England - London • Dispute resolution
Jones Day
Jones Day‘s ’stellar international arbitration practice‘ has a strong track record in international arbitrations involving a range of industries and jurisdictions. Michelle Bradfield represents states and private entities in investment treaty and international commercial arbitrations; Lee Coffey has longstanding experience in international law and arbitration matters; Rhys Thomas is 'an excellent arbitration partner'; James Pickavance is an energy and infrastructure disputes expert; and Philip Devenish is 'highly effective'. Former partner Sylvia Tonova joined Pinsent Masons LLP in March 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘Jones Day has a stellar international arbitration practice, with great strength-in-depth in its team and huge experience of some of the biggest and most complex cases in this field. It offers great expertise and a top-quality service.’
‘Michelle Bradfield is exceptional. Always available, and always with an excellent answer/insight. Takes the time to think about what would actually and practically be helpful in the given context.’
‘Rhys Thomas is an excellent arbitration partner - very technical, robust approach to difficult points, and sticks to the strategy. Highly effective and insightful.'
‘James Pickavance is very impressive - extremely knowledgeable, excellent judgement and tactical nous, and a really keen commercial awareness and understanding of the client's needs.'
'Philip Devenish - a master in coming up with strategic legal moves like a master chess player in a world tournament. He is calm, fast, agile, and highly effective.’
'Saoirse O'Reilly is a super associate - completely hands on and anticipates the best points and how to deconstruct them. A great lawyer.’
‘The team has a very strong practice. Unlike a lot of other firms, the set-up at Jones Day is that the partners work just as hard as the associates, which means that the partners are into the detail of their cases.'
‘An excellent team with solid arbitration and industry knowledge.’
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Michelle Bradfield