Brenda D. Horrigan

Brenda D. Horrigan is a partner in Salans' Shanghai office. She concentrates on international arbitration with a particular focus on disputes involving emerging markets.

Brenda has been actively involved in dozens of complex international arbitration matters at both the arbitration and enforcement stages, particularly in connection with disputes arising in connection with investments in countries of the Former Soviet Union, Central/Eastern Europe and Asia. She has acted as counsel in arbitrations conducted under various arbitration rules, including those of the ICC, SCC, CIETAC, ICAC, ICSID and UNCITRAL, as well as arbitrator under the ICC rules. She has a background as a transactional lawyer and has advised on cross-border debt and equity financings, strategic investment transactions, corporate restructurings and related transactional matters in emerging markets.

In addition to her work as counsel, Brenda has spoken at many conferences and seminars both on arbitration and on challenges of investments in emerging markets. Prior to relocating to Paris and then Shanghai, she spent several years in Salans' Moscow office, and she is a fluent Russian speaker.

Chambers Global 2011 notes that "Thanks to skilled international operators such as Brenda Horrigan, the firm's arbitration practice wins many accolades for its work throughout Europe and Asia."

Recent Experience:

• Counsel for a European client in a commercial arbitration under the CIETAC Rules against a Chinese entity relating to a joint agrobusiness venture
• Counsel for a Luxembourg client in a BIT arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules against the Czech Republic relating to an investment in the media sector
• Counsel for a European client in an ICSID arbitration against Ukraine in connection with a dispute in the natural resources sector
• Counsel for a Chinese client in an arbitration under the SCC Rules against a major Russian company in connection with an oil exploration and development project in Central Asia
• Counsel for a western client in an arbitration under the ICC Rules against a major Russian company in connection with an oil pipeline project in a CIS jurisdiction
• Counsel for an Asian client in an arbitration under the ICC Rules against US and Kazakhstan parties in connection with a failed acquisition
• Counsel for a North American client in an arbitration under the SCC Rules against a CIS oil company relating to a joint refining project in Russia
• Counsel for a European client in an arbitration brought by a Chinese company in connection with a manufacturing dispute
• Counsel for a European client in an SCC arbitration against a CIS entity relating to a project for development of a gas field in a CIS jurisdiction
• Counsel for a European client in an arbitration against the State Property Fund of Ukraine, and subsequent enforcement efforts in connection therewith

Career:

• Joined Salans in 1995
• Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1993
• Admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1992
• Member of the American Bar Association, International Bar Association and Inter-Pacific Bar Association
• Member of the US Council for International Business and the US-Russia Business Council

Education:

• Columbia University, Stone Scholar honors, J.D. (1992)
• Columbia University W.A. Harriman Institute, Certificate in Russian studies/law (1992)
• Research Scholar, Moscow State University Law Faculty (1990-1992)
• Grinnell College, B.A., with honors (1988)

Languages:

• English
• French
• Russian

Publications:

• 
  12 Sep 2011
  China - International Arbitration Review 2011
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  08 Oct 2010
  Arbitration in China in Getting the Deal Through Arbitration in 50 Jurisdictions Worldwide published by Global Arbitration Review
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  01 Jul 2010
  The International Arbitration Review
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  01 Sep 2009
  Dispute Resolution in China Important Considerations for Resolutions of Disputes with Chinese Business Partners in Focus on Asia 2009 Issue 2 Fall 2009