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Sashe has successfully represented U.S. and international companies in courts and arbitral tribunals around the world, including the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Paris, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) in Miami, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington, D.C. Sashe has won multimillion-dollar awards prosecuting clients’ claims and has successfully defended Fortune 100 companies in multiplaintiff lawsuits alleging up to $300 million in damages. Sashe is currently listed as a neutral for both the ICDR and the international division of the American Arbitration Association, as well as its complex commercial arbitration panels.

As an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law School, Sashe teaches classes in International Arbitration and International Risk Management in Oil Field Services. Internationally respected for his insight, Sashe was an invited lecturer at Qatar University College of Law in 2012 and 2014 to energy lawyers and executives regarding “Commercial and Litigation Options When Catastrophe Disrupts International Energy Projects.” He has also spoken extensively on international arbitration and litigation topics throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as in Moscow, London, Kazakhstan and Mexico.

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J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 1992, 

M.B.A., Finance, University of Houston, 1992, 

B.B.A., Finance and International Business, The University of Texas at Austin, 1985

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<li>Chambers Global
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<li>International Arbitration: Counsel (USA) (2022 to 2024) &#8211; Band 6</li>
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<li>Chambers USA: Nationwide International Arbitration (2016 to 2019, 2021 to 2023)
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<li>Band 6 (2021 to 2023), Recognized Practitioner (2016 to 2019)</li>
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<li>The Best Lawyers in America®
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<li>Texas: International Arbitration &#8211; Commercial (2024)</li>
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<li>The Legal 500 United States (2015, 2018, 2020 to 2023)
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<li>Recommended in Industry Focus – Energy: Litigation (2015)</li>
<li>Recommended in Dispute Resolution &#8211; International Arbitration (2018, 2020 to 2023)</li>
<li>Recommended in Dispute Resolution &#8211; International Litigation (2022 to 2023)</li>
</ul>
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<li>Texas State Bar: Chairman&#8217;s Award for Outstanding Service in International Law (2017)</li>
<li>Texas &#8220;Super Lawyer&#8221; (2007, 2013 to 2016, 2018)
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<li>Texas Super Lawyers &#8220;Rising Star&#8221; (2004)</li>
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</ul>

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Sashe Dimitroff Named Co-Chair of International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Energy, Oil and Gas Alliance

BakerHostetler Continues to Collect Accolades with 2024 Rankings from Chambers Global

Sashe Dimitroff Weighs International Versus Domestic Arbitration at CPR Annual Meeting 2024

Sashe Dimitroff Named International Arbitration and Litigation Team Leader

BakerHostetler Sponsors ABA Houston Energy Conference

CPR Houston Regional Meeting

BakerHostetler Attorneys and Practice Areas Recognized in The Legal 500 2023 Guide

Chambers USA Guide 2023 Honors 147 BakerHostetler Attorneys and Recognizes 64 Practice Areas

Sashe Dimitroff Discusses Benefits of Mock Arbitration at Conflict Resolution Conference

Thirteen BakerHostetler Attorneys, Eight Practice Areas Ranked in 2023 Edition of Chambers Global

Sashe Dimitroff Moderates and Mark Cymrot Participates in Arbitration Panel

CPR Institute’s Energy, Oil and Gas Committee’s 6th Annual Houston Regional Meeting

Extraordinary Remedies in Cross-Border Disputes

Marco Molina and Sashe Dimitroff Quoted About Colombia’s New President

BakerHostetler Attorneys, Practice Areas Shine in The Legal 500 2022 Guide

Chambers USA Guide 2022 Honors 145 BakerHostetler Attorneys and Recognizes 62 Practice Areas

Eleven BakerHostetler Attorneys, Seven Practice Areas Ranked in 2022 Edition of Chambers Global

Sashe Dimitroff Speaks on International Litigation and Foreign Judgements

CPR’s 2022 Houston Regional Meeting and Networking Event

No Takebacks: Consequences of Choosing the Path of Litigation

BakerHostetler Attorneys, Practice Areas Recognized in The Legal 500 Guide for 2021

Chambers and Partners USA Honors 134 BakerHostetler Attorneys and 55 Practice Areas in 2021 USA Guide

