Alexander Afnán

Alexander Afnán is an associate in Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s Arbitration, Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations, and Litigation practice groups.

Alexander is also actively involved in the firm’s pro bono practice, assisting in the representation of individuals seeking asylum in the United States. 

While in law school, Alexander was a student attorney for the Georgetown Civil Rights Clinic, in which he litigated and negotiated several civil rights claims. Alexander was also an active member of Georgetown’s Trial Advocacy team, where he won the 2021 Capitol City Challenge and managed two competitions as the Tournament Co-Director. 

Alexander’s prior experience involves working for the United Kingdom Civil Service as a local industrial strategy policy advisor and as a nuclear energy finance and business manager. 

• Counsel to a U.S. national in a successful ICSID annulment proceeding.
• Counsel to a French investor in a PCA arbitration against the Dominican Republic.
• Counsel to a Panamanian investor in an ICSID arbitration against the Republic of Panama.
• Counsel to a Taiwanese manufacturer in an AAA arbitration.
• Counsel to an e-sports franchise in an internal investigation and arbitration proceeding.
• Counsel to a gaming entity in various arbitral and federal court proceedings.
• Counsel to a foreign national in a DOJ investigation.
• Counsel to a Dominican airline in an internal investigation.
• Counsel to a multinational telecommunications corporation in an internal investigation.

Pro Bono Representation

• Counsel to multiple individuals seeking asylum in U.S. asylum proceedings. 
• Counsel to U.S. nationals formerly held hostage in Venezuela.
• Jointly prepared an expert declaration on international law in the Leninsky District Court of Minsk in support of three human rights defenders.