Former State Department Attorney to Arbitrate for US in Keystone Pipeline ICSID Claim
The U.S. tapped former State Department attorney John Crook to serve as an arbitrator in a case at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, ICSID revealed on Feb. 25. The case was launched in November 2021 by Canadian…
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energy company TC Energy Corporation along with TransCanada Pipelines Limited, when the company filed its request for arbitration. Crook worked for nearly 30 years in the State Department's Office of the Legal Adviser and currently serves as a judge on NATO's Administrative Tribunal. Prior to Crook accepting his appointment, Henri Alvarez agreed to serve as the arbitrator for the claimants.