Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP has ‘incredible expertise in investment treaty arbitration’. The large London team acts both for and against sovereign entities in arbitrations, international litigation and enforcement proceedings; and it is particularly well known for billion-dollar plus arbitrations involving states and state bodies. The group’s sector expertise covers the mining, energy, and telecoms industries, as well as construction, infrastructure, and oil and gas. The global international arbitration practice is chaired by the ’exceptionally knowledgable and experienced’ Stephen Jagusch KC, whose track record includes acting in numerous ad hoc and institutional international arbitrations; ‘brilliant lawyer’ Anthony Sinclair, a specialist in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration, as well as general public international law issues; and Epaminontas Triantafilou, whose experience includes arbitrations arising from government contracts and concessions, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, patent licensing disputes, and construction agreements. The practice also features co-chair of the firm’s energy disputes practice, Ted Greeno; Alex Gerbi, who has notable expertise in disputes involving the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine; investor-state arbitration practitioner Jagdish Menezes, who is experienced in disputes involving sovereigns; and Odysseas Repousis, whose practice also encompasses investor-state disputes.