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ASAFO & CO.’s dispute resolution and international arbitration department provides seamless coverage and handling of clients’ disputes, whether before national courts, community courts of justice, regulatory bodies or international arbitral tribunals.


The team has longstanding relationships with many international clients, including energy and natural resources clients, industrial clients, aeronautical clients, as well as African states.

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Dispute Resolution - Africa-wide

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

ASAFO is a specialist Africa-focused law firm with broad capabilities in litigation and arbitration. The firm has noteworthy experience representing sovereign states in public international law cases concerning disputed land and maritime boundaries. It is also active on contentious regulatory matters as well as commercial arbitration proceedings arising from terminated contracts and defaults on loan agreements.

Work Highlights

  • ASAFO represented the Republic of Gabon in a public international law dispute with the Republic of Equatorial Guinea relating to the sovereignty of the M'Banié Islands and the delimitation of the maritime border between the two states.

Strengths

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ASAFO & CO have seasoned lawyers in the team who are very responsive and provide great advice.

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They are very professional and very technically strong. What makes a difference, from my perspective, is their ability to take geopolitical issues into account.

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Notable Practitioners

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Charles Kaplan
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Charles Kaplan
4
Band 4

Charles Kaplan is an accomplished international arbitrator and arbitration counsel who is commended by sources for his extensive experience in investment treaty arbitrations. Of late his African work has had a particular emphasis on disputes arising out of mining projects.

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Charles Kaplan
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