Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that Viren Mascarenhas has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Group.
“We are delighted to welcome Viren to the firm,” said Milbank Chairman Scott A. Edelman. “Viren is a highly skilled lawyer with an impressive reputation in the international arbitration field. His extensive and international experience will be invaluable as we further expand our litigation and arbitration capabilities.”
Mr. Mascarenhas has built a highly regarded practice as an international arbitration lawyer, with nearly two decades of experience as counsel in domestic and international arbitration proceedings in a range of industries. He specializes in both commercial and investment arbitration, public international law, and business and human rights. Mr. Mascarenhas has particular experience in the energy (including LNG, nuclear, oil and gas, renewable energy, power and electricity) and mining industries.
Daniel Perry, Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group, added: “Viren has a distinguished international arbitration practice, and his knowledge of the field will strengthen our litigation offerings globally. We are very pleased to have him join our team in New York and we look forward to drawing upon his impressive background advising on complex cross-border arbitrations.”
Mr. Mascarenhas has extensive experience serving as counsel in high-profile international arbitrations. His recent notable representations include the Republic of Turkey in four investment treaty arbitrations (two in the mining sector and two in the media sector). Other significant representations include energy and mining companies in multibillion-dollar investment treaty and commercial arbitration claims brought against Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Uruguay and Venezuela. He has advised governments on a range of international law issues, including maritime and territorial boundary disputes, international environmental law, and treaty negotiations and enforcement. He has also represented owners and contractors in construction arbitration disputes, especially with regard to energy infrastructure projects.
“I am thrilled to be joining Milbank’s Litigation & Arbitration Group,” said Mr. Mascarenhas. “The strength and breadth of the firm’s practices in international regions such as Latin America and Asia, as well as its strengths in project finance and restructuring will provide opportunities for me to continue growing my practice. I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues in New York and internationally.”
Mr. Mascarenhas also brings experience outside of private practice. Earlier in his career, he joined the Special Court for Sierra Leone as a Legal Officer specializing in war crimes committed during the war in Sierra Leone and clerked at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Additionally, Mr. Mascarenhas has served as Lecturer-in-Law at his alma mater, Columbia Law School, since 2009 and currently teaches a seminar on international arbitration. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has been appointed to the panels of many leading arbitral institutions.
Mr. Mascarenhas joins Milbank from the London and New York offices of King & Spalding, where he was a partner in the International Arbitration Practice Group. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School. Mr. Mascarenhas was previously a summer associate at Milbank in New York while earning his J.D.
