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International arbitration

Akin

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Fielding 'a team that delivers great results', Akin‘s international arbitration practice in London routinely draws upon the firm's sector specialisms in energy, construction and technology. The 'terrific' commercial and treaty disputes expert Justin Williams, who leads the firm's worldwide international arbitration practice from the London office, acts in international arbitrations all over the world (and under most of the major arbitral rules). At counsel level, Jenny Arlington represents a range of clients in high-stakes international arbitrations.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Really astute feel for the arbitral process and its nuances - a team that delivers great results.’

  • ‘Justin Williams stands out for his experience in international arbitration, and oil and gas disputes.'

  • 'Besides his deep technical knowledge of both English law and the oil and gas industry, Justin Williams is a quick thinker, who is able to understand the relevant foreign legal issues swiftly, and skilfully apply that understanding to defend the client’s interests in a dispute.’

  • ‘Justin Williams is terrific. He consistently demonstrates in-depth knowledge of his client's industries and the different rules involved in multi-jurisdictional matters, such as those involved in arbitration proceedings.’

  • ‘Justin Williams is extremely smart and sensitive to the challenges of cross-border matters.’

  • ‘Profound capabilities in complex cross-border disputes.’

  • 'Kambiz Larizadeh is a magician and excellent at handling clients, courts and arbitrators in diffcult situations.'

  • ‘Akin Gump's services are well known for being very client oriented, prioritising client attention and agile responses.’

Key clients

  • Dommo Energia
  • Carlyle
  • Bridgestone Licensing Services
  • Bridgestone Americas
  • Vitol Group
  • Apollo
  • Nexperia
  • Seadrill
  • Neste Oil

Work highlights

  • Acting for a South American oil company in a $1.3bn ICC arbitration concerning a disputed farm-out.
  • Acting for a European oil and gas company in bringing a $1bn ICC arbitration against an EU member state.
  • Acting for a US oil company in a $3bn UNCITRAL arbitration, relating to a series of disputes arising out of a CIS production sharing contract.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Jenny Arlington

Jenny Arlington

Akin

Jenny Arlington has more than 10 years’ experience in representing a wide range of clients in high-value, complex international arbitrations under most of the main arbitral rules. She also acts in top end, intricate cross-border commercial litigations in the English High Court and, in conjunction with local counsel, in off-shore jurisdictions. The international disputes she handles have a particular focus on Russia, CIS, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the Middle East. Native Bulgarian, she is fluent in English, Russian and German, trained at a Magic Circle firm and has a LL.M. in European Union law. Jenny also has long-standing expertise in data protection, privacy and cybersecurity matters and is a CIPP/E. She assists technology companies, clients handling Big Data and multinational conglomerates with compliance and in investigations involving cutting edge issues in this area, and advises multinational clients, including those developing and deploying machine-learning and AI technologies, on related UK and EU legislation and regulation. To learn more about Ms. Arlington, please visit her full profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/jenny-arlington

Leading individuals

Justin Williams

Justin Williams

Akin

Justin Williams is an English qualified solicitor with 25 years’ experience of handling complex international disputes, both in international arbitration and before the English High Court. He heads Akin’s London international arbitration practice and has a broad practice, but with particular focus on energy and on technology. He has acted in numerous complex and high-value international arbitrations in Latin America, North America, the Caribbean, Europe, CIS countries, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Asia. His practice includes both commercial and treaty arbitration. In addition, Justin has acted in some of the largest and most complex litigation cases in England and (together with local counsel) in off-shore and other jurisdictions, including Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent. To learn more about Mr. Williams, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/justin-williams.html

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Justin Williams

Other key lawyers

Jenny Arlington, Kambiz Larizadeh

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