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McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP

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McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP‘s ’exceptionally strong team of very experienced individuals‘ are consistently mandated for bilateral and multilateral investment treaty-related proceedings. Clients additionally benefit from the firm’s enviable global network. Andrew Savage focuses on high-level international commercial arbitration work, while Michael Darowski is ’one of the best energy lawyers on the market‘. At counsel level, recently-promoted Romilly Holland maintains an active arbitration practice, and Kimberley Smith and Edward Perkins are the associates to note.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Andrew Savage - very sensible and focuses on the point.’

  • 'Andrew Savage, has done a great job of building up a team of very impressive associates. Clients couldn’t want a better team.'

  • ‘The partners are knowledgeable, switched on, and good.

  • ‘Michael Darowski is one of the most decent and pleasant lawyers in the market. He's honest, straightforward, hardworking, smart, and committed.'

  • ‘Michael Darowski is one of the best energy lawyers on the market, with broad and deep industry knowledge attained over the past decade.'

  • ‘Michael Darowski's technical and industry knowledge are second to none, and he's one of the very few true experts who can converse easily with an oil and gas executive or engineer. Michael is incredibly modest; and, as such, his skills and expertise are likely a well-hidden secret.’
  • ‘McDermott Will & Emery has an exceptionally strong team of very experienced individuals, who provide advice that is always client focused and informed by exceptional knowledge of arbitration. They also benefit from great global coverage.'

  • 'Edward Perkins and Romilly Holland are both future stars.'

Key clients

  • Crescent Petroleum
  • Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Albania
  • Petrochemical Holdings
  • AIC
  • Amnesty International
  • FQX

Work highlights

  • Acting for Albania in ICC proceedings against Hydro, arising under a concession contract for the Kalivac hydropower plant.
  • Acting for Crescent Petroleum in a commercial arbitration against National Iranian Oil Company, arising under a gas supply agreement.
  • Continues to represent Petrochemical Holdings in ICSID arbitration proceedings against Romania, brought under the Energy Charter Treaty, in respect of an investment in the petrochemical sector.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Romilly Holland

Romilly Holland

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Associate Romilly Holland focuses her practice on international commercial and investment arbitration and has significant experience in arbitrations before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), as well as before ad hoc tribunals. She has particular experience in the energy and telecommunications sectors and in disputes arising out of investments in emerging markets. In addition to acting as counsel, Romilly has regularly been appointed as secretary to the arbitral tribunal in international commercial arbitration proceedings. View more at: https://www.mwe.com/people/romilly-holland/

Leading individuals

Andrew Savage

Andrew Savage

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Andrew is a partner, he focuses his practice on commercial and finance disputes and international arbitration. He has a wealth of experience across all sectors and industries, including finance, insolvency, energy, insurance (for policy holders), fraud, commodities, shipping, construction, IT and art theft. Visit our website for more: https://www.mwe.com/people/andrew-savage/

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrew Savage

Other key lawyers

Michael Darowski, Romilly Holland, Kimberley Smith, Edward Perkins