Arbitration (International)
Europe Guide 2024 : Europe-wide
Band 2
Contact number
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King & Spalding boasts a strong global presence emanating from leading teams in the USA and Asia, with offices in Paris and London acting as hubs for the European arbitration group. The teams handle high-value, multi-jurisdictional commercial arbitration proceedings, particularly in the renewable and conventional energy sectors, with significant expertise in oil and gas as well as construction disputes. A further pillar of strength is King & Spalding's activity in high-end investor-state arbitrations and enforcement proceedings, often representing multinational companies as well as sovereign states. European investors pursuing ECT claims against European states also regularly mandate King & Spalding. It also acts for clients from South Asia and the CIS region. The firm has further expertise in the media, mining and manufacturing sectors.
Work Highlights
- King & Spalding acted for the Republic of Turkey on a high-profile ICC arbitration case related to the export and sale of crude oil from Kurdistan alleged to be in breach of a 1973 commercial agreement governed by French law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team exhibited substantial depth in the area of investor-state arbitration."
"We have found King & Spalding's meticulousness and strategic thinking invaluable. The firm has managed each arbitration very effectively."
"The combined investment arbitration experience of the team, their thorough approach to every angle of complexity and their knowledge of the landscape can hardly be topped."
"King & Spalding stood out for providing us with comprehensive advice in an excellent way."
"I was incredibly impressed by King & Spalding's ability to dive into highly complex technical matters and quickly gain a high level of expertise."
"The team exhibited substantial depth in the area of investor-state arbitration."
"We have found King & Spalding's meticulousness and strategic thinking invaluable. The firm has managed each arbitration very effectively."
"The combined investment arbitration experience of the team, their thorough approach to every angle of complexity and their knowledge of the landscape can hardly be topped."
"King & Spalding stood out for providing us with comprehensive advice in an excellent way."
"I was incredibly impressed by King & Spalding's ability to dive into highly complex technical matters and quickly gain a high level of expertise."
Notable Practitioners
Clients endorse Tom Sprange KC for his advocacy skills, which come to the fore in large-scale investor-state and commercial arbitration under various rules.
"Tom is an excellent strategist and planner. He is very smart in how he leads pleadings and examinations."
"A fine advocate."
"He is very experienced and very clever. He has magnificent talent on cross-examination."
John Savage KC is particularly visible in high-profile investor-state disputes under ICSID and UNCITRAL rules as well as gas price reviews.
"John Savage is a class act. He has a mastery of the facts and cuts straight to what's important."
"John's invaluable counsel and advocacy finds its source in his extensive experience in arbitration across the globe and in his pragmatic sense. We are truly privileged to have him on our side."