Michael D. Nolan is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy LLP. Mr. Nolan is experienced in all phases of commercial litigation and arbitration. He has represented clients in U.S. federal and state courts and before arbitral tribunals in all manner of complex disputes, including general commercial, securities, antitrust, tax and insolvency cases. Many of these cases have been class actions.
Mr. Nolan's practice has a particular focus on international arbitration and litigation. Mr. Nolan has represented clients in arbitrations under AAA, ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL and other rules. These arbitrations have involved electricity, gas, transportation and mining concessions; joint-venture agreements; satellite and other insurance coverage; construction; and energy distribution. Mr. Nolan has represented both investors and states in arbitrations pursuant to bilateral investment treaties and the Energy Charter Treaty and is a member of the Panel of ICSID Arbitrators by appointment of Mongolia. He has represented companies and states in U.S. court proceedings involving sovereign immunity, act of state, and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judicial and non-judicial awards.
Mr. Nolan also has substantial experience with compliance issues that arise under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, other anti-bribery laws and sanctions programs. He has developed and implemented anti-corruption programs for companies and financial services firms.
Mr. Nolan has taught as an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center both the introductory course on international arbitration and seminars on investor-state arbitration and ICSID practice. He is listed in Euromoney Guide, Experts in Commercial Arbitration as well as Chambers USA.
Mr. Nolan is a graduate of Harvard College and of the University of Chicago Law School. |