Carter Rosekrans
Locations
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia New York
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., Harvard Business Law Review, Harvard Negotiation Law Review College of William and Mary, B.A., cum laude
Carter Rosekrans is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department within the Arbitration practice group.
Carter has expertise in arbitral award enforcement actions, supporting both award creditors and award debtors in actions before U.S. District and Appellate Courts. Carter also has experience as arbitral counsel to companies and individuals in various domestic and international arbitral forums, including proceedings under the AAA, ICDR, JAMS, ICSID, ICC, and UNCITRAL Rules.
Carter also maintains an active pro bono practice, including representation of individual visa and asylum applicants, as well as policy research on both gun violence and domestic violence. Carter is a co-chair of DC Appleseed’s Emerging Leaders Network.
Prior to attending law school, he was a consultant to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), under a long-term contract to manage all aspects of the DOJ’s spent nuclear fuel contract litigation. Carter was also a legal intern for the DOJ, National Courts Section before joining the firm, where he primarily worked on defensive trade remedy litigation.
Selected Matters
- Counsel to multiple sovereign nations contesting enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.
- Counsel to Ukrainian claimants in arbitrations against the Russian Federation arising out of measures carried out by the Russian Federation following the annexation of Crimea.
- Counsel to a multinational telecommunications corporation in enforcing an arbitral award against a sovereign in multiple fora.
- Counsel to an energy company in successfully contesting enforcement of an invalid foreign arbitral award in federal court.
- Counsel to a leading e-sports franchise in an internal investigation and related arbitral and federal court proceedings.
- Counsel to a former executive in an arbitral proceeding contesting an alleged breach of fiduciary duty.
- Counsel to holders of sovereign bonds in litigation against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
- Counsel to holders of corporate bonds in a nonpayment dispute in federal court.
- Counsel to merging party in action concerning federal and state securities laws.
- Counsel to a former executive in a stock award nonpayment dispute.
- Counsel to major accounting firms regarding legislative, regulatory, public policy, risk management and structural/organizational matters.
- Counsel to a gaming entity in an arbitral and federal court dispute with its regulator.
- Counsel to a multinational telecommunications corporation in an internal investigation.
- Counsel to a petroleum distributor in sanctions compliance review.
- Counsel to foreign exporters before U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
- Service as tribunal secretary in arbitral proceeding between microchip manufacturers.
Recognitions
- DC Appleseed Emerging Leaders Network, co-chair
- 2020-2025 Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- 2019 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
News & Insights For Carter Rosekrans
View All News & InsightsHughes Hubbard Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
Eight Hughes Hubbard lawyers have been named to the 2025 DC Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, which recognizes attorneys who dedicated significant time to pro bono service through the District of Columbia Courts during the past year.
DC Circuit Denies Russia’s Efforts to Delay Enforcement of Arbitration Award for Ukrainian Gas Companies
Hughes Hubbard successfully defeated an effort by the Russian Federation to delay enforcement proceedings of a $34 million arbitral award on behalf of a group of 11 Ukrainian petrol companies led by Stabil LLC.
Hughes Hubbard Defends Judgment Upholding Court’s Jurisdiction to Enforce $34M Arbitration Award for Ukrainian Gas Companies
Law360 reported on a brief submitted by Hughes Hubbard in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, urging the Court to deny Russia’s motion to stay its mandate after the Court’s decision upholding the District Court’s jurisdiction over a suit to enforce an arbitral award on behalf of a group of 11 Ukrainian petrol companies, led by Stabil LLC, against the Russian Federation.
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