Aceris Law’s rate of success in representing clients in international commercial arbitrations, investor-State arbitrations, construction arbitrations, and public international law disputes is second to none. We have helped numerous clients, including both claimants and respondents, to win or settle disputes of all sizes, for and against many of the largest companies in the world. Outcomes of recent cases may be viewed here. We have also assisted many clients in resolving long-running international disputes via mediation and negotiations. Our lawyers also have experience as arbitrators before multiple arbitral institutions. We would be glad to provide references as well as redacted examples of our memorials and pleadings in order to demonstrate the consistently excellent quality of our work product. Below, please find a selection of international commercial arbitrations, investor-State arbitrations, construction arbitrations and public international law disputes where we have recently served as counsel.
Recent Arbitration Experience as Counsel or Arbitrator
Investor-State Arbitration Experience
Recent Arbitration Experience
as Counsel or Arbitrator
- Counsel in successful multi-party ICC arbitration on behalf of Canadian client under English law involving the construction of an industrial plant in Saudi Arabia (client awarded full damages while counterclaims of USD 131 million were defeated)
- Counsel in large SCC arbitration under Uzbekistan law. USD 254 million in claims against publicly-traded company in the petrochemical industry defeated
- Counsel in successful LCIA arbitration on behalf of claimant under Saudi Arabian law with its seat in London concerning delay and disruption, prolongation costs, backcharge claims and liquidated damages claims (client successful on majority of claims and awarded costs, counterclaims defeated)
- Counsel to Claimant in ICDR-administered arbitration under New York law concerning investments in blockchain-related technology (client awarded USD 35 million in damages, plus all costs of the arbitration)
- Counsel to Claimant in LCIA arbitration under English law concerning breach of a commodity supply agreement by a Chinese entity (client awarded USD 28.7 million damages, plus interest and costs)
- Counsel for Claimants in ICC arbitration concerning construction of cement plant in West Africa under Swiss law (Partial Award and Final Award issued in client’s favour with recovery of 70% of all costs, counterclaims dismissed)
- Counsel to Claimant in ICSID arbitration against Kuwait
- Counsel to Claimant in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings, under Bosnian law and administered by the PCA, in dispute regarding the construction of a wastewater treatment plant
- Counsel to Singapore-based entity in successful ICC arbitration involving seed funding for a Central American startup
- Counsel to African State in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings, under Angolan law, regarding a dispute concerning a World Bank-financed development project (client awarded full damages, plus the majority of costs, while all counterclaims were dismissed)
- Counsel to East European Respondent State entity in DAB proceedings involving a major electricity transmission line construction project (amicably resolved prior to initiating ICC arbitration)
- Counsel to South American Respondent in multi-contract HKIAC arbitration under Hong Kong law regarding the sale of commodities to Chinese buyer and related mainland China court proceedings
- Counsel to UAE buyer in successfully-resolved LMAA arbitration under English law concerning the purchase and sale of industrial commodities
- Counsel to American client in solar industry in successful mediation preceding ICC arbitration under Texas law regarding joint venture with Chinese solar panel manufacturer
- Counsel in three consolidated SIAC arbitrations with nine parties involving a failed joint venture, under Japanese law, which was successfully resolved for French client
- Counsel to Tunisian Claimant in ICC arbitration against three European companies regarding breach of local criminal laws in relation to major construction project
- Counsel to Austrian Claimant in LCIA arbitration under Kenyan law regarding breach of a supply agreement for smart cards procured by East African State entity (client awarded all damages claimed, plus costs)
- Counsel in large ICC arbitration concerning breach of a gas processing agreement subject to Nigerian law, which was successfully resolved for Nigerian client
- Arbitrator in ICC arbitration under Turkish law regarding services to be provided by a Turkish manufacturer that entered bankruptcy protection
- Counsel to Canadian company in ICDR arbitration under New York law against Japanese cosmetics company regarding breach of agreement for collaboration in the biotechnology sector
- Counsel to European client regarding the initiation of ICSID arbitration proceedings against a South American State for breach of free transfer of payments treaty provision
- Counsel for United Kingdom client in ICSID arbitration against Hungary in the waste management sector
- Counsel for Claimant in successfully-resolved ICC arbitration under Arizona law concerning a failed cryptocurrency exchange
- Counsel for Singapore Claimant in ICC arbitration concerning contractual dispute in the aviation industry under French law (client awarded full damages, plus costs)
