Paul D. Downs

Paul Downs practiced international law for more than four decades, most recently as a partner at Hogan Lovells in New York, where he co-founded the Sovereign Investor Practice and initiated its annual Sovereign Investor Conference. Mr. Downs also founded the United States’ presence of Italy’s Studio Carnelutti, which subsequently combined with California’s Heller Ehrman, where he headed the international practice. Mr. Downs is co-author of The Hunt for Unicorns: How Sovereign Funds are Reshaping Investment in the Digital Economy. He has represented sovereign investors transacting in assets globally, has spoken and published on the topic and guest lectured at Columbia and New York University law schools. He served as President of the American Foreign Law Association, is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the International Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is a current or past director of international companies and not-for-profit organizations, including International House, The Council for the United States and Italy, and the China US Business Alliance. Mr. Downs is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School.