Squire Patton Boggs houses one of the market’s strongest investment arbitration practices with a particularly strong involvement alongside state entities (Latin American, Eastern European, African and Asian state entities) which the Parisian based practice often represents alongside colleagues from the firm’s other international offices. It is entrusted with high-stakes and billion-dollar cases, encompassing various industry sectors such as infrastructure, joint-venture, mining, oil and gas. Its range of expertise also extends to commercial arbitration. The Paris team is co-headed by Carole Sportes , José Ricardo Feris and Sabrina Aïnouz, Jérôme Lehucher and Rostislav Pekař (who divides his time between Prague and Paris) are other names to note.
Testimonials
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- 'Really professional and straight forward in their advice and approach.'
- 'José Ricardo Feris: outstanding work and personable but professional approach.'
Key clients
- Republic of Peru
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
Work highlights
- Advising the Republic of Peru in five ICSID arbitrations, including three cases arising out of Peru’s alleged breaches of a concession agreement entered into with Metro de Lima Linea 2 for the construction of a 35-km metro line in Lima, Peru.
- Advising the Federal Republic of Nigeria in an ICSID investment treaty arbitration brought by three subsidiaries of the Eni group under the Netherlands-Nigeria BIT in relation to a disputed oil prospecting license.