- Counsel in successful SIAC arbitration under Singapore law concerning the construction of a desalination plant in Oman (client awarded full damages, plus costs)
- Counsel for Italian Respondent in ICC arbitration regarding delays and breach of contract under English law concerning a construction project in southern Iraq
- Counsel for East European construction company against Italian construction company in ICC arbitration under Russian law involving delays, set-off and penalties
- Arbitrator in three-member arbitration panel for construction dispute under Saudi law subject to the DIFC-LCIA arbitration rules
- Counsel for Claimants in UNCITRAL investment arbitration proceedings on behalf of American investors against East European State regarding a failure to accord full protection and security to a real estate-related investment that was successfully resolved
- Counsel for American investors with respect to mediation and expert determination proceedings regarding agreement to purchase land in Western Australia and parallel Australian court proceedings
- Counsel to Afghan company with respect to a successfully settled dispute with a U.N. agency concerning consultancy services
- Counsel for Claimant in LCIA arbitration under English law regarding a gas-well drilling programme that was cancelled due to breaches of an offshore drilling contract
- Counsel for Claimant in successfully resolved dispute relating to the development of wind farms in an Eastern European country, with a number of interrelated contracts under English law calling for the resolution of disputes pursuant to LCIA arbitration
- Counsel in successful ICC arbitration under Seychelles law for a Hong Kong company concerning a multimillion-dollar transaction for the purchase of cryptocurrency assets
- Counsel in successful ICC arbitration on behalf of Saudi sub-contractor against local subsidiary of Spanish contractor in construction arbitration governed by the laws of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Counsel for Claimant in LCIA arbitration regarding payment under English deed of guarantee pursuant to a dispute in the defence sector
- Counsel to German investor regarding dispute concerning the expropriation of food industry assets by an Eastern European State
- Counsel for Claimant in ICC arbitration under French law for State-controlled entity whereby our client secured EUR 26 million in compensation
- Counsel in UNCITRAL arbitration on behalf of Respondent State entity concerning the rehabilitation of a highway under a FIDIC Pink Book contract
- Counsel for Japanese company in investment dispute with East Asian State concerning expropriation of joint venture and land use rights
- Co-counsel for Claimant in ICSID arbitration brought against a Central Asian State on behalf of Turkish legal entity
- Counsel for French client in SIAC arbitration regarding a joint venture agreement under Japanese law
- Counsel for American client in ICDR arbitration regarding failed investment in blockchain-based company under New York law
- Counsel for Hong Kong client in arbitration under Arizona law regarding the failed creation of a cryptocurrency exchange
- Counsel for Respondent in JAMS arbitration under California law regarding breach of a distribution agreement in the IT industry
- Counsel for Respondent Eastern European State in construction arbitration brought by Central European company involving the construction of an inter-State electricity network under Albanian law
- Counsel for Respondent in ICDR arbitration brought under Washington State law regarding the alleged breach of the terms of use of an online platform
- Counsel for Respondents in ICDR arbitration being accused of statutory fraud with respect to an investment in an airport expansion under Texas law
- Co-counsel for Claimant in SCC arbitration regarding the applicability of U.S. OFAC sanctions to a financial transaction in the oil and gas industry
- Counsel for Respondent and Counterclaimant in ICC arbitration under Saudi law against South Asian Contractor involving construction project in the Middle East
- Co-counsel for Pakistani client in ICC arbitration under French law concerning agency contract
- Counsel for client in ICC arbitration with a seat of arbitration in Singapore regarding compensation owed for prior finding of fraudulent misrepresentation
- Co-counsel for Turkish construction company in ICC arbitration under the CISG concerning the purchase of defective construction materials from Chinese steel company
- Counsel for Singapore company in ICC arbitration under French law regarding payments owed under agency contract in the aviation industry
- Counsel for Austrian construction company in ICC emergency arbitrator proceedings and arbitration concerning the scope of work of a West African contractor
- Counsel for Middle Eastern Claimant in SIAC arbitration against large internet company concerning a dispute over advertising royalties
- Counsel in ICC arbitration in Paris, under French law, relating to a post acquisition dispute between a French company and an Italian company
- Counsel in UNCITRAL arbitration between Algerian oil and gas producer and an American natural gas company involving the sale of liquified natural gas
- Arbitrator in multiple DIAC arbitrations concerning the sale of real estate in Dubai
- Counsel for Swiss company in UNCITRAL arbitration against a United Nations Agency, resolved in favor of the client
- Pre-arbitration legal advice for European investor considering investment arbitration against East European State
