England - London • Dispute resolution
Clifford Chance LLP
Clifford Chance LLP‘s London commercial arbitration team is consistently sought out to act in high-stakes mandates. It is also well known for acting for global corporations and financial institutions in complex and large-value investment treaty arbitrations. The team includes consultant to the firm and renowned commercial arbitration and public international law specialist Audley Sheppard KC. Rob Lambert’s track record includes arbitrations in Europe, Asia, the US, the Middle East, Africa and Australia; Alex Panayides routinely acts for international oil, construction and private equity companies; Marie Berard‘s workload incorporates construction, financial, energy, and oil and gas sector-related arbitrations; Sachin Trikha is particularly focused on breach of contract claims; and Jessica Gladstone’s practice encompasses major international commercial and investment arbitrations. Director Anna Kirkpatrick, along with senior associates Christina Schuetz, Eraldo d’Atri and Sam Brown are also key team members.
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- 'Clifford Chance's international arbitration group is simply one of the best arbitration practices worldwide. I view them as the Rolls-Royce of international arbitration. They have built their outstanding practice on a number of high profile cases that they have successfully conducted. The team is highly specialised, efficient and responsive.'
- 'Marie Berard combines a rare mix of intelligence, strategic thinking and interpersonal qualities. She will fight tooth and nail for her clients.'
Key clients
- POSCO E&C
- IPIC
- Aabar
- Republic of Serbia
- British Caribbean Bank
- Prize Holdings International
- Odebrecht Latinvest
- Invenergy Renewables
Work highlights
- Successfully defended POSCO E&C against a $2.7bn ICC arbitration claim, concerning the development and construction of the Songdo smart city development in South Korea.
- Successfully obtained an Early Determination for a major aviation leasing company, making use of the relatively new Early Determination provisions in the 2020 LCIA Arbitration Rules.
- Representing the Republic of Serbia in an arbitration under the Canada-Serbia and Cyprus-Serbia BITs, in relation to the alleged expropriation of property rights held by a real estate development company.
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Marie Berard