Investment Treaty Arbitration

Representing companies and sovereigns in the leading investment treaty disputes in the world

25 litigators in New York and London focused on representing foreign investors and sovereign states in investor-state arbitrations pursuant to bilateral and multilateral investment treaties under every major set of arbitral rules (ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC)
Serving clients in 90 countries across six continents
Deep knowledge and level of insight into the leading arbitrators in investor-state arbitrations
Decades of successfully defending clients' interests in complex cases and providing strategic advice on investment planning and structuring to attract investment treaty protection
Frequently serve as lead counsel in landmark representations and cutting-edge issues of public international law
Multilingual team includes lawyers trained and qualified in a variety of both civil and common-law systems and fluent in multiple languages
Several arbitration partners serve as arbitrators
Significant experience with all aspects of third-party funding and insurance industries for litigation funding

The American Lawyer – Global Dispute of the Year: Commercial Arbitration award (2015)
Legal 500 UK: International Arbitration
Financial Times – Innovative Lawyers: Standout, Dispute Resolution (2012, 2015)
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Chambers US & UK: International Arbitration; Commercial Litigation

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