Akin Named in GAR 100 Guide to Leading International Arbitration Practices

Akin has been named to Global Arbitration Review’s GAR 100 guide to the top law firms with international arbitration capabilities.

In the firm’s profile, GAR noted Akin international arbitration head Justin Williams and international litigation & arbitration partner Graham Lovett in London and the Middle East, respectively.

Recent matters highlighted by GAR include advising an oil & gas company in a $1 billion International Chamber of Commerce arbitration against an EU member state over allegedly punitive windfall taxes. The firm’s profile also noted that Akin is acting for European oil companies in a $100 million London Court of International Arbitration claim over a Nigerian offshore oil block and a separate joint venture dispute in the Middle East.

Akin’s full GAR 100 profile can be read here.