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3 Verulam Buildings

Energy & Natural Resources

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3 Verulam Buildings

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Energy & Natural Resources - UK

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Clients in the energy sector benefit from 3 Verulam Buildings' recognised strength within investor treaty and commercial international arbitration matters. Members are instructed on an impressively broad spectrum of energy disputes arising from upstream and downstream oil and gas, mining, renewables, nuclear and conventional power. The Gerald Metals LLC v China National Gold Group is a noteworthy recent example of the sort of high-level arbitrations the set's barristers routinely appear in. One interviewee commented that the set has "excellent barristers who are very user-friendly and down to earth."

Stuart Pullum leads the clerking team.

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Strengths

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  • 3VB has a very good team of clerks who understand and appreciate the need for service to be provided to their clients at the highest level.

    Energy & Natural Resources respondentGlobal

  • The clerk team go out of their way to be accommodating, and they also build a personal relationship themselves, which means that direct conversations can be had with ease.

    Energy & Natural Resources respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Ali Malek
    Ali Malek

    Ali Malek

    Ali Malek KC is a strong commercial barrister with a broad practice that takes in a copious caseload in the oil and gas sector. He specialises in exploration issues, and has handled cases concerning assets in a number of African and Asian jurisdictions. Malek frequently appears as an advocate in arbitrations with an international aspect to them, including cases governed by ICC, LCIA and SIAC rules.

    • Ali oozes charm and empathy whilst also being incredibly switched-on.

      Energy & Natural Resources respondentGlobal

    • Ali is so nimble on everything.

      Energy & Natural Resources respondentGlobal
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  • Mark Wassouf
    Mark Wassouf

    Mark Wassouf

    Mark Wassouf operates an impressively broad practice, much of which relates to disputes in the energy sector. Wassouf is experienced in disputes within mining, oil and gas and conventional power. He capably handles UNCITRAL, ICSID and ICC arbitrations alongside cases heard in the English courts.

    • Mark's written advocacy is good.

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  • Jane Davies Evans
    Jane Davies Evans

    Jane Davies Evans

    Jane Davies Evans KC is a dual-qualified barrister and accountant who acts on highly technical and detailed energy and construction arbitrations. She handles disputes across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa and is equally at home with nuclear and renewable technologies as with oil and gas.

    • Jane impressed with her responsiveness and driving the procedure forwards.

      Energy & Natural Resources respondentGlobal

    • Jane is good at dealing with a large team - she manages the team and the client extremely well.

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