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Clara Elena Brillembourg
Associate
Washington, D.C
Clara Brillembourg is uniquely positioned to advise private sector and governmental clients on a diverse array of international matters involving both dispute resolution and corporate social responsibility. She has represented sovereign governments in arbitration and litigation proceedings before international courts, such as the International Court of Justice, and arbitral tribunals, such as ICSID and UNCLOS tribunals, as well as before courts in the United States. Another particular emphasis of Clara's work on behalf of international clients is the management of business and sovereign risk, and she integrates this counsel with public policy advocacy on behalf of global business and governmental entities before the executive and legislative agencies of the federal government and before non-governmental organizations.
In conjunction with her risk management practice, Clara advises clients, particularly multinational corporations, on corporate social responsibility issues involving related global business activity. That includes helping clients to develop, implement and review of codes of conduct, and counseling them on human rights and labor conditions, environmental stewardship, and rule of law matters.
Before entering law school, Clara served from 2001 to 2003 as a Junior Professional Associate with the World Bank's Environment Department and African Human Development Department, working with the Department Directors on internal Bank and field project monitoring. She was associated with two global law firms, focusing in international administrative and corporate matters, prior to joining Foley Hoag.
Bars and Court Admissions
District of Columbia
New York
Representative Experience
The following is a brief summary of Clara's experience and accomplishments:
Represents foreign sovereign governments in international tribunals and courts and before US courts in controversies that include:
Investment disputes before ICSID and other investment arbitral tribunals
Territorial and maritime boundary disputes in international tribunals, including UN Convention on the Law of the Sea tribunals
Public international law cases before the International Court of Justice
Counsels corporations, quasi-governmental organizations, and sovereign nations on international risk management
Advises multinational corporate clients on the development, implementation, and review of codes of conduct, human rights and labor conditions, environmental stewardship, and rule of law matters
Helps corporate, non-governmental organization, and foreign state clients develop government lobbying strategies before the executive and legislative branches of the United States Government and before non-governmental organizations
professional / civic involvement
American Bar Association, Member
American Society of International Law, Member.
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