England - London • Dispute resolution
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP's London team is regularly sought out by sovereign nations to act in investor-state arbitrations. PIL group head Charles Buderi assists with sovereignty disputes, along with treaty and diplomatic issues; and Luciana Ricart advises on arbitral award enforcement, treaty interpretation, state immunity, and territorial sovereignty.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The Curtis PIL practice is unique - apart from being members of the Bar and practising law, its lawyers are also specialists in PIL.’
‘Luciana Ricart and Charles Buderi are both specialists in PIL. They have authored important works and are serious professionals.’
Key clients
- State of Kuwait
- Argentine Republic
- Republic of Kazakhstan
- Republic of Cyprus
- State of Libya
- Republic of India
Work highlights
- Achieved a full victory for Kuwait in a $174m investment treaty claim, brought by a Russian national under the Kuwait-Russian Federation BIT.
- Assisted Kuwait defeat an investment claim (over a large-value road project), which was brought by a joint venture that comprised two Italian companies and a Spanish company.
- Acting for a state in proceedings before the International Court of Justice.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Charles Buderi