Lindsay E. Reimschussel

Lindsay represents investors and sovereign states in complex dispute resolution, particularly in international arbitration. 

She has handled arbitrations under ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, and ICC rules, and regularly provides strategic guidance on potential claims. She has worked on high-value commercial and investment treaty disputes across sectors, including mining, pharmaceuticals, and infrastructure disputes. Her experience also spans the globe, with multijurisdictional matters involving Central Asia, Africa, and beyond.

Lindsay has been recognized as an “invaluable” and “extremely hard-working and dedicated” lawyer in Legal 500, noting that Lindsay “goes above and beyond to drive cases forward, and to present the very best submissions to the tribunal.”

Lindsay's representative matters include:

• Two pharmaceutical companies in an LCIA arbitration stemming from their agreement with a distributor
• An Italian company in ICSID proceedings relating to an investment in the mining industry in Tunisia
• An English company in ICSID proceedings relating to an investment in the oil & gas industry in Kazakhstan
• An Indian company in UNCITRAL and ICC proceedings relating to an investment in Mozambique
• A state in several UNCITRAL investment treaty arbitrations brought by investors over the alleged expropriation of their assets
• 12 Kazakh nationals in an ICSID arbitration against Uzbekistan in relation to their investment in the cement industry
• A Turkish company and individual claimants in an ICSID arbitration against Uzbekistan in relation to their investment in the energy sector
• A Canadian company and an individual claimant in an UNCITRAL arbitration against Kazakhstan in relation to their investment in uranium mining
• A Canadian company in an UNCITRAL arbitration against Kazakhstan in relation to its investment in gold mining
• The Republic of Kyrgyzstan in an ICSID Additional Facility arbitration brought by Uzbek investors in relation to investment in the hospitality sector

The Law Commission’s Second Consultation Paper on the English Arbitration Act 1996: Are the Reforms “Fit for Purpose”?, Transnational Dispute Management (2023)

Co-editor, Editorial: The Energy Charter Treaty’s Uncertain Future in a World Going Green, Global Energy Law and Sustainability (April 2023)

Co-author, Guarantees Against Expropriation in Investment Disputes Involving Central Asian States, in International Investment Law and Investment Disputes in Central Asia: Emerging Issues, WoltersKluwer (2023)