About

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Winston’s International Arbitration practice has across-the-board strength with leading practitioners based in the United States and in its global offices. We have decades of experience handling a wide range of commercial and investor-state arbitrations and court actions enforcing or challenging arbitral awards. Key features of our practice include:

  • High-Stakes Representations – The team is consistently called upon to represent clients in “bet-the-company” shareholder disputes, including within the fast-growing tech sector.
  • Leaders in the Field Our attorneys are at the forefront of emerging legal trends in international arbitration.
  • Expansion into Latin America One of the first partners to launch our newly-opened Miami office brings extensive Latin America experience to our practice. He routinely represents corporations in commercial arbitrations in Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela, and other countries throughout the region. 

Chambers Review

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International Arbitration: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide
2
Band 2
What the team is known for

Winston & Strawn is recognized for its full-service international arbitration practice, which is well equipped to handle a wide range of investment treaty and commercial disputes. The attorneys field expertise in the oil and gas and technology sectors, and offer experience in arbitrations arising out of Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.

Work Highlights

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  • Winston & Strawn represented Suntech Power International in a dispute filed under the Energy Charter Treaty to recover damages from the Republic of Italy arising from Italy's removal of feed-in-tariffs that severely damaged SPI's investments in solar plants in Italy.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ricardo Ugarte
5
Ricardo Ugarte
5
Band 5

Ricardo Ugarte has substantial experience in advocating in both commercial and investment arbitrations.

"Ricardo brings the team together to make the strongest possible case for the client."

"He's very good at all aspects of the job; client care and substance."

Ranked Lawyers at
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International Arbitration: Counsel

Ricardo Ugarte
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Ricardo Ugarte
5
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Members

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M. Imad Khan

Michael Stepek

Head of Department

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