Jonathan Gimblett

Jonathan Gimblett joined the firm as an associate in 2004 following a successful career in the British Diplomatic Service. His practice combines antitrust and international law, drawing on his experience of more than 14 years in government. Mr. Gimblett’s antitrust practice embraces litigation, counseling of corporate clients, and regulatory matters. His international practice focuses principally on investor-state arbitration and international boundary disputes, on which he advises both states and corporate clients. Mr. Gimblett is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center and a Professorial Lecturer in Law (Arbitration) at George Washington University Law School. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Representing a major international bank in multidistrict class action litigation involving antitrust, market manipulation and other claims. Representing a pharmaceutical company client in a Federal Trade Commission investigation and subsequent class action antitrust litigation relating to the settlement of patent infringement litigation under the Hatch-Waxman Act. Advising a corporate client on antitrust and Hart-Scott-Rodino dimensions to a complex joint venture transaction. Representing claimants in Renta 4 et al. v. The Russian Federation (arbitration under the Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce) and Metal-Tech Ltd. v. Republic of Uzbekistan (ICSID). Advising a littoral state and corporate clients on competing maritime boundary claims in the South China Sea. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Member of H.M. Diplomatic Service (1988-2002). Private Secretary to two successive Ministers of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London (1996-1998). Head of Section in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office responsible for policy on EU trade relations with third countries (1993-1995), European security architecture (1995-1996) and relations with the countries of former Yugoslavia (1998). Representing UK interests as an accredited diplomat in Washington DC (First Secretary, 1999-2002), Tirana (Charge d’Affaires, 1993) and Paris (Second Secretary, OECD, 1989-1992)