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Investment arbitration

Investment arbitration has been a key part of our practice since the firm’s creation.

We have acted as counsel in landmark investment arbitration cases involving the application of bilateral and multilateral investment treaties.

We represent both investors and sovereign States.

In addition to their role as counsel, our lawyers are regularly instructed to act as arbitrators in investment arbitration proceedings, which complements and enriches their role as counsel.

Our experience with leading arbitral institutions

  • ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes)
  • ICC (International Chamber of Commerce)
  • UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law)
  • PCA (Permanent Court of Arbitration)
  • Representing an African State in an ICSID arbitration concerning the ownership of oil assets located on both sides of the border.
  • Representing European investors in an ICSID arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty for breach of fair and equitable treatment in the renewable energy sector.
  • Representing a sovereign State in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings before the PCA under the Energy Charter Treaty concerning expropriation and violations of other substantive provisions.
  • Representing two French companies against a North African State in an ICSID arbitration concerning the breach of a Bilateral Investment Treaty between France and that country in the field of water treatment.
  • Representing a Turkish investor against the State of Libya in an ICC arbitration arising from the termination of two large-scale infrastructure projects in Libya, in breach of the Bilateral Investment Treaty between the Republic of Turkey and Libya.
  • Representing an Eastern European State in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning the State’s policy to protect its agricultural sector, allegedly in breach of the Bilateral Investment Treaty between the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
  • Representing a GSM operator in two ICC arbitrations and then a UNCITRAL arbitration against a Middle Eastern State regarding the operation of one of the two local GSM networks.
  • Representing a French company in UNCITRAL proceedings against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under the France-Vietnam Bilateral Investment Treaty.
  • Representing an Eastern European State in an ad hocarbitration concerning alleged violations of the Bilateral Investment Treaty between the Czech Republic and Germany in the context of a large-scale customs fraud.
  • Representing a consortium of Italian companies against a Middle Eastern State in connection with a dam project.
  • Representing an English company against the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in relation to the construction of a motorway.
  • Representing an African State in proceedings brought by a Belgian investor in relation to the alleged breach of a concession contract for the exploitation of natural resources.

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