Liz Vincento
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Liz Vincento

Associate

Email

liz.vincento@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 202 508 8173

Offices

Washington DC

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Liz acts for and advises multinational companies and sovereign states in disputes under various arbitral rules, including the ICC, CPR, AAA, SIAC, and U.S. federal courts.
Her experience is truly global, having acted as counsel in disputes arising out of a wide range of governing laws, including New York, England, Singapore, and Qatar. Her practice encompasses complex commercial and investment disputes spanning various sectors including construction, infrastructure, intellectual property, and telecommunications. She also has significant experiencing representing sovereign states in proceedings before U.S. federal courts seeking to recognize and enforce arbitration awards and litigate issues arising under the FSIA.

Liz is also an Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University Law School, where she co-instructs an experimental international arbitration advocacy course. She also maintains an active pro bono practice.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • A joint venture of construction contracts, Respondents in an ICC arbitration, brought by a state sponsored organization arising out of the development of a world-class medical facility in the Middle East with over 3.7 billion at stake.
  • A European biotech company, Claimant in an arbitration in New York under the CPR non-administered rules against a North American company in the healthcare sector. The dispute arises from a collaboration agreement and New York law applies.
  • A South Asian company in its dispute with its joint venture partner concerning the development and management of a real estate business in South Asia. Singapore law and the law of the South Asian State apply.
  • The Republic of Panama in a U.S. enforcement action to recover sums owed to it pursuant to an ICSID arbitration award, and responding to counterclaims and issues arising under the FSIA.
  • An oil and gas major on its defense of hundreds of local court proceedings in South East Asia in relation to an employee and contractor rights, its potential commercial and investment arbitration claims under a production sharing contract, and managing case management processes.
  • A South Asian sovereign state, its Ministries, and a state agency, defending against the enforcement of a domestic arbitration award under the New York Foreign Money Judgments Recognition Act. 

Pro bono

  • Advising a pro bono law firm engaged by Ukraine on the international law framework for the Return of Displaced Ukrainian Children during armed conflict.
  • Advising a international human rights organization on domestic legislation relating to human trafficking in a West African nation.
  • Representing two individuals before a U.S. federal court challenging USCIS’s denial of immigration status.
  • Representing an individual in U.S. federal court for termination of supervised release.
 

Published Work

  • Elizabeth Vincento, Note, Congress has the Power to Declare War ­– But What About a Trade War?: The Separation of Powers as a Means to Combat Protectionist Use of Section 232, 29 Fed. Cir. B. J. 281 (2020).

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member, New York State Bar Association
  • Member, D.C. Very Young Arbitration Practitioners

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, New York

Attorney-at-Law, District of Columbia

Academic

J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2020

B.A. (cum laude), University of Delaware, Political Science and Mass Communications, 2016

Languages

English, Spanish
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.