Our advocates understand international arbitration from drafting arbitration clauses to conducting hearings, including cross-examination and submissions. We are well-connected within the community of high-quality practitioners, providing insights into selecting appropriate arbitrators. We understand cultural and legal differences in common law and civil law traditions, which can be crucial for success. Our team also serves as party arbitrators and neutrals, offering unique perspectives. We have experience with every major institution, including:
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
- Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
- China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
- Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC)
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
- International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR)
- Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
- Panels governed by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
Additionally, we have significant experience representing clients in ad hoc arbitrations conducted independently of established arbitral institutions.
We coordinate litigation across multiple jurisdictions, synthesizing international arbitration procedures with national court steps where necessary. Our deep ties to counsel in leading commercial jurisdictions allow us to resolve disputes efficiently. We choreograph issues of timing, the relative speed and quality of national courts, and the location of clients, witnesses, third parties, and assets. We also obtain jurisdiction over foreign parties and documents for U.S. court proceedings.
We prioritize client objectives in light of asset location and magnitude. Our team obtains worldwide and jurisdiction-specific freezing orders and navigates bilateral and multilateral enforcement treaties, including the New York Convention. We assist clients in finding assets, confirming awards, registering and transferring judgments, and collecting amounts due.
- Represented a multinational design and engineering firm in connection with an ICC arbitration with claims in excess of $500 million concerning the construction of a multi-billion hydroelectric power project outside of Santiago, Chile.
- Successfully defended the CEO and 50% shareholder of a global manufacturer in an ICDR final hearing, resulting in a victory and a multimillion-dollar attorney fee award.
- Represented a satellite technology company in a shareholder dispute before the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in a six-week liability hearing, defeating all claims, and winning all counterclaims with damages estimated in excess of $1 billion.
- Achieved victory for a multinational reinsurer in a $100 million dispute with its Canadian cedent about the scope of the cedent’s recapture rights under a series of life reinsurance agreements.
- Represent two Canadian reinsurance companies in ad hoc disputes with a Barbados-based ceding company regarding the cedent’s ability to terminate its existing reinsurance obligations by selling reinsured business to third parties.
- Obtained a significant arbitration award for a U.S.-based medical device manufacturer in Beijing from CIETAC.
- Collected a $76 million quantum award following final hearings in Delhi and London under LCIA rules, with related proceedings in multiple jurisdictions.
- Represented a German research institution in an ICC final hearing in Paris concerning IP rights under Belgian law.
- Counseled a global life reinsurer on its response to a novel and aggressive position taken by its French trading partner under a long duration international reinsurance agreement.
- Won a liability award for a U.S. buyer of uranium against the Russian government’s selling arm before the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC).
- Represented a U.S. specialty machine manufacturer before CIETAC.
