Jennifer Morrison Ersin focuses her practice in international disputes. She advises clients in international investment and commercial arbitrations across a range of sectors. She has acted in proceedings governed by the rules of arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), American Arbitration Association (AAA), and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Jennifer has acted in arbitrations seated in jurisdictions around the world.

Her experience includes advising clients on federal government construction contracts disputes, and arbitrating construction, energy, and agribusiness matters. She also has extensive experience handling matters that arise from municipal infrastructure projects.

Jennifer has particular experience in acting in disputes involving sovereign states. She has most recently represented contractors against sovereign employers including Libya and Ethiopia. This experience extends to counselling contractors on how to best exit high conflict states including Libya and Afghanistan.

Jennifer is also adept at handling matters before U.S. courts, particularly where those matters include an international element or a foreign party. She is able to assist foreign clients in Section 1782 discovery actions and enforcement actions.

*Admitted in New York and the District of Columbia; not yet admitted to the Mississippi Bar.

Bar Admissions

• New York, 2004
• District of Columbia, 2004

Education

• Columbia Law School, J.D., 2002, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Member, Human Rights Law Review; Chapter Editor, Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual; Jerome Michael Moot Court Program; Political Asylum Clinic
• Georgetown University, A.B., Political Theory, 1997, Contributing Editor and Editorial Board Chair, The Georgetown Voice