Attorney Profile
Professional Experience
For over 30 years, Dr. Larry W. Thomas has specialized in corporate and commercial transactions, litigation, and arbitration almost exclusively for international clients. For a more detailed description of his experience, please select Areas of Practice.
Education
J.D., cum laude, The George Washington University Law School. Board of Editors, George Washington International Law Review, formerly the George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics
Ph.D., The University of Virginia, Woodrow Wilson School of Government and Foreign Affairs
Faculty – Part-time
The George Washington University
Public International Law; The Politics of International Law.
2005 – 2013
United States Naval Academy
2004 – 2006
Jurisdictions
Admitted in the State of New York, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Please select Courts for a more detailed list of courts and other states in which Dr. Thomas has represented international clients.
Arbitration
Dr. Thomas has represented clients in international arbitrations under a variety of arbitral rules, such as the Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce and others. Dr. Thomas recently served as an arbitrator in a Brazilian arbitration conducted in accordance with the rules of the Câmara de Arbitragem Empresarial – CAMARB.
Dr. Thomas spoke on the topic Obtaining Documents in Arbitration: What is Your Strategy? at the Fifth International Congress on Arbitration in São Paulo, Brazil.
In June 2012 Dr. Thomas participated in the International Chamber of Commerce’s Masterclass for Arbitrators in Paris.
Partial List of Representative Cases
- United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. Braspetro Oil Services Company, 199 F.3d 94, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (located in New York City)
- In re Interbanque, 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 28544, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- CNPq – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico v. Inter-Trade, Inc., 50 F.3d 56, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Stevens v. National Distillers and Chemical Corporation, 69 F.3d 1226, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (located in New York City)
- Shook v. Bauke, 1991 U.S. Dist. Lexis 20014, U.S. District Court for the Virgin Islands
- In re Delta America Re Insurance Co. v. National Distillers & Chemical Corp., 900 F.2d 890, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (located in Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Interredec, Inc. v. U.S., 652 F. Supp. 1550, U.S. Court of International Trade (located in New York City)
- Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania v. KOA Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., 572 F. Supp. 969, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (located in New York City)
Languages
English and Portuguese
Symposia
- Speaker, Obtendo Documentos em Arbitragem: Qual é sua Estratégia? [Obtaining Documents in Arbitration: What is Your Strategy?], V Congresso Internacional de Arbitragem [Fifth International Congress on Arbitration], São Paulo, Brazil
- Speaker, Contencioso nos EUA e no Brasil [Litigation in the United States and Brazil], Câmara Americana de Comércio [American Chamber of Commerce], São Paulo, Brazil
- Speaker, Seminário Sobre as Práticas do Processo Judicial nos Estados Unidos [Seminar on U.S. Litigation Practices], sponsored by the São Paulo Bar Association, O CESA — Centro de Estudos das Sociedades de Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil
Memberships
American Bar Association, New York Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, American Society of International Law, Washington Foreign Law Society