BakerHostetler’s International Arbitration and Litigation Team Expands International Focus with New Leadership

Sashe Dimitroff Moderated Panel for U.S.-Mexico Bar Association

CPR’s Houston Regional Meeting and Networking Event

BakerHostetler Attorneys Recognized in The Legal 500 Annual Guide

Chambers and Partners USA Honors 127 Attorneys and 43 Practice Areas in 2019 Guide

Sashe Dimitroff, Marco Molina Speak on Mexican Energy Sector

BakerHostetler Boosts High Marks in the Legal 500 2018 Annual Guide

Chambers and Partners USA Honors 118 Attorneys and 45 Practice Areas in 2018 Guide

Sashe Dimitroff Presents at Silicon Valley Litigation Conference

Sashe Dimitroff to Speak about International Contracts at Texas Conference

150 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers; 91 Named Rising Stars

Dimitroff, Joy Write Q&A on Oil and Gas Regulation

Michael Joy, Sashe Dimitroff Author Overview of  U.S. Oil and Gas Regulation

International Arbitration Boot Camp: Protecting the International Project from Catastrophe

International Arbitration Boot Camp: Do You Want Someone Else to Pay Your Legal Fees? It’s Possible–Third-Party Funding of International Arbitration and Litigation

First Program in BakerHostetler’s International Arbitration Boot Camp Series Draws Nearly 200 Attendees

