Senior Associate

Charlene Valdez Warner

(212) 885-8853 cwarner@bartonesq.com
Senior Associate

Charlene Valdez Warner

(212) 885-8853 cwarner@bartonesq.com
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Charlene Valdez Warner is a Senior Associate in Barton’s Litigation Practice focusing on international arbitration, investigations, and complex commercial litigation. Charlene advises multinational corporations, leading financial institutions, and global businesses on a wide range of contentious matters.

Charlene maintains a wealth of experience in international arbitration gained through her work at leading international arbitration institutions including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR Institute). She also trained with the international arbitration team of Freshfields LLP in Paris, where she gained experience in both investor-state and commercial arbitration. Charlene further expanded her dispute resolution skillset during her secondment to the wealth management litigation team of a global investment bank, handling a range of client litigation, arbitration matters, and regulatory inquiries.

Prior to joining Barton, Charlene was an attorney at Linklaters LLP in New York, where she represented clients in complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters involving a wide range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, energy, and construction. Her experience encompasses all phases of litigation and arbitration, from pre-dispute resolution to trial and enforcement of awards.

Charlene is actively involved in the international arbitration community, serving as a Board Member of the Young SIAC Council in the Americas. In this role, she contributes to promoting international arbitration and ADR and supports initiatives that address challenges within diverse legal and business communities across Asian jurisdictions and cultures.

Charlene is fluent in Tagalog and conversant in French and Spanish.

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Representative Matters

Represented a biopharma executive in related civil and criminal federal litigation involving allegations of conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud and insider trading.

Represented a Latin American joint venture in two ICC arbitrations regarding a construction dispute in an EPC contract related to a hydroelectric power plant project.

Represented a French multinational pharmaceutical company in an ICDR arbitration of a post M&A dispute.

Represented a biomass plant owner in a AAA construction dispute brought by its EPC contractor and in a JAMS mediation involving a long-term supply contract claim brought by a UK-based purchaser.

Defended a West African sovereign in federal enforcement proceedings of an arbitral award.

Defended a South African mining company in a Delaware appraisal action following a major U.S. acquisition.

Advised multinational banks in federal antitrust proceedings alleging conspiracy to manipulate benchmark rates.

Represented a foreign chemical company in a Section 1782 application before a U.S. federal court.

Represented various pro bono matters, including a collaboration with the ACLU Justice Lab in two civil rights suits in Louisiana, numerous diversity programs and GenAI initiatives.

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