International Arbitration

Our International Arbitration lawyers have appeared in arbitrations under the auspices of every major arbitration institution, including, for example:

• American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR) 
• Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
• China International Economic and Trade Association Commission (CIETAC)
• Dubai International Financial Centre-London Court of International Arbitration (DIFC-LCIA)
• Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
• German Arbitration Institute (DIS) 
• Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
• London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
• Santiago Arbitration and Mediation Center (CAM Santiago)
• Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC)
• Trade associations, such as the Refined Sugar Association (RSA) and Federation of Oils, Seeds & Fats Associations Ltd (FOSFA), London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), and Grain and Feed Trade Association Arbitration (GAFTA)
• Ad hoc arbitrations under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) rules

As set out in more detail in the description of our investor-state arbitration practice, we have also dealt with numerous investment treaty cases under multilateral and bilateral investment treaties acting on behalf of investors and sovereign states‬‪.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

We are regularly retained by some of the world’s leading companies on business-critical assignments in industries including energy, natural resources, mining, aerospace, insurance coverage, construction and engineering, infrastructure, manufacturing, securities, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, sports, telecoms, media, and technology.

Our lawyers adopt vigorous, creative, and cost-effective methods to achieve high rates of success and maximize client satisfaction. We seek to manage costs by regularly providing experience-driven cost projections with expected time scales and costs for each stage of the arbitration process, thereby assisting clients in budgeting and cash flow management. 

Through our arbitration advisory and political risk mitigation services, we regularly advise on drafting suitably tailored arbitration agreements and dispute resolution strategies including, when relevant, advising on the structuring of transactions to gain maximum benefit from investment treaty protections.

Our lawyers also handle arbitration-related litigation, such as obtaining provisional relief or interim measures, security for costs, enforcing arbitration agreements, and dealing with arbitrator challenges as well as award enforcement and challenges or appeals of arbitration awards. 

Many of our arbitration lawyers also serve as arbitrators. Our clients benefit from the resulting insights, know-how, and experience of arbitration rules and procedures, arbitration institutions and secretariats, case management, and other arbitrators and practitioners. 

Our lawyers regularly publish on arbitration-related topics, including via our regular publication “Arbitration World,” and are respected as thought leaders in the arbitration community.