Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

According to one client, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP‘s London team is ’quite simply the best‘. Part of the firm’s widely-respected dispute resolution group, the large public international law team is well known for handling high-profile and politically-sensitive disputes. With notable experience in challenging and emerging markets, the group is highly experienced in representing states in inter-state disputes, including before the ICJ and the Iran-US Claims Tribunal. It also acts for claimant investors in relation to bilateral investment treaty cases. Other areas of expertise range from state responsibility, treaty drafting, environmental law and use of armed force, to human rights, sanctions, embargoes, and territorial and maritime boundary disputes. The department is headed up by ’brilliant cross-examiner’ Will Thomas KC, who is a highly-rated public international law and investment arbitration expert; while ‘top-quality practitioner’ Sylvia Noury KC focuses on emerging markets, especially Africa, India and Latin America. The practice further includes WTO and free trade agreement specialist Lorand Bartels MBE, who acts for both states and corporations on public international law issues; and Joshua Kelly, whose public international law caseload encompasses disputes involving Russia, the CIS, Africa, and offshore jurisdictions.