But the case against the United States was hardly a surprise. After the administration of former President Barack Obama nixed the project in 2015, TransCanada, as TC Energy was then known, filed a claim under NAFTA seeking more than $15 billion in damages. The claim was dropped once Trump revived the project.
TC Energy is represented by Sidley Austin LLP. The federal government is represented by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes.
US Wins $15B Keystone Cancellation Case : Legal Representation
Sidley Austin LLP represented TC Energy in the arbitration case. The federal government’s defense was managed by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes.
