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Charles C. Adams, Jr.
Partner, Geneva, Paris

Charles C. Adams, Jr. is the Managing Partner of the Geneva office and the Co-director of the firm’s international litigation and arbitration practice. He practices primarily in international litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on complex, high-value disputes involving major infrastructure construction projects, joint ventures, insurance coverage, manufacturing, telecommunications, and transportation. Charles has more than 30 years of experience in international law, practicing in Washington, D.C., and Paris before establishing residence in Geneva in 1986.

Charles represents U.S. and foreign multinational corporations and governmental entities in major international arbitrations before the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, the Zurich Chamber of Commerce, and other international fora. He has dealt extensively with the negotiation of turn-key contracts for industrial infrastructure development projects in Africa and the Middle East, and with concession agreements worldwide in the petroleum, mining, and fishing industries.

In the course of his career Charles has represented a number of leading U.S. and foreign companies, including Euro Disney S.C.A.; Alstom S.A.; Formosa Plastic Group, Taiwan; Siemens Aktiengesellschaft; and Ford Motor Company.

The most recent issue of The Legal 500, Europe, Middle East, and Africa recommends Charles for his "'extraodinary advocacy' and 'daring and creative' tactical talents."

Charles is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Centre for International Arbitration, a consultant to the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, and a frequent lecturer at the International Development Law Institute and other international organizations. His most recent publication is "L'exequatur des sentences arbitrales étrangères aux Etats-Unis," in 4 Journal du Droit International 1165 (Paris, 2004).

He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in East Africa from 1968 to 1970, and is active in various humanitarian and philanthropic organizations in Europe and Africa. 

Hogan & Hartson Publications
04.02.2008 "Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards, Even By Express Agreement." Litigation Alert, Hogan & Hartson LLP

04.02.2008 "Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards, Even By Express Agreement." International Litigation and Arbitration Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

04.02.2008 "Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards, Even By Express Agreement." Labor and Employment Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

PRACTICES/INDUSTRIES
Litigation
International Trade
International Litigation and Arbitration
Middle East
AREAS OF FOCUS
  • International Litigation and Arbitration
  • Construction Services and Materials
  • Insurance
  • Joint Ventures
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1973 B.A., Dartmouth College, 1968
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Member, Virginia Bar Association
  • Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Member, Board of Directors, International League for Human Rights  
  • Qualified, Avocat à la Cour, Paris, France
  • President, International Center for Humanitarian Reporting
  • Member, the World Intellectual Property Organization
AWARDS/RANKINGS
  • European Legal Experts, Dispute Resolution - Switzerland, 2008
  • PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Switzerland, 2007-2008 
  • Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration, Pre-eminent Practitioner, 2007
  • AmLaw’s Focus Europe, Arbitration Scorecard, 2003-2005
  • Euromoney Guide, Experts in International Commercial Arbitration, 2005 
BAR ADMISSIONS District of Columbia Virginia Paris (inactive)
COURT ADMISSIONS District of Columbia Court of Appeals London Court of International Arbitration
LANGUAGES English French German Swahili