Ankita Ritwik

Gibson Dunn

Ankita Ritwik is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the Litigation and International Arbitration Practice Groups. Ms. Ritwik's recent experience includes representing multinational companies with investments in Latin America, Asia and Africa, in the energy, manufacturing and mining industries. Ms. Ritwik earned her Juris Doctor cum laude in 2013 from Harvard Law School, where she was the Notes Editor for the Harvard International Law Journal. She graduated with honors from Yale University in 2007, where she double-majored in Economics and Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry. Before attending law school, Ms. Ritwik worked as a business analyst for McKinsey & Co. Ms. Ritwik is fluent in Hindi, and has a working knowledge of Spanish and French. Ms. Ritwik is admitted to practice in the District of Colombia and the State of New York. Year Qualified: District of Columbia, USA- 2015 New York, USA ' 2014

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Investment and investor protection under the Energy Charter Treaty

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the substantive standards of investor and investment protection under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). It does not cover the notions of the investor and investment, the denial of benefits and the dispute resolution mechanism under the ECT, which are considered in a separate Practice Note: Investment treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty. The Practice Note considers the following protections under the provisions of the ECT: fair and equal treatment and constant protection and security, within which are considered: non-impairment of investments, non-discrimination (or non-discriminatory treatment), key personnel protection, war losses compensation, and expropriation under the ECT.

Arbitration

Investment treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers investment treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) (also referred to as investment arbitration under the ECT). It considers the background to the ECT (what is the Energy Charter Treaty?), the investors and investments protected by the ECT (what is a qualifying investment under the ECT; what is a qualifying investor under the ECT), denial of benefits under the ECT, and the options for dispute resolution under the ECT (ie to the courts or administrative tribunals of the Contracting Party to the dispute; in accordance with any agreed dispute settlement procedure; or, to international arbitration in accordance with article 26(4) of the ECT). It also considers amicable settlement under the ECT.

Arbitration