Covington & Burling LLP

Covington & Burling LLP’s international arbitration team is praised as ‘not only technically impeccable, but also provides outstanding service’. The group’s close relationship with the Government of Ukraine continues to see it play a central role in the state’s various proceedings against the Russian Federation related to the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, including representing state-owned Naftogaz in connection with Russia’s expropriation of its assets in occupied Crimea. Over the past year, the team also handled several investor-state disputes on behalf of corporate clients, while its commercial arbitration work saw it act on a slew of cases in the insurance, construction, telecoms, and energy and natural resources fields. From Washington DC, Marney Cheek co-chairs the global arbitration and disputes practice. Cheek is a key contact for the Ukraine cases together with Washington DC-based appellate specialist David Zionts, whose practice also spans arbitration; Jonathan Gimblett, who splits his time between London and DC; and New York-based David Pinsky. Other names in DC include Allan Moore, who specializes in commercial and insurance coverage disputes; Miguel López Forastier, who co-chairs the global problem-solving practice; and newly promoted partner Clovis Trevino. In New York, Nicole Duclos is a popular choice for Latin America-related disputes.