Helene Gogadze is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group and a member of the firm's International Arbitration Team in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Gogadze's practice focuses on international commercial and investment arbitration and commercial litigation. Her experience includes advising and representing clients in commercial and investment arbitration disputes, including disputes involving state governments and state-owned entitles, and actions before national courts in relation to arbitration proceedings.

Ms. Gogadze has represented clients in numerous international arbitration matters, including in the oil and gas, energy, construction, real estate, and aerospace and defense industries, among others; and in disputes involving sovereign states and state entities. Some of her recent representations include:

• Representing a large LNG producer and supplier in an ICDR arbitration in Texas in relation to its long-term US LNG supply agreement;

• Representing Thales Alenia Space France in an ICDR arbitration in New York brought by Globalstar lnc., a publicly traded company that operates a constellation of satellites;

• Representing Total E&P Uganda B.V in an ICSID arbitration proceedings against the Government of Uganda under the Netherlands-Uganda Bilateral Investment Treaty and the contract;

• Representing a large European aluminum company in an ICC arbitration in Zurich arising out of a long term lease agreement;

• Advising a large French company in connection with a potential ICSID claim against the Government of an African country under the Bilateral Investment Treaty over the company's oil exploration activities;

• Advising a large energy company on a wide range of issues and disputes in the areas of feed gas supply, LNG quality, force majeure, shipping, engineering and construction, price reviews and other commercial matters; 

• Representing the Brazilian subsidiary of an Indian company in an ICC arbitration in Sao Paulo against the Brazilian subsidiary of a US company arising out of a supply contract for aluminum products;

• Representing a European aircraft systems manufacturer in an ICC arbitration regarding licensing and patent infringement disputes relating to night vision systems; 

Ms. Gogadze has also been appointed and is serving as an arbitrator. She is a member of the roster of arbitrators at the American Arbitration Association, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and the Georgian International Arbitration Centre.

Ms. Gogadze is a lecturer at the International Law Institute, where she regularly teaches courses and conducts trainings on international investment and commercial arbitration as part of various programs for foreign government officials, investors and lawyers. She also speaks at international arbitration conferences and regularly publishes articles on a variety of international investment and commercial arbitration issues. Ms. Gogadze was Adjunct Professor of Law at the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where she taught international arbitration.