Gene BURD

Gene M. Burd is a partner at Pierson Ferdinand and a leading international disputes lawyer. He has extensive experience in handling complex and high-stakes disputes involving foreign parties, sovereigns, and state-owned entities. He advises and represents clients across various sectors, such as energy, biotechnology, manufacturing, real estate, and finance, in arbitrations under the rules of major international institutions and in litigation before U.S. courts.

He also assists clients with matters related to foreign investment, international trade, and U.S. financial sanctions. Gene represented clients before the Federal Maritime Commission in cases involving unjust and unreasonable practices under the Shipping Act of 1984 and the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Additionally, he assists clients with FOIA requests and associated FOIA litigations.

Gene has a deep understanding of the legal and practical issues that arise in cross-border disputes, such as personal jurisdiction, comity, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, stays of litigation based on arbitration agreements, forum non conveniens, and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. He is also well-versed in the principles and practices of international arbitration, such as choice of law, evidence, confidentiality, interim measures, and costs.

Gene is recognized as a leading practitioner in international arbitration. He taught a course in international litigation in US courts as adjunct professor at Rutgers Law School. He is also an active member of the international arbitration community and regularly speaks and writes on topics related to his practice area. He is fluent in English and Russian and has working knowledge of Ukrainian.