International Arbitration

Global Expertise. Industry Focus. Strategic Results.

Akin has a globally integrated international arbitration team comprised of market-leading individuals with deep-rooted institutional and sector-specific expertise. We focus on high-value, complex international arbitrations and enforcement campaigns across key industries, including energy & infrastructure, construction & real estate, financial services, mining & critical minerals and telecom, media & technology (TMT).

Commercially Minded, Business-Critical Dispute Resolution.

Our practitioners are drawn from the highest levels of business, law and academia. We bring a multidisciplinary perspective to international dispute resolution with the goal of resolving business-critical matters efficiently and effectively. The team is multilingual and multicultural, with strong international networks and long-standing relationships with leading arbitral institutions, government agencies and regulatory bodies. This diversity—combined with the strength of our Tier 1 international trade and public policy and lobbying groups—provides clients with unparalleled access to decision-makers worldwide.

Why Clients Choose Akin.

Clients turn to Akin when disputes are high-value, high-profile or strategically sensitive. Our team frequently acts as both arbitrators and counsel, performing their own advocacy, and consistently delivers favorable results across a broad spectrum of matters.

We operate as a single, integrated team with seasoned disputes practitioners located in all major arbitration hubs, ensuring that clients receive the right mix of institutional, sector-specific and regional expertise. Our lawyers have successfully handled some of the largest and most complex arbitrations in the world, often involving "bet-the-company" exposures and arbitration-adjacent claims exceeding $1 billion. Reflecting the breadth of our practice, our clients include sovereign governments, multinational corporations and international investors.