- Counsel for West African company concerning ad hoc arbitration under OHADA law against a major European logistics company
- Pre-arbitration legal advice for American investors in investor-State dispute regarding real estate under the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
- Counsel for Mexican company in commercial arbitration under Swiss law against large German company involving liability over pre-contractual negotiations
- Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between a Hong Kong Claimant and Dubai-based Respondent concerning the violation of a legal services agreement
- Counsel for Russian foreign investor in UNCITRAL dispute with a Scandinavian State involving the expropriation of forested estates
- Counsel for Seychelles-based company in arbitration against the Kingdom of Swaziland involving an iron ore mining project
- Mediation followed by ICC proceedings involving the ownership and licensing terms of patents to chemical compounds between an American company and a French company
- AFA arbitration concerning dispute over a financial services agreement
- Counsel in treaty arbitration against Belarus concerning the expropriation of a steel tubing factory
- Counsel for Russian Respondent in attempt to annul arbitration award before French courts
- Counsel for African region of Barotseland, a former British protectorate, in a public international law dispute with the State of Zambia
- Counsel in successful ICC mediation for French client concerning the project financing of eco-tourism projects
- Counsel for Respondent in construction arbitration under Swiss law subject to the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration (amicably resolved)
- Counsel in successfully resolved ICC mediation, subject to French law, for a North African cement producer regarding breaches of an operation and maintenance agreement
- Counsel in successful MIAC arbitration for South Asian State regarding the breach of a sales agreement concerning the delivery of critical medical equipment
- Counsel in ICC arbitration with seat in Brussels under French law concerning an intellectual property dispute between a French biotechnology company and a US company
- Counsel in ICC arbitration concerning the breach of a sales and purchase agreement between a Russian company and a Belgian agricultural equipment manufacturer
- Counsel for Dutch company in ICSID proceedings brought against Romania in the oil-refining sector
- Co-counsel in ICC arbitration with its seat in Madrid concerning investments in the public parking sector and European financial regulations
- Counsel concerning the enforcement of an arbitral award in the United States on behalf of a French company
- Counsel for Respondents in ICC arbitration concerning the construction and development of a large shopping center in Romania
- AFA Arbitration serving as co-counsel for French Respondents concerning the performance and termination of partnership agreements in the area of private equity
- Ad hoc arbitrations against European subsidiaries of a North-American chemical company regarding a joint-venture and confidentiality agreements
- Counsel in French arbitration-related litigation concerning the annulment of an arbitration award rendered against a wealthy Moroccan hotel owner and favor of a Swiss luxury hotel group
- Counsel for Claimant in ICC proceedings concerning alleged breach of agency agreement between a Northern Irish company and a Swiss engineering company
- Counsel in ICC arbitration against African State on behalf of Claimant concerning a consulting contract for the modernization of its customs agency
- Co-counsel for Franco-Italian company involved in the automotive industry, with respect to two post-arbitration-related litigations
- International litigation involving the alleged expropriation of patent rights between the United States Government and an Emirati company
- Pre-arbitral advice in investor-State arbitration against Latvia
- Counsel in treaty arbitration between Poland and a major French pharmaceutical company concerning a dispute over the licensing of generics drugs
- ICSID proceedings on behalf of foreign investor against Tunisia concerning the acquisition of shares in Tunisia’s banking sector
- ICC dispute concerning sales and purchase agreement for wind turbines being sold by a Western European company to an Indian company
- Dispute between European contractor and a Rwandese company concerning a construction project under Rwandese law
- Co-Counsel for American Claimant in successful ICSID arbitration brought against Ukraine concerning the media industry and the acquisition of broadcast licenses
- Pre-arbitration advice for Canadian company anticipating ICSID arbitration with Central American State regarding a mining concession
- Counsel for Respondent in ICC construction arbitration concerning a turnkey contract for the development of a sulfuric acid plant in Turkey
- ICC proceedings on behalf of Claimant involving a dispute over a joint-venture to develop an advanced gas turbine between French, Swedish and British equipment manufacturers
- Co-counsel in ICC arbitration on behalf of Contractor concerning the construction of a major airport in the Middle East
- ICC ADR proceedings between a French company and an African State involving violation of shareholders agreement in the telecommunications industry
- Counsel for French client in ICC mediation regarding a funding default by an American company for the development of two ecotourism projects in France
