Ivan W. Bilaniuk

International Dispute Resolution

Experience

Defeated Foreign Consultant’s Breach of Contract Claims in ICDR Arbitration

Client: A Major US Government Contractor

Mr. Bilaniuk represented a Fortune 500 company in an International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) Arbitration defeating over $10 million in breach of contract claims brought by a foreign consulting company.

Draft International Dispute Resolution Agreements

Client: Multiple Clients

Mr. Bilaniuk has drafted scores of international dispute resolution clauses for clients across a range of industries tailored to the contract, the specific situation, and the client’s business objective. Underlying contract values have ranged from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars. A few examples follow.

  • Master Service Agreement for a major university system outsourcing its information technology services abroad
  • Fortune 100 company’s various international contracts
  • U.S. information services and cybersecurity company’s joint venture agreement with a Middle Eastern company
  • U.S. sports equipment company’s manufacturing agreement with a Chinese company
  • European technology company’s agreement with a U.S. representative

International Arbitration Representations of US and Foreign Clients

Client: Multiple Clients

Mr. Bilaniuk’s international arbitration experience includes a range of disputes with U.S. or foreign clients.

  • Represented a Fortune 500 company as claimant in an ICC arbitration against a foreign government over a breach of contract dispute for commercial services that resulted in a favorable settlement.
  • Represented a Middle Eastern company in an ICC arbitration against a Forbes Global 2000 European company for breach of contract.

Served as US Counsel Managing Local Counsel in Foreign Court Litigation

Client: Multiple Clients

Mr. Bilaniuk has provided international litigation counsel to clients and managed local counsel in foreign court litigation to achieve the client’s objectives in a seamless and cost-effective manner including:

  • Advising a multinational company about contractual claims against an industrial equipment supplier for negligent servicing of plant in Middle East; worked with local counsel in Middle East jurisdiction as they litigated matter in court;
  • Managing local co-counsel on behalf of a U.S. government contractor in Middle East court litigation against joint venture partner; prevailed in suit; and
  • Advising an insurer about defense strategy in certain negligence lawsuits brought in foreign court in light of risks of foreign court-money judgment recognition in U.S. courts.

Successfully Enforced a Multi-Million Dollar International Arbitral Award

Client: Fortune 500 Government Contractor

Mr. Bilaniuk successfully enforced an international arbitral award for a Fortune 500 government contractor in U.S. court against a European government after multiple years of litigation, including a stay of enforcement and briefing on enforcement of an annulled international arbitral award, after the underlying award had been set aside in a European court. He coordinated with counsel in the defendant’s country in the successful appeal to the country’s supreme court to have the arbitral award reinstated. In the end, after defendant’s appeal, the client’s award totaled roughly $60 million.

Won Favorable Monetary Settlement in Ad Hoc International Arbitration

Client: A Major US Defense Contractor

Mr. Bilaniuk represented a U.S. defense company in an ad hoc arbitration against a Middle Eastern government for breach of contract, employing a strategy that resulted in a favorable settlement of the client’s claims. 

Won Multi-Million Dollar ICC International Arbitral Award

Client: Fortune 500 Government Contractor

Mr. Bilaniuk represented a Fortune 500 government contractor, collaborating with local counsel, in a multi-year ICC international arbitration against a European government in a breach-of-contract dispute over technology and public safety systems. Mr. Bilaniuk’s client prevailed in an award exceeding $50 million, defeated over $200 million in related set-offs, and secured the reversal of the termination of the contract.