About

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Baker Botts’ International Disputes Team is a multinational, multilingual group of lawyers with deep training in civil law, common law, and international law. The team represents clients before leading international arbitration institutions and ad hoc tribunals, advising at every stage of a dispute, from risk mitigation and pre‑dispute strategy to arbitration, litigation, and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards.

The practice regularly counsels investors and sovereign states in investment disputes involving allegations such as expropriation, denial of fair and equitable treatment, and violations of national treatment or most‑favored‑nation obligations. These matters arise under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties, free trade agreements, and other international investment frameworks, and include proceedings before ICSID, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and other arbitral bodies.

With strong public international law capabilities, Baker Botts also provides strategic advice on complex international law issues and has substantial experience in multijurisdictional litigation, representing clients in coordinated proceedings across multiple jurisdictions and navigating differing procedural situations.

To learn more about our practice, visit: www.bakerbotts.com/services/practice-areas/litigation/international-disputes

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International Arbitration: Highly Regarded - USA

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What the Team is Known For

Baker Botts has a wide-ranging arbitration practice with noted strength in disputes concerning the CIS region, the Middle East and Latin America. It is active in a broad spectrum of sectors, including activity in intellectual property, energy and corporate disputes work, acting on commercial and investor-state arbitrations across the globe.

Work Highlights

  • Baker Botts represented the Republic of Peru in an ICSID arbitration arising out of the concession contract to build the Pan-American highway.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael S Goldberg
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Michael S Goldberg
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Band 3

Michael Goldberg attracts particular praise for his experience in disputes concerning the energy and chemical sectors. He is also noted for his work arbitrating matters.

Mike would be one of the first choices for any energy-related case.

Andrew M Behrman
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Andrew M Behrman
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Andrew Behrman has a robust commercial disputes practice that sees him representing clients in a wide range of commercial international arbitration issues, particularly in the energy sector.

Andrew is great at understanding mathematical concepts. I would recommend him for anything involving damages and engineering issues.

Jennifer Haworth McCandless
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Jennifer Haworth McCandless
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Jennifer McCandless has notable experience acting for states, with particular expertise in matters involving Latin America.

Jennifer is a very dedicated and hands-on partner.

If I were to have Jennifer as an opposing counsel, I would have to brace myself for great, sharp and to-the-point performance.

Ranked Lawyers at
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International Arbitration: Arbitrators

Michael S Goldberg
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Michael S Goldberg
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Band 3
International Arbitration: Counsel

Andrew M Behrman
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Andrew M Behrman
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Band 5
Jennifer Haworth McCandless
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Jennifer Haworth McCandless
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Band 5
Michael S Goldberg
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Michael S Goldberg
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Band 5

Members

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Andrew M Behrman

Andrew M Behrman

Head of Department

Brandt Thomas Roessler

Dr. Johannes Koepp

Head of Department

Edward T. Schorr

María Carolina Durán

Vern Cassin