Philip Le B. Douglas (Phil)
Partner
New York
Tel: 1.212.326.3611
Fax: 1.212.755.7306
Email:
pldouglas@jonesday.com
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Phil Douglas specializes in complex and international commercial litigation involving power, technology, and other project disputes. Representative matters include a $200 million claim against Amtrak regarding its high-speed train project, arbitration in Beijing under the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, first investor-state arbitration under NAFTA, ICC arbitration of a dispute between defense contractors regarding development of air-to-surface missiles, AAA arbitration regarding the fair market value of a 225-megawatt power plant, prosecution of a $600 million claim regarding the design and construction of a nuclear power plant, and the defense of various international manufacturers of power generation and transmission facilities against contract licensing and tort claims.
Phil also represents clients in pharmaceutical industry litigation, including the successful defense of a major pharmaceutical company against a $400 million claim arising out of a terminated research and development collaboration agreement.
Phil has also defended defendants, targets, and witnesses in white-collar criminal matters, including the "Iran-Contra," "Ill-Wind," and "Operation Casablanca" defense contracting, insider trading, and money laundering investigations.
Admitted
New York; District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the D.C., Second, Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits; and U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Districts of Columbia and Connecticut
Education
Princeton University (A.B. cum laude 1972, Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs); New York University (J.D. 1975; Articles Editor, NYU Law Review; Root-Tilden Scholar)
Government/Military Service
Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, Criminal Division (1979-1984)
Clerkship
Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert A. Ainsworth Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (1975-1976)
Languages
French