International Arbitration and Litigation

Our international arbitration and litigation team is one of the most complete in the Ibero-American market. International arbitration is the dispute resolution mechanism most widely used in cross-border trade, and our extensive experience in the field allows us to handle the most complex disputes successfully, whatever the arbitral institution, seat or governing law.

Our experience in this field is global, with a particularly strong presence in Europe and Latin America. The team is highly specialised, comprising more than 40 lawyers from nine jurisdictions who work across seven languages and apply the principal bodies of international law.

Our integration with Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, the leading Ibero-American firm with a presence in Chile, Colombia and Peru, strengthens our capacity to act. Together we form a single, coordinated team, and this alliance, combined with our global reach, has earned us wide recognition in the market.

We have represented Iberian and international companies, as well as substantial family-owned businesses, before the world’s leading arbitration courts – ICSID, the ICC, the LCIA, the PCA, the SCAI-Swiss Arbitration Centre, the Centro Internacional de Arbitraje de Madrid (CIAM), the Corte de Arbitraje de Madrid  (CAM), Corte Civil y Mercantil de Arbitraje (CIMA), the Spanish Court of Arbitration, the SCC and the Centro de Arbitraje y Conciliación (CAC) – and in ad hoc arbitrations. We appear regularly at the leading arbitral seats, including London, Paris, New York, Washington, Geneva, Lisbon, Madrid, The Hague, Singapore, Santiago, Bogotá, Lima and Buenos Aires.

We advise on every stage and form of international dispute resolution, including:

• commercial and investment arbitration, representing the interests of both investors and States;
• arbitration-related proceedings before national courts, including applications for interim measures, the appointment of arbitrators, actions to set aside awards, and recognition and enforcement (exequatur) proceedings;
• alternative dispute resolution (ADR), both before and during arbitral proceedings;
• cross-border disputes linked to international arbitration; and
• acting as arbitrators, mediators, conciliators or independent experts.

Our lawyers specialise in investment and commercial disputes, with particular depth in:

• construction and infrastructure;
• renewable energy, oil & gas and mining;
• corporate law and post-M&A disputes;
• financial and banking disputes;
• technology, transport and insurance;
• sports and defence disputes.

This breadth of experience enables us to offer clients truly global coverage. We have a direct presence in the Iberian and Latin American markets, complemented by close relationships with leading firms across Europe through our network of Best Friends.