Based in Washington D.C., Luke Sobota is a founding partner of Three Crowns LLP, a boutique firm that specializes in international arbitration. He frequently represents private and sovereign clients in major commercial and inter-state arbitrations, often in regard to matters concerning the energy, technology, and financial sectors. Sobota’s expertise in investment arbitrations includes multi-billion-dollar claims involving expropriation, denial of justice, and fair and equitable treatment. He is further noted for his prior work, which includes the successful prosecution of one of the largest ICC cases on record.
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A founding partner of Three Crowns, Luke represents private and sovereign clients in some of their largest and most important commercial, investor-State, and inter-State arbitrations, including the successful prosecution of one of the largest ICC cases in history. He also has more than 20 years of experience litigating international issues in U.S. courts.
Luke’s practice experience spans a variety of sectors, with a focus on the energy, financial, and technology industries.
The Legal 500 writes that Luke “is extremely smart and a great strategic thinker” and is “an excellent draftsman”.
Career
Luke is active in pro bono matters, including work for Equality Now and the Penobscot Nation.
Luke is also a Senior Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law. Among other publications, he is the co-author of the second edition International Arbitration: Three Salient Problems (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and General Principles of Law and International Due Process (Oxford University Press, 2017).
Luke previously worked in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he advised and prepared formal legal opinions for executive branch officials on a range of constitutional, international, and administrative law issues.
Languages
English
Education
J.D., University of Chicago Law School
B.A., Pomona College
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