to suspension and termination of construction projects.
• Represented amicus curiae, pro bono, before the Supreme Court of the United States in connection with a question of the applicability of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.
• Represented a multinational life sciences company in connection with an ICC arbitration seated in Germany relating to a dispute over financial representations in an M&A transaction.*
• Represented an international financial institution in connection with litigation relating to the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities prior to the 2007-2008 financial crisis.*
• Represented a global private equity firm in connection with an investigation by state and federal regulators.*
• Represented an international financial institution in connection with criminal and regulatory investigations in multiple jurisdictions related to an alleged money laundering and corruption scheme.*
• Represented an individual, pro bono, in a successful criminal appeal relating to the violation of search-and-seizure rights.*

*Experience prior to joining Chaffetz Lindsey LLP.

• “The 2020 IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration: A History and Discussion of the 2020 Revisions” in The GAR Guide to Evidence 20-35 with Joseph E. Neuhaus & Andrew J. Finn (2021).
• “IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration: Key Features of the 2020 Revision” 14(2) N.Y. Disp. Res. L. at 40 with Santiago Rodriguez Senior, Jesús Saracho Aguírre & Alice Williams (Sept. 2021).
• “A Sociology of Being Pro-Arbitration: A Look at Some Community Rituals Through the Pro-Arbitration Lens” in What Does it Mean to Be ‘Pro-Arbitration’?:  Reflections on George Bermann’s Legacy by Columbia Law School Students and Faculty (2023)
• “United States Supreme Court Confirms Availability of Civil RICO as International Award Enforcement Tool: Do Recalcitrant Debtors Now Risk Treble Damages Awards in the United States?”, Kluwer Arbitration Blog (30 June 2023)

• 16^th Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference: Panel 3 – The State Enterprise as Investor:  A Special Threat Requiring Special Rules or Not? (14 Oct. 2023)