International Arbitration Boot Camp Series

Key Changes Introduced in the Brazilian Arbitration Law

ANP Announces the 13th Bidding Round for Exploration of Oil and Gas in Brazil

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<li>Prosecuted claims of an oil and gas exploration company relating to its claims at the LCIA against a Nigerian drilling company, while concomitantly addressing related complicated multijurisdictional proceedings around the world. Ultimately negotiated a settlement, and the client company collected an eight-digit recovery. To obtain security for the award, won interim measures awards in courts worldwide, including:
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<li>Arresting several million dollars in cash that flowed through U.S. intermediary banks in New York.</li>
<li>Arresting $400 million of physical assets in Dubai.</li>
<li>Obtaining injunctions in Panama and Cyprus to prevent the assets’ sale or mortgage until the end of the LCIA proceedings, so the assets could be used as security to satisfy a potential award.</li>
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<li>Defended a large oil and gas equipment manufacturing company from claims of fraud, breach of contract, breach of warranty and negligence resulting from a broken deep-water riser while the plaintiffs were conducting drilling operations in the South China Sea. Case was settled on terms favorable to the client.</li>
<li>Defended a major pipeline company in a class action arising from an oil spill in Louisiana. Defeated class certification and settled the remaining claims on favorable terms. Prosecuted contractual indemnity and negligence claims in federal court against the marine contractor that caused the pipeline rupture.</li>
<li>Represented a major oil company in royalty and lease disputes throughout Texas.</li>
<li>Represented an oil services company against a major oil company for $25 million in service fees owed for support of offshore drilling in Angola, Africa.</li>
<li>Represented working interest owners against major oil company regarding gas well development in Pennsylvania.</li>
<li>Represented exploration company against defendant regarding pooling dispute in Colorado.</li>
<li>Represented a Fortune 100 company oilfield services company in a $6.9 million ICC dispute regarding an oil field purchase agreement with an oil and gas company. The arbitration was based on Colombian law and seated in New York. In July 2018, the arbitration panel issued its award, dismissing all of the oil and gas company’s claims, reducing the purchase price by $5.6 million and awarding client $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees and the cost of the arbitration.</li>
<li>Defeated an emergency petition at the U.K. High Court in London for provisional measures before the ICC seeking to prevent client from collecting a $4.5 million performance bond. Continued representing the company against more than $30 million in alleged damages as well as counterclaiming for more than $12 million in the underlying ICC arbitration regarding the purchase of a faulty industrial furnace from an engineering company.</li>
<li>Represented private oil and gas company in a lawsuit against holding company regarding a breach of a pipeline operating agreement in North Texas.</li>
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International Litigation and Arbitration
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<li>Prosecuted claims of a Malaysian manufacturer of pipeline equipment in an ICDR arbitration against a U.S. energy company for breach of a long-term supply contract. Complex matter involving U.S. governmental regulatory issues, as well as technical disputes over manufacturing standards.</li>
<li>Replaced existing counsel in an ICC arbitration in a dispute over agreements for the issuance of cryptocurrency.</li>
<li>Represented a large oil and gas company in an arbitration against a Russian oil company in a dispute regarding an agreement to provide funding and oilfield expertise in a joint venture to develop a Siberian oil field.</li>
<li>Represented two Japanese shipping companies in an ad hoc arbitration asserted by one of the largest automobile companies in the world relating to allegations that our clients overcharged them for “roll on, roll off” cargo services and allegations of antitrust violations.</li>
<li>Prosecuted claims of a “green energy” company against the manufacturer of an industrial furnace that recycled precious metals from waste electronic parts in an ICC arbitration sited in Paris.</li>
<li>Representing refractory manufacturer in a $22.5 million International Chamber of Commerce arbitration, under English law and seated in London, involving client’s alleged liability for the catastrophic failure of eight industrial smelting furnaces for a plant in Saudi Arabia.</li>
<li>Won dismissal of all claims against an international oil and gas exploration company brought by the government of the Ivory Coast, Africa, in an arbitration before the ICSID.</li>
<li>Won injunctive relief in a U.S. district court against a foreign government-owned oil company in support of a UN Commission on International Trade Law arbitration for recognition and enforcement in Albania.</li>
<li>Successfully defended against claims of an industrial valve distributor in an ICDR arbitration against the manufacturer. Settled the case with all claims dismissed against the client and the claimant paying money to settle the client’s counterclaims.</li>
<li>Successfully defended the respondent in four separate trials before the ITC against claims for patent infringement in the design, manufacturing and sale of semiconductors.</li>
<li>Prosecuted the claims of U.S. shareholders against a French medical device company in an ICC arbitration under the CPR rules. Settled the matter on terms favorable for the client.</li>
<li>Acted as settlement counsel for an oil and gas exploration company that was engaged in six years of ongoing litigation with an international oil field services company in Trinidad. Settled all claims in two months, resulting in significant savings to the client and preservation of customer relationships.</li>
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Domestic Litigation
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<li>Represented major airline company in dispute over merger terms.</li>
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Environmental Disputes
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<li>Won jury verdict defending a chemical plant in a wrongful death case based on purported exposure to benzene in plant emissions.</li>
<li>Selected as Texas counsel for a chemical manufacturer. Representative cases include:
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<li>State court suit alleging cancer from exposure to vinyl chloride found in household products manufactured by the client. Won summary judgment.</li>
<li>Federal court suit in Beaumont, Texas, alleging paralysis and other damage to the plaintiff’s nervous system resulting from multiple chemical exposures. Won summary judgment.</li>
<li>State court suit alleging bladder cancer from exposure to an arsenic-based herbicide. Settled on terms favorable to the client.</li>
<li>Successfully represented multiple chemical manufacturing clients in a suit brought by former employees, contractors and landowners alleging personal injury and property damage due to chemical exposure.</li>
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</ul>
Internal Investigations
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<li>Conducted internal investigations for corporate clients relating to issues such as Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, governmental reporting and employment issues.</li>
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Sashe D. Dimitroff

