Legal & Arbitration
International commercial counsel and dispute resolution for cross-border matters.
Our legal practice supports corporates, investors and entrepreneurs navigating complex international transactions and disputes. We work alongside leading firms across multiple jurisdictions to deliver coordinated, commercially-minded advice — rather than narrow technical opinions detached from business reality.
We act as lead counsel or as project counsel coordinating local firms in each relevant jurisdiction. Our team has experience before the principal arbitral institutions (ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICSID, DIAC, ISTAC) and in commercial mediation under IBA and CEDR rules.
Commercial Contracts
Drafting, negotiation and review of cross-border commercial agreements.
International Arbitration
Representation in ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICSID, DIAC, ISTAC and ad-hoc proceedings.
Dispute Resolution
Mediation, negotiation and litigation strategy across jurisdictions.
Corporate & M&A
M&A support, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and governance.
Regulatory & Compliance
Sanctions, AML, anti-bribery, competition and sector-specific regulation.
Investment Protection
BIT-based structuring and investor-state disputes.
Construction & Energy
FIDIC and NEC contracts, EPC disputes and project advisory.
Problems We Solve
Cross-border contracts that don't survive scrutiny
Agreements drafted under one legal system that fail or become ambiguous when enforced elsewhere.
Disputes that escalate before they are managed
Commercial disagreements that turn into litigation because no early resolution strategy was in place.
Regulatory exposure across multiple jurisdictions
Sanctions, AML, data-protection and competition rules creating compounding compliance risk.
Investor protection in unstable environments
Investments exposed to political risk, expropriation or regulatory change without treaty protection structured in.
How We Solve Them
Jurisdiction-aware drafting
Contracts drafted with the governing-law, dispute-resolution and enforcement landscape considered from day one.
Early-stage dispute strategy
Structured assessment of options (negotiation, mediation, expert determination, arbitration, litigation) before positions harden.
Coordinated multi-jurisdiction counsel
Single point of contact managing local firms, translations, evidence and procedural deadlines across borders.
Treaty-based investment structuring
Use of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and holding-company structures to access investor-state dispute settlement where appropriate.
Who We Work With
International corporates
Negotiating cross-border supply, distribution, joint-venture and M&A agreements.
Investors and family offices
Structuring investments, protecting capital and resolving disputes with operating partners.
Construction, energy and infrastructure
Contracts and disputes under FIDIC, NEC and bespoke EPC frameworks.
Technology and IP-driven businesses
Licensing, software, SaaS, joint-development and IP-enforcement matters.
Our Competitive Advantage
Commercial, not academic
Our advice is written to be acted upon by business decision-makers, not just by other lawyers.
True multi-jurisdiction reach
A trusted network of local counsel in the UK, EU, Türkiye, the Gulf and Central Asia, coordinated centrally.
Arbitration experience as a default
We are comfortable as both counsel and tribunal-facing advocates in major arbitral fora.
Aligned incentives
Clear engagement letters, agreed budgets and regular reporting — no surprise invoices.
Standards & Regulations
Arbitral institutions
ICC Rules of Arbitration (2021), LCIA Rules (2020), UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, ICSID Convention, DIAC Rules, ISTAC Rules.
Soft law & guidelines
IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration, IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest, IBA Guidelines on Party Representation.
Enforcement
1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards; ICSID enforcement framework.
International commercial law
UN CISG (Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods), UNIDROIT Principles, INCOTERMS 2020.
Compliance
UK Bribery Act 2010, US FCPA awareness, OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, UK and EU sanctions regimes, FATF AML standards.
Data & privacy
UK GDPR, EU GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018; cross-border data-transfer mechanisms (SCCs, IDTA, adequacy).
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