Arbitration (International)
Europe Guide 2024 : Europe-wide
Band 5
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Provided by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Orrick’s international arbitration practice acts for corporations, state-owned entities and governments in complex, high-value disputes arising from transnational investments and transactions. Their arbitration practitioners work in highly-specialized, multilingual teams (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic) with an understanding of the business strategies and priorities of Orrick’s energy and infrastructure, finance, and technology clients. They arbitrate million- and billion-dollar disputes relating to M&A and financial structuring transactions, turn-key infrastructure construction projects, worldwide commodities trading contracts, telecommunications and IT agreements, oil & gas, including long-term natural gas supply price reviews, renewable energy projects in solar and wind, life sciences licensing and intellectual property matters. Orrick also represents both investors or States in ICSID, UNCITRAL and ad hoc arbitrations arising out of bilateral or multi-lateral investment treaties, including the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Orrick’s lawyers act as arbitrators, whether party-appointed, sole or chair; have helped draft the rules for the ICC, OHADA and DIAC and have decades of experience in complex settlement negotiation, mediation and conciliation. They obtain from national courts provisional measures ancillary to arbitration, enforce awards against assets traced through investigation, and conduct proceedings to set aside arbitral awards.
Chambers Review
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe houses a respected international arbitration group led from the Paris and Geneva offices. The combined experience of the firm's teams in Paris, London and Düsseldorf enables the firm to handle commercial arbitration seated across all key arbitration centres in Europe. Individuals across Orrick's European network lead ECT or BIT claims in which investors seek damages from European states. The firm also assists with any challenges to arbitral awards arising in German and English courts.
Work Highlights
- Orrick represented the Federal Republic of Germany in arbitration proceedings concerning EUR560 million claims in connection with the collection system for the planned German passenger car tolling system.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm has an extremely impressive approach, providing strategic leadership at all times to ensure we are thinking two steps ahead."
"Orrick demonstrate considerable skill and experience in complex, sophisticated matters. They always give excellent advice and take the correct actions to explain and solve the matter."
"Orrick has excellent partners and very knowledgeable associates."
"I was very impressed; the lawyers were very thoroughly working their way through large piles of documents and developed a comprehensive understanding of the complexity of the case. They have the big picture and overall strategy in mind and do not lose sight of that."
"Being strategic is a very good skill and takes years to develop; the team at Orrick has this quality."
"The firm has an extremely impressive approach, providing strategic leadership at all times to ensure we are thinking two steps ahead."
"Orrick demonstrate considerable skill and experience in complex, sophisticated matters. They always give excellent advice and take the correct actions to explain and solve the matter."
"Orrick has excellent partners and very knowledgeable associates."
"I was very impressed; the lawyers were very thoroughly working their way through large piles of documents and developed a comprehensive understanding of the complexity of the case. They have the big picture and overall strategy in mind and do not lose sight of that."
"Being strategic is a very good skill and takes years to develop; the team at Orrick has this quality."
Notable Practitioners
Siegfried Elsing is sought after as an arbitrator for commercial and investment cases, with extensive experience handling ICSID and ICC rules. He is based in the firm's Düsseldorf office.