David Rosenbloom Comments on Bilateral Investment Treaties in Tax Notes

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“Nearly everything about a bilateral investment treaty is ill suited for the task of efficiently and effectively resolving a tax dispute,” wrote former treaty negotiator H. David Rosenbloom of Caplin & Drysdale, who has appeared as an expert witness in tax arbitration cases under investment treaties. “It is hard to see why a supranational authority such as a special arbitration panel under a bilateral investment treaty is needed in the tax area, or more importantly, what role it should play.” Oh, and arbitration cases take forever. (Rosenbloom, “Through the Looking Glass: Resolving Tax Disputes by Arbitration Under a Bilateral Investment Treaty,” in Essays on International Taxation, ch. 16 (2020).)

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