International Arbitration: The Elite
Global Guide 2024 : USA
Band 3
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Provided by Dechert LLP
Dechert’s international arbitration group is a recognized global leader in the field. We represent sovereign States and State Owned Enterprises, investors and businesses of every size, and high net worth individuals in treaty and contract arbitrations around the world. Our dedicated team, strategically positioned in the world’s principal arbitration centers, handles arbitrations, from the simple and straight-forward to the most sensitive and complex, in a wide array of industries, languages, arbitral forums and jurisdictions.
We are a top-shelf specialty practice with global resources. As a specialty practice of 50 lawyers, we offer deep partner involvement and lean teams to control costs and ensure the highest quality work product. At the same time, our position within a global law firm allows us to put maximum resources at our clients’ fingertips. Among these resources are legal expertise across practices and offices, direct connections to industry experts and professional fluency in more than 40 languages.
We represent major private sector clients in hundreds of international commercial arbitrations before the world’s major arbitral institutions, including CIETAC, ICC, ICDR, LCIA, SCC and SIAC, as well as under UNCITRAL rules and in arbitrations under national arbitration laws.
Chambers Review
Dechert is frequently engaged by sovereign states and multinational corporations to serve as counsel in both commercial and investor-state arbitrations. The team offers considerable strength in disputes arising in the energy, financial services and construction sectors, among others. The group offers additional expertise in internet governance work and arbitral enforcement proceedings.
Work Highlights
- Dechert acted for AsiaPhos in ICSID proceedings brought against the People's Republic of China, related to the alleged expropriation of three phosphate mines in China’s south-western Sichuan province to make way for a national panda park.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We can always count on their creative and practical ideas. They are very responsive and always available to discuss and explain any doubts."
"The team has a harmony of very experienced and hard-working lawyers."
"We can always count on their creative and practical ideas. They are very responsive and always available to discuss and explain any doubts."
"The team has a harmony of very experienced and hard-working lawyers."
Notable Practitioners
Arif Ali acts for clients in both investment treaty and commercial arbitrations, with notable expertise in oil and gas and telecommunications matters. His practice also includes enforcing arbitral awards.
"He combines his experience both as a counsel and as an arbitrator. He's great when you need someone who understands how to deal with complex cases and he has experience in so many different industries."
"He's one of the most experienced people I've worked with, also one of the most thorough and well prepared. He's extremely thorough on the law."