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Podcast: Company Interviews
Episode: Mining Companies Are Turning the Tables on Resource Nationalism
Description: With Timothy Foden, Partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLPRecording date: 21th July, 2025Mining companies facing government interference are increasingly turning to international arbitration as a legal remedy against sovereign risk. Timothy Foden of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP specializes in representing mining companies against states that expropriate assets or deny permits through arbitrary administrative actions, operating across jurisdictions including Poland, Tanzania, Peru, Morocco, and Mexico.The legal framework relies on bilateral and multilateral investment treaties established since the 1950s, which protect foreign investment through binding arbitration mechanisms under international law. Successful claims typically...