- ICC construction arbitration on behalf of Respondent sub-contractor concerning alleged defects in the construction of a pipeline
- Ad hoc arbitration involving the sale and leaseback of a plane from a Portuguese company to an Angolan company
- Member of legal team for Central European State in ICSID claim concerning the financial industry
- Counsel for international organisation intervening as amicus curiae in ICJ dispute concerning the extradition of a former African dictator from Senegal to Belgium
- Counsel for Iranian oil and gas equipment distributor in ICC arbitration concerning a sales and purchase agreement in the oil and gas sector
- Member of legal team serving as counsel in large investor-State treaty arbitration against Russia involving the oil and gas sector
- Counsel in ad hoc dispute regarding Chinese web portal’s failed listing on an American OTC exchange, in alleged violation of an agency agreement
- Counsel in ICSID proceedings between Kazakhstan and Turkish investors involving the expropriation of a telecommunications company
- Counsel for Australian and Canadian Respondents in ICC dispute with Russian mining company involving a nickel mining concession
- Counsel for Claimant in ICC proceedings concerning alleged breach of agency agreement between a Northern Irish company and a Swiss engineering company
- Co-counsel for Indian agent during post-award phase of ICC arbitration, seeking the annulment of ICC arbitral award concerning the breach of an agency agreement regarding the resale of industrial welding equipment
- Counsel in successful SIAC arbitration under English law for Middle Eastern Claimant against Indian Respondent regarding a sales contract for multiple cargos of an industrial chemical
- Successful defence of French company facing ICC emergency arbitration proceedings regarding claims of unfair competition and violations of French intellectual property law
- Counsel in successful DIAC arbitration under English law involving the breach of a sale and purchase agreement for fuel products
Investor-State
Arbitration Experience
- Counsel to French Claimant in ICSID arbitration against Kuwait for expropriations in the media sector
- Counsel for Claimants in UNCITRAL investment arbitration proceedings on behalf of American investors against East European State regarding a failure to accord full protection and security to real estate-related investment (successfully resolved)
- Counsel for United Kingdom client in ICSID arbitration against Hungary in the waste management sector
- Counsel for Claimant in investor-State arbitration, and post-award proceedings, against Central Asian State on behalf of a Turkish company involved in the construction industry
- Counsel to German client regarding the initiation of ICSID arbitration proceedings against a South American State for violation of free transfer of payments treaty provision
- Counsel to German investor regarding dispute concerning the expropriation of food industry assets by an Eastern European State
- Counsel for American company for initiation of arbitration with a Central American State under the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
- Counsel for Russian foreign investor in pending ICSID arbitration against a Scandinavian State concerning the expropriation of forest estates and other investments
- Counsel for Japanese foreign investor in ICSID arbitration against an East Asian State involving the expropriation of land use rights
- Counsel for Bosnian investor in investment arbitration against Southeast European State involving the meat packing industry
- Member of legal team of Respondent State defending against claims by a cigarette maker
- Legal counsel for European investor considering claims of expropriation against Eastern Europe State
- Counsel for Seychelles-based investor in investor-State arbitration against Southern African State
- Counsel for Dutch company in ICSID proceedings brought against Romania in the oil-refining sector
- Member of successful team defending Turkey against large ICSID claim
- Counsel for pharmaceutical company in UNCITRAL arbitration against Central European State concerning a dispute over the licensing of generic drugs
- Legal counsel for Canadian company regarding arbitral proceedings against a Central American State
- Counsel in ICSID proceedings on behalf of successful foreign investor against Tunisia concerning Tunisia’s financial sector
- Counsel for Claimant in investment treaty arbitration against Eastern European State in the steel industry
- Counsel for foreign investor in Latvia regarding claim concerning the public heating sector
- Pre-arbitral legal counsel for French telecommunications company concerning dispute with West African State
- Counsel for American Claimant in successful ICSID arbitration brought against Ukraine concerning the media industry and the acquisition of broadcast licenses
- Member of legal team acting for Claimant in the initial stages of a large investor-State treaty arbitration against Russia under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)
- Counsel for Claimant in successful UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings against West African State in the hospitality sector
- Counsel for Claimant in successful ICSID proceedings against Kazakhstan involving the expropriation of a telecommunications company
- Arbitrator in large investor-State arbitration in the mining industry being brought under the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA
