Praharsh Johorey

Associate Attorney, Gibson Dunn

Praharsh Johorey is an associate attorney in the Dubai office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s International Arbitration Practice Group.

Praharsh works with clients to resolve a wide range of complex disputes, with a focus on cross-border investment-treaty and commercial arbitrations. He has experience advising clients under a variety of arbitration rules, including the UNCITRAL, AAA, SCC and JAMS rules.

Praharsh earned a Bachelor of Arts and Laws (with Honors) from the National Law Institute University (India) in 2018. He subsequently earned a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School (USA), where he graduated as a James Kent Scholar for outstanding academic achievement, and a J.N. Tata Endowment Scholar. Before joining the firm, Praharsh served as a law clerk to Justice R.F. Nariman in the Supreme Court of India from 2019 to 2021.

Praharsh maintains an active pro bono practice at the firm, advising clients on issues of public international law and international human rights law. He is fluent in English and Hindi, and is admitted to practice in the State of New York and across India.

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Investment and investor protection under the Energy Charter Treaty

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the substantive standards of investor and investment protection under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). It does not cover the notions of the investor and investment, the denial of benefits and the dispute resolution mechanism under the ECT, which are considered in a separate Practice Note: Investment treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty. The Practice Note considers the following protections under the provisions of the ECT: fair and equal treatment and constant protection and security, within which are considered: non-impairment of investments, non-discrimination (or non-discriminatory treatment), key personnel protection, war losses compensation, and expropriation under the ECT.

Arbitration