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What the Team is Known For

A&O Shearman offers a leading international arbitration practice, acting on complex, high-value contractual disputes before the ICC and NAI, as well as cases governed by UNCITRAL rules. The lawyers have experience assisting clients with the enforcement of arbitral awards, post-M&A disputes and construction-related arbitration. The team is sought out by clients operating in a variety of sectors, notably energy, infrastructure, manufacturing and shipping. Alongside acting as arbitration counsel, team members are also regularly appointed as arbitrators.

Work Highlights

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  • A&O Shearman acted for NextEra Energy on the anti-enforcement injunction proceedings brought by the Kingdom of Spain in the District Court of Amsterdam to prohibit the company from enforcing an ICSID award.

Strengths

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A&O Shearman's team is very responsive and available. The team is very good at combining its strategic litigation and arbitration focus with its regulatory know-how.

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A&O Shearman gets good results and adjusts to changing circumstances. The team works hard and is very responsive and flexible.

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The A&O Shearman team is smart, strategic and pleasant to work with and its advice is well thought out. It is very strong in deciding the next steps in the process.

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A&O Shearman is super experienced and strategically and tactically very strong. The team has a nice mix of experienced partners with younger talent.

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Notable Practitioners

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Marieke van Hooijdonk
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Marieke van Hooijdonk
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Marieke van Hooijdonk is a highly esteemed lawyer for ICC and NAI arbitrations, as well as advising clients on disputes around franchise agreements. She is currently serving as Vice-President to the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

Marieke van Hooijdonk always anticipates the arguments and perspective of the opposing parties and the tribunal. She has deep insight into the decision-making process.

Marieke van Hooijdonk is one of the prime people in the Dutch arbitration community. She is very sharp, to the point and pleasant to work with.

Marieke van Hooijdonk has well seasoned knowledge of the procedural aspects of complex international arbitration and litigation.

Marieke van Hooijdonk has a very sharp legal mind and is well organised and very thorough.

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Hilde van der Baan
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Hilde van der Baan
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Hilde van der Baan represents clients in contractual and trade disputes, acting for clients from the telecommunications, energy and transportation sectors on ICC arbitrations.

Hilde van der Baan is a really great talent.

Hilde van der Baan is very smart and pleasant to work with. She has a very pleasant way of interacting with tribunals, is very calm and does not let issues escalate.

Hilde van der Baan is able to both steer the ship and also paddle when needed. She is a strategic leader but also gets into the nitty gritty.

Hilde van der Baan combines impeccable English skills with superb drafting and she has demonstrated a deep understanding of the arbitration cases in our industry.

Hilde van der Baan has very good knowledge of the law and a very sophisticated style.

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Marieke van Hooijdonk
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Marieke van Hooijdonk
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Hilde van der Baan
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Hilde van der Baan
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