Marija Ozolins

Marija Ozolins is a disputes associate at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, where she focuses on commercial and investment arbitration matters. She has represented clients in disputes spanning various industry sectors, including banking, fintech, natural resource extraction, taxation, construction, real estate, pension fund management, and food retail and distribution.

Marija has advocated for private companies in international commercial arbitrations administered by institutions including the International Chamber of Commerce, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, and the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration. She has also represented sovereign states in investor-state disputes under the arbitration rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

Currently, Marija serves as Secretary to the International Bar Association Arbitration Guidelines and Rules Subcommittee, supporting the development of uniform guidelines for privileged documents in international arbitration. She has had the privilege of teaching seminars for government officials and private practitioners as part of training programs organized by the International Law Institute.

Prior to joining her firm’s Washington, DC office, Marija was part of the Dubai office, focusing on commercial arbitration and litigation. During law school, she clerked at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Marija maintains an active pro bono practice representing detained individuals in removal proceedings before US immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals.