Jennifer Huang

Jennifer Huang resolves complex cross-border disputes for US, Latin American, European, African, and Asian clients. She acts as counsel in international commercial and investor-state arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, ICDR, Swiss Arbitration Centre, CAM-CCBC, ARIAS, and UNCITRAL, as well as in US trial and appellate litigations. Drawing on her prior experience at another prominent global law firm and at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Jennifer represents clients spanning sectors from energy, construction, telecommunications, aerospace, and commercial aviation to entertainment, food and beverage, agribusiness, insurance, and finance.

As a member of Mayer Brown’s IP and International Arbitration practices and Global Energy group, Jennifer excels at leading multidisciplinary and multi-office case teams to trial. Her experience includes first-chairing oral arguments, opening statements, and direct- and cross-examinations of fact and expert witnesses. Jennifer also regularly advises on dispute resolution provisions for complex international commercial contracts.

Jennifer currently sits on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration and serves as an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitration & ADR Forum representative for North America. Her past board service has been for the Harvard Club of New York City, where she also served on the Executive Committee, and for the Harvard Club of New York Historical Foundation.

International Arbitration

• Defeated a US$638 million claim on all counts and was awarded 100% of fees and costs, on behalf of a Brazilian company against a Brazilian- and Indian-owned joint venture involving a Joint Operating Agreement for oil and gas development (ICC, seated in London).
• Obtained favorable settlement of a US$2.2 billion dispute on behalf of Brazilian infrastructure companies, resolving claims arising from a share purchase agreement for the sale of shares in a Peruvian road concession operator to French and Peruvian counterparties. The settlement followed the conclusion of all phases of an arbitration under Brazilian law (CAM-CCBC, seated in Rio de Janeiro).
• Secured an award valued at over US$115 million on behalf of a Brazilian energy company and Singaporean shareholder against a Dutch entity in a dispute involving construction and Brazilian tax issues (ICC, seated in New York).
• Represented a Swiss beverage company against a US licensee in a trademark dispute (ICDR, seated in New York).
• Represented a US public utility against a Spanish energy company in a Hearing on Jurisdiction (ICC, seated in Portland, Oregon). Obtained favorable settlement, avoiding further arbitration on merits and quantum relating to the construction of a natural gas power generating station.
• Secured US$1.2 billion award (collected in full following subsequent enforcement proceedings) for a Japanese telecommunications company against an Indian conglomerate, arising out of the latter’s failure to comply with contractual obligations (LCIA, seated in London).
• Secured US$670 million award plus interest for a startup in the satellite communications technology sector against the Indian space agency, arising out of repudiation of a long-term satellite contract (ICC, seated in New Delhi).
• Won favorable jurisdiction/merits award for three Mauritian investors of the above startup, in parallel proceedings against the Republic of India under UNCITRAL Rules before the PCA in The Hague, regarding an investment valued in excess of US$1.4 billion.
• Represented an Irish entity against a French aerospace company in a highly confidential dispute under Swiss law.
• Advised Korean nuclear power company on IP licensing and arbitration issues in the context of a new project bid.

• Recognized as “key lawyer” in Legal 500 USA nationally ranked International Arbitration practice.

• Harvard Law School, JD
  Development Editor, Harvard International Law Journal
• Cornell University, BA, magna cum laude
  Phi Beta Kappa

• New York

• French
• Italian
• Mandarin
• Shanghainese
• Spanish

• Advisory Board Member, Institute for Transnational Arbitration, 2022-present
• ICC YAAF Representative for North America, 2024-2026 mandate
• Member, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee of the International Bar Association