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Biography

During his more than 35 years advising on International Trade and Investment law matters, Riyaz has advised clients on investment treaty provisions within NAFTA the Energy Charter, the recently negotiated CETA and the CPTPP and other free trade agreements, investment contracts, and bilateral investment protection treaties. In addition to advising and counseling clients on implementing structures and negotiating contracts to obtain investment protection, he has appeared as counsel in international arbitrations. His experience includes international investment arbitrations, international trade disputes (including before NAFTA panels, the WTO, and domestic courts), trade remedies, international trade regulations (economic sanctions, export controls, customs), trade policy and market access, government procurement, national security, corporate investigations, and anti-corruption.