Public International Law - Global Market Leaders
What the team is known for
Volterra Fietta is a renowned London-based boutique with deep expertise in contentious and advisory PIL matters as well as commercial and investor-state disputes. The law firm is:
• Praised for the breadth of its practice, which encompasses investor-state arbitrations and inter-state disputes involving boundary delimitation and Law of the Sea issues.
• Frequently mandated by private sector clients to handle expropriation cases in the energy, natural resources and financial services sectors.
• Well regarded for its role as PIL counsel to a number of sovereign states.
Strengths
"Volterra Fietta is fantastic and one of the very few that understands what PIL is from a treaty perspective. They are totally specialised in this."
"The Volterra Fietta lawyers are extremely intelligent and know public international law very well. They also make sure to listen to their clients with care and attention, to ensure they understand what the client needs and what their objectives are."
Notable practitioners
Robert Volterra is an esteemed practitioner who maintains a prominent arbitration and public international law practice. His experience sees him advise sovereign states, international organisations and global corporations on issues surrounding BIT arbitrations, state immunity, human rights, maritime law, treaty law and state sovereignty. "Robert Volterra's levels of service and sophistication were very high, as was his responsiveness. He was an excellent team leader."
