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Harriet Foster

Senior Associate

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Harriet Foster is an International Arbitration lawyer, based in the London office, experienced in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations across a range of sectors, such as energy, infrastructure and technology, including telecommunications and natural resources.

Harriet represents domestic and international clients from Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia in arbitrations overseen by all the main arbitral forums, including under the Rules of the ICC, LCIA, PCA, ICSID and UNCITRAL and governed by the laws of numerous countries, as well as a range of public international law matters.

  • Harriet's experience prior to joining Orrick includes:

    • Representing an African-based investor in an UNCITRAL arbitration under a bilateral investment treaty with India, concerning the cancellation of telecoms licences, in a Netherlands-based arbitration administered by Permanent Court of Arbitration.
    • Representing a Central Asian state-owned oil and gas company in an ICC arbitration against an offshore subsidiary of a Middle Eastern conglomerate in respect of alleged breaches, and purported termination of, a production sharing agreement.
    • Representing a confidential client on a number of ICC arbitrations relating to the design and construction of a major maritime project in Central America.
    • Representing a Middle Eastern industrial company in an LCIA arbitration and concurrent mediation proceedings, against a UAE-based oilfield service provider, relating to an oil development program in Kuwait
    • Representing an Eastern African state against a Kenyan mining company and its two British holding companies in an ICSID arbitration in respect of the alleged expropriation of a high value mining licence, as well as alleged violations of the fair and equitable treatment standard.
    • Representing a Southeast Asian state in first-of-its-kind compulsory conciliation proceedings under Annex V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea against the Commonwealth of Australia, with the Permanent Court of Arbitration acting at Registry.
    • Representing the Government of Timor-Leste before the International Court of Justice, in relation to the seizure and detention of sovereign documents and data.
    • Representing a Bahamian asset management company, the subsidiary of an African company, in a LCIA arbitration and related court proceedings in the British Virgin Islands, in relation to the breach of a shareholders’ agreement.
    • Representing a Norwegian oil company in a Norwegian-seated ad hoc arbitration in relation to the revision of gas prices and hardship.