Publications
Author, “Oil and Gas Regulation in the United States: An Overview,” PLI 2016-2017 Global Guide to Energy Natural Resources.
Author, “De-Risking International Energy Deals,” Petroleum Economist, November 2010.
Author, “Unexpected Killers of Your International Energy Deal,” Oil &amp; Gas Financial Journal, October 2010.
Author, “International Trade Commission Makes Foreign Competitors Play Fair,” Houston Business Journal, Sept. 7, 2007.
Author, “Strategic Options Available When Catastrophe Strikes the International Energy Project,” Texas International Law Journal, No. 635, Summer 2001.
Author, “International Litigation in Texas: Obtaining Evidence Abroad and Proving the Laws of Foreign Countries,” University of Houston Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, 2001.
Author, “Interim Measures and Arbitral Clauses,” Law360, March 11, 2011.
Author, “Social Media and Discovery – The Role of Technology in Evidence Collection,” 39 Jo Alice Darden ed., 2011.
Author, “Psychology of Persuasion,” University of Houston Advanced Evidence Course, 2001-2002.
Author, “Recover of Damages in Texas,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Expert Witness Course II, Feb. 2002.
Author, “Non-Competes, Confidentiality Agreements, and Trade Secrets,” University of Texas Law School’s Advanced Civil Trial Course, 2001.
Author, “Avoiding ‘Megalosses’ in Drafting the provisions of Electric Power Trading Contracts,” 16 Corp. Counsel Rev. 153, Nov. 1997.
Author, “Whose Field of Dreams: Antitrust Relief Against Restrictions on the Sale or Relocation of Major League Baseball Teams,” 42 Antitrust Bulletin 521, Fall 1997.”
Speeches and Presentations
Sashe has given seminars to business executives and to other lawyers on a wide range of litigation-related topics both in the United States and abroad, including:
Moderator, CPR Institute’s Energy, Oil and Gas Committee’s 6th Annual Houston Regional Meeting, Jan, 18, 2023.
Speaker, “Extraordinary Remedies in Cross-Border Disputes,” June 29, 2022.
Moderator, CPR’s Houston Regional Meeting and Networking Event, Jan. 19, 2022.
Moderator, CPR’s Houston Regional Meeting and Networking Event, Jan. 19, 2021.
Moderator, “Developments in the Energy Industry,” CPR Energy, Oil &amp; Gas Committee Meeting, Jan. 23, 2019.
Speaker, “The First 100 Days of AMLO’s Presidency: Challenges and Opportunities for the Mexican Energy Sector from a Risk Management Perspective,” presented to Talanza Energy, March 20, 2019.
Speaker, “The Link Between Contracts &amp; Litigation” Silicon Valley Litigation Conference 4th World Litigation Forum 2017, Oct. 12, 2018.
Moderator, “Risk Mitigation in Energy Exploration,” CPR Energy, Oil &amp; Gas Committee Meeting, Jan. 18, 2018.
Moderator, “International Arbitration Trends and Innovations,” Annual CPR Canada Regional Meeting, 2018.
Moderator, “The Secret to a Successful Joint Venture: Building an Enduring Relationship,” 2nd Annual CPR Canada Regional Meeting, Toronto, Canada, September 19, 2017.
Speaker, “International Arbitration Arising from Energy Disputes,” presentation at Qatar University College of Law, Doha, Qatar, March 7-12, 2012.
Speaker, “Risk Management in International Oilfield Services,” Energy Bootcamp, 2017.
Speaker, “Third Party Funding for International Arbitration,” Energy Bootcamp, 2018.
Moderator, Annual Forum for the Texas State Bar International Law Section on Cuban Relations, 2016.
Moderator, “Interim Measures in International Arbitration,” World Energy Council, Santa Barbara, California, 2017.
Speaker, “Mitigation Risks in International Energy Deals,” Texas Bar Litigation Day, 2017.
Speaker, “Workplace Social Media Policies That Work,” Webinar presentation, August 24, 2012.
Speaker, “Recent Developments in Legal Claims by Foreigners Against US Companies Under the Alien Tort Claims Act,” April 2012.
Speaker, “Legal Implications of Social Media Policies,” Las Vegas, Nevada, February 17, 2012.
Speaker, “Social Media for the CEO,” May 19, 2011.
Speaker, “De-Risking the International Energy Deal and Avoiding Violation of International Corruption Laws,” Grata Conference, Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 2010.
Speaker, “Optimizing Disputes Options for Russian Businesses in USA &amp; UK,” University of Moscow, Moscow, Russia, December 2010.
Speaker, “Interim Measures for Fun and Profit; The Tools to Get Your Client Paid,” presentation to Houston International Arbitration Club,” April 2010.
Speaker, “A Litigator’s Perspective in Structuring a Deal,” Lawrence Graham’s International Arbitration Seminar, London, England, March 2010.
Speaker, “Saving the International Project from Catastrophe,” International Arbitration Seminar, November 2009.

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