International arbitration
Whether you are a multinational corporation, international investor, private equity business or Government, our arbitration practice can help you to resolve your international disputes.
Our dedicated arbitration team works with clients around the world to resolve major commercial and investor-state disputes across a wide range of key industry sectors including oil and gas, natural resources, infrastructure, manufacturing, technology, construction and finance. We are also one of the leading firms handling arbitration in the sports, luxury brands and arts sectors and act for some of the most high-profile and dynamic clients in these markets.
Strategic, commercial advice
With arbitration lawyers around the world, including London, Milan, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and the British Virgin Islands, we act as strategic advisors, counsel and advocates on complex, high-value international disputes.
Our work covers the entirety of arbitration cases, from initial case analysis through to the successful enforcement of arbitral awards worldwide. We work on arbitrations under all the major arbitration rules (including ICC, LCIA, ICSID, LMAA, UNCITRAL, SIAC, HKIAC, CIETAC, CAM, ICDR and SCC) and pure ad hoc arbitrations. The geographic range of our cases crosses Europe, Anglophone and Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, the CIS, Asia Pacific and the Americas.
Our multilingual team is well-versed in numerous languages and our lawyers are admitted to practice in many jurisdictions around the globe, qualified in both common and civil law jurisdictions. We serve as arbitrators and are prominent thought leaders in the field, with extensive experience working in international organisations and emerging markets.
Leading lawyers
Acknowledged as ‘extremely tactically aware’ by the legal market, we are recognised for our ‘know-how on how to navigate international arbitrations’. Clients praise our team for ‘exceptionally valuable’ skills with ‘excellent customer focus’. They also acknowledge our ‘deep technical knowledge’ and ‘sound judgment’, describing our communication skills as ‘simply amazing’.
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Get in touchHussein Haeri combines deep technical knowledge of investment treaty arbitration with clarity of strategic direction and impressive project management skills. He demonstrates excellent customer focus and sound judgement
I would definitely recommend Withers Law Firm for international arbitration. Mr Hussein Haeri and his team acted as legal counsel for Gemmo in a high value international arbitration which we won, and I can say they were all highly experienced, extremely helpful and always available to discuss strategies, with an eye to meeting the client’s needs and requests.
Hussein Haeri’s strategic advice and know-how on how to navigate international arbitrations has proved to be exceptionally valuable over the two years we have been working together.
Hussein Haeri’s ability to connect to our people here and to simply explain different scenarios is amazing.
Withers has delivered positive results for us in three significant disputes resolved through arbitration. In each instance, the Withers team has delivered a great service along with a well-defined strategy for pursuing each matter.
A reliable and erudite expert’ and ‘always considers the real benefit for our company.
When we found ourselves drawn into an international dispute, we wanted a law firm which would pay close attention throughout the case and be able to effectively manage the proceedings taking place in a number of jurisdictions. Withers’ arbitration team were constantly in touch to keep us in the picture, and expertly managed a complex situation to deliver a welcome result for us.
The firm has impressed us greatly with their knowledge, expertise and experience. They have efficiently, effectively and professionally managed the entire process including the involvement of litigation funders and expert witnesses.
They have excellent strength in depth across both commercial and investment arbitration. A truly diverse international team with deep knowledge and experience of many business sectors. They are particularly strong in the Russia/CIS area, especially cases linked to Cyprus.
A strong, cohesive team that interfaces well with counsel and with the client team, leading to a joined-up approach to cases.
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Track record
Italian energy company ICSID arbitration
Construction dispute and ad hoc arbitration in North Africa
Energy company UNCITRAL arbitration against Pakistan
ICC motorway arbitrations
Cypriot company in a USD$72 million arbitration
Caspian Sea $20 million arbitration
Russian real estate project in LCIA arbitration
Multi-million dollar digital entertainment arbitration
Italy-CIS dispute over contract and arbitration venue
Multi-billion dollar energy arbitration
LCIA arbitration in art sector
A luxury yacht builder
A regional education provider in Singapore in a cross border arbitration
We advised our client (the Claimant) in a cross border arbitration under the SIAC Rules involving claims of USD $70 million. Our client entered into a funding arrangement with a private equity firm, allowing the funder to acquire shares and/or control in a company which acquires, runs and manages schools, and the arbitration concerned the corporate structure and approach to governance and controls.
Greek TV merger leads to arbitration
Croatian gaming concession arbitration
India Ukraine arbitration
Acting for a major Chinese conglomerate
Acting for an Italian waste management company
Representing a German recycling company
Advising an American company on a potential NAFTA claim
Representing an Estonian company in an investment treaty arbitration
Acting on the challenge to an investment treaty arbitration award in the High Court
Acting for a UK company in an LCIA arbitration
Representing the Claimant in an LCIA arbitration
Representing the Respondent in an LCIA arbitration concerning the forestry sector in a CIS country.
Advising a British national on an investment treaty claim against a State in Southern Africa
International arbitration for breaching of contract obligations
Assisted an Egyptian company in arbitration proceedings ruled by the International Chamber of Commerce, against an Italian company. The claim was brought by the client in relation to the counterpart's breach of their contractual obligations under a sale agreement whereby the Italian company was committed to supply the client with a production line for the production of starch.
International arbitration for breaching of contract obligations
Assisted an Egyptian company in arbitration proceedings ruled by the International Chamber of Commerce, against an Italian company. The claim was brought by the client in relation to the counterpart's breach of their contractual obligations under a sale agreement whereby the Italian company was committed to supply the client with a production line for the production of starch.
Representing a major global air filtration company
Representing a major global air filtration company
MHR International Limited
Acting for a professional footballer
Acting for a professional footballer
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