Investment Treaty Arbitration & Disputes
Our investment treaty arbitration practice is an industry standout because it draws on a network of relationships gained from decades of acting on and negotiating investment treaties.
On behalf of prominent multinational companies, as well as sovereign states and state-entities, we represent clients in disputes arising under investment treaties and international trade agreements. We also work with investors on structuring cross-border investments for optimal treaty protection and counsel states and state-entities on treaty drafting and modernization.
Our team has a deep understanding of the issues unique to such disputes with significant experience advising on applicable local laws and regulatory regimes.
Setting us apart in the market, we work closely with our Tier 1 international trade, public policy and lobbying groups to help clients navigate complexity, and leverage the Firm’s unparalleled relationships to develop alternative pathways for resolution.
Representative Matters
- Acting for multiple investors in a complex mining dispute relating to the nationalization of their interests in a Central Asian country.
- Acting for a Latin American state in an ICSID arbitration against one of the largest Mexican cement investment company for alleged expropriation of interests.
- Acting for the world’s largest aggregate producer of methanol & ammonia in an investment treaty arbitration following gas curtailment by the State of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Acting for a Middle-Eastern state in an ICSID arbitration against one of the world’s major global EPC and project management company concerning the alleged expropriation of rights relating to a desalination and power plant.
- Acting for a sovereign state in WTO panel proceedings concerning goods, services, and intellectual property rights in one of the largest and most politically sensitive disputes ever brought before the WTO, involving claims exceeding USD 3 billion annually.
