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ARBITRATION
With over 200 arbitrations linked to state contracts, our practice is a leading specialist in issues of political interference in international contracts and the implementation of public policy.
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We have proudly pioneered the defense of developing countries in international commercial and investment arbitration, which we have helped to shape over the years. Many of our cases have been widely referenced in legal doctrine.
With an average of $137 million at stake in each arbitration over the past 10 years, we generally act in the upper 5% of the most significant disputes registered annually by major arbitral institutions.
We are known and respected for our integrity, and our enduring professional commitments. We have the ear of the most prominent international arbitrators, and bring our credibility to the causes we choose to defend.
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STATES DISPUTES
We are one of a very small group of firms to act as counsel to sovereign states, in contentious and advisory matters.
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Since 1969, we have taken an active role in resolving sensitive international issues – including armed conflicts, revolutions, state-sponsored terrorism, along with economic sanctions, trade wars, debt crises, commodity price shocks and development policies.
We are practitioners of public international law, acting in concrete situations through litigation, arbitration, official or unofficial diplomatic negotiations, and public policy advice.
In 2003, our firm signed the $2.7 billion settlement that made possible the compensation of the families of victims of the Lockerbie bombing, and the lifting of UN and US sanctions against Libya: it is just one example of how we have been instrumental in many turning points of modern history, relentlessly defending the rule of law and its equitable application to every nation, and human beings of all origins.
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TRANSACTIONS
Our transactional practice mainly focuses on nation-wide infrastructure projects and public works, benefiting entire populations.
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Over the years, we have advised on the construction of roads, bridges, railways, ports, airports, oil terminals, hospitals, schools, water, electricity and sewage systems, and industrial facilities throughout the Arab world and Africa. We have also acted in numerous transactions involving the aviation, defense, medical and hospitality industries, as well as natural resources and international trade. Finance has been a key aspect of most of our assignments.
Our rich experience of disputes enables us to provide the highest level of legal security in international environments: we know at a glance where issues will arise and how to avoid them with agility.
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