Lucinda Low's practice focuses on transnational dispute resolution, particularly international arbitration, and white-collar defense and compliance matters with an international character, and matters involving the international financial institutions.
In the field of international arbitration, Lucinda serves as counsel, expert and arbitrator. She was named to the roster of arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in 2017 by the World Bank President, and previously named by the United States as a member of the panel of Conciliators. She is a member of a number of other rosters as well. She has significant experience in both investor-state and commercial arbitration disputes, including disputes with a significant regulatory compliance dimension.
Lucinda's white-collar practice includes representing audit committees, boards of directors, companies and individuals in internal, government, and international financial institution audits, investigations, and enforcement matters involving fraud, bribery, corruption, money laundering, and other international regulatory compliance issues. Lucinda is recognized by Chambers market commentators for her "incredible technical proficiency, spectacular advocacy skills, and cultural know-how." She has deep experience in matters involving the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, and other international business compliance issues. According to Chambers, clients concur that Lucinda is "very impressive" and credit her with "an attention to detail that is second to none."
She has extensive experience representing contractors, consultants and their principals in audits, investigations, sanctions proceedings, and related matters before the World Bank and other multilateral development banks integrity and sanctions units and tribunals.
In her preventive work Lucinda helps clients develop and implement customized compliance programs tailored to their business risks that meet regulatory expectations, assists with due diligence in M&A and other transactions, provides risk-mitigation and risk assessment strategy, conducts internal investigations, and defends clients in government investigation and enforcement matters, including multi-jurisdictional investigations.
Lucinda has served in a number of leadership positions in the firm, including several terms on its Executive Committee and as its international practice leader, and as co-chair of the International Arbitration Practice. Lucinda's experience is worldwide but includes particular expertise in Latin America. She has lived in Brazil twice and worked in many Spanish-speaking countries in the Western Hemisphere as well.
Lucinda is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Coalition for Integrity (formerly known as Transparency International – USA), and also a member of the US Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law. She is a former president of the American Society of International Law and a former chair of the ABA Section of International Law. She currently serves as on the ICC Task Force on Dealing with Allegations of Corruption in International Arbitration, as a coordinator of one of its major tracks. She is the winner of many awards for her work, including the Outstanding Career award from GIR in 2017 and the Louis B. Sohn Award for Public International Law from the American Bar Association in 2019.
Lucinda is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, and has a working knowledge of French.