International Arbitration: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 1
About
Provided by Baker Botts L.L.P.
Baker Botts' International Disputes Team is a multinational, multilingual team of lawyers trained in the civil law, the common law and international law.
We represent clients before the major arbitration bodies and ad hoc arbitral tribunals. We advise on all stages of disputes: dispute avoidance, pre-dispute advice, representation in legal proceedings, and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards.
We counsel investors and states in disputes arising from the alleged mistreatment of investments - raising issues such as expropriation, fair & equitable treatment, national treatment, most favored nation treatment, and the adequacy of the protection and security provided by the host State. These disputes arise under bilateral or multilateral investment treaties, free trade agreements, regional cooperation agreements and investment agreements. We represent clients before the ICSID, the PCA in The Hague and other arbitration bodies.
We have public international law experience and frequently provide strategic counsel on many public international law issues. We are also highly experienced in multijurisdictional litigation. We regularly represent clients facing multiple, related legal proceedings in several jurisdictions and understand the complex procedural issues that arise from the potentially different laws and rules that may apply in these situations.
To learn more about our practice, please visit: www.bakerbotts.com/services/practice-areas/litigation/international-disputes
Chambers Review
Baker Botts has a wide-ranging arbitration practice with noted strength in disputes concerning the CIS region, the Middle East and Latin America. It is active in a broad spectrum of sectors, including activity in intellectual property, energy and corporate disputes work, acting on commercial and investor-state arbitrations across the globe.
Work Highlights
- Baker Botts represented Global Industrial Investment Limited and China Fortune Land Development in an ICDR arbitration arising out of two investment funds.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Baker Botts have an excellent arbitration team."
"They were efficient and well-organized."
"The team assembled for the project was excellent and knew every detail of the case."
"The Baker Botts team demonstrates a wealth of knowledge about the technical matters at issue in disputes, as well as the legal and financial implications."
"Baker Botts have an excellent arbitration team."
"They were efficient and well-organized."
"The team assembled for the project was excellent and knew every detail of the case."
"The Baker Botts team demonstrates a wealth of knowledge about the technical matters at issue in disputes, as well as the legal and financial implications."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Goldberg attracts particular praise for his experience in disputes concerning the energy and chemical sectors.
"Michael is smart, forceful and efficient."
"He is a great advocate and is both knowledgable and personable."
Jennifer McCandless has notable experience acting for states, with particular expertise in matters involving Latin America.
"She's really good."
Andrew Behrman has a robust commercial disputes practice that sees him representing clients in a wide range of commercial international arbitration issues, particularly in the energy sector.
"Andrew is able to jump seamlessly from high-level strategic discussions to exploring the most minute technical details at issue in a case."
"Andrew has done an excellent job and takes excellent directions from his clients."
Ranked Lawyers at
Baker Botts L.L.P.
USA - Nationwide
Members
Provided by Baker Botts L.L.P.
Head of Department
Edward T. Schorr
Johannes Koepp
Head of Department
Vern Cassin