International disputes & arbitration
Investment arbitration
ICSID, UNCITRAL, SCC and the PCA: we support clients at all stages — jurisdiction, substantive standards of protection, quantum, annulment and enforcement.
Commercial & sports arbitration
ICC, LCIA, SCC, HKIAC, SIAC, DIAC, VIAC, ICAC, CAS and other institutional and ad hoc arbitrations: complex disputes for sovereign clients, companies and individuals across every form of arbitration.
Inter-State & public international law
Boundary, treaty and trans-boundary disputes; public international law, law of the sea and convention disputes — whether by arbitration or before international courts (ICJ, ECtHR, ITLOS and others).
Complex disputes management
Managing the most complex proceedings running in parallel across several jurisdictions and forums — in state courts or before arbitral tribunals; third-party funding arrangements.
Bank Melli & Bank Saderat v. Kingdom of Bahrain
PCA arbitration under the Iran–Bahrain BIT for two State-owned Iranian banks after the forced liquidation of Future Bank. The tribunal held Bahrain liable and awarded c. EUR 243m; in 2025 the Hague Court of Appeal upheld the award.
Yukos shareholders v. The Russian Federation
Defence of the Russian Federation under the Energy Charter Treaty against claims exceeding USD 100 billion (PCA, UNCITRAL Rules).
Future Pipe v. Arab Republic of Egypt
Defence of Egypt against a c. USD 300m expropriation claim (ICSID). Settled at around 30% of the amount claimed.
Nova Group Investments v. Romania
EUR 330m claim under the Netherlands–Romania BIT dismissed in full (ICSID).
Doping & football matters before the CAS
Roles in some of the largest doping-related proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and in Marc Wilmots v. the Iranian Football Federation (FIFA, resolved at the CAS).