Arbitration (International)
Europe Guide 2024 : Europe-wide
Band 3
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Clients benefit from the firm's extensive office network across Europe, including London, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris. The law firm gains praise for handling international arbitrations seated in key jurisdictions across Europe under various national and international rules. The teams are particularly active in high-profile ECT and BIT cases, showcasing the firm's capacity to coordinate complex investor-state mandates between its breadth of offices. Its clientele includes sovereign states in Africa and the Middle East as well as private equity funds and energy giants. The firm boasts expertise across the energy, banking and finance, and construction sectors. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.
Work Highlights
- The team acted for the Kingdom of Bahrain in an investment treaty claim brought at ICSID by Naftiran Intertrade Co.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The law firm delivers top-class arbitration services in complex disputes."
"They have impressed me with their strong work and pragmatism. They dealt with a very difficult case very well."
"The partners are very responsive and provide an excellent service to the point as needed. They can combine a good mixture of high-level and deep-dive advice whenever it is needed."
"Things were done in a thorough, commercially minded and practical way. They are also responsive and creative. They are never slow. They really do keep on top of issues and never take a cookie-cutter approach."
"The law firm delivers top-class arbitration services in complex disputes."
"They have impressed me with their strong work and pragmatism. They dealt with a very difficult case very well."
"The partners are very responsive and provide an excellent service to the point as needed. They can combine a good mixture of high-level and deep-dive advice whenever it is needed."
"Things were done in a thorough, commercially minded and practical way. They are also responsive and creative. They are never slow. They really do keep on top of issues and never take a cookie-cutter approach."
Notable Practitioners
Paris-based Jennifer Younan is experienced in handling commercial and investor-state arbitrations across various rules, including those of the ICC, ICSID, LCIA and SCC, whereby she acts for states as well as corporates.
"Jennifer Younan is outstanding."
"Jennifer was truly excellent; very fast, responsive, rigorous; and her legal drafting in English was excellent."
Paris-based Marie Stoyanov is regularly mandated by Sovereign states for her expertise in ICSID proceedings as well as ECT and BIT claims. She also represents prominent corporates in ICC arbitrations.
"Marie Stoyanov has excellent advocacy skills and the ability to tackle complex cases."
"Marie is an excellent arbitration lawyer. She was excellent in cross-examinations, smart and pleasant."