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Chaffetz Lindsey’s New York-based international arbitration team currently handles arbitrations with a total value in excess of US$15 billion, involving over 20 jurisdictions globally, and under the rules of all major arbitral institutions.  These disputes involve a variety of industries, including energy, infrastructure, oil & gas, mining, engineering & construction, financial services, insurance, media, manufacturing, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals.  The team includes lawyers trained in both civil and common law systems and handles disputes in several languages, including English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

In addition to a broad commercial arbitration practice, the international arbitration team has expertise in public international law, including investment treaty disputes. The firm represents both investors and sovereigns before ICSID tribunals and in other leading fora, and regularly advises on investment structuring, risk mitigation, and claim negotiations. 

Chaffetz Lindsey also has significant experience in arbitration-related litigation, including enforcing arbitration awards and agreements, obtaining interim relief and other preliminary measures, seeking discovery, sovereign-related litigation and managing parallel multi-jurisdictional claims.  Several of the department’s team members also sit as arbitrators.

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International Arbitration: The Elite - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Chaffetz Lindsey is a versatile dispute resolution boutique with an extensive investor-state practice, acting for both sovereign states and corporate clients. The firm also offers a broad-based commercial dispute practice, with experience in fields including telecom, financial services, construction and energy. The team is identified for its deft handling of Latin American disputes, in addition to housing experience in arbitrations involving Europe and the Middle East, and fields significant multilingual capabilities and substantial experience acting in disputes conducted in Spanish.

Work Highlights

  • Chaffetz Lindsey represented the AES Corporation in an ICSID arbitration against Argentina, arising out of an alleged breach of the US-Argentina BIT.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andreas Frischknecht
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Andreas Frischknecht
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Band 1

Andreas Frischknecht has an excellent pedigree in litigating arbitral award enforcements, as part of a broader disputes practice.

His advice and awareness is enviable.

James Hosking
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James Hosking
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Band 1
James Hosking divides his practice between serving as counsel and sitting as arbitrator in high value international disputes, including both investment treaty and commercial claims.

James is thoughtful, well connected and knowledgable.

James is as sharp as a surgeon's knife.

James is very smart and responsive. He is easy to work with and asks really good questions.

I think absolute world of him, he is just terrific.

Yasmine Lahlou
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Yasmine Lahlou
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Band 1
Yasmine Lahlou is experienced in both commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. She has particular expertise in matters involving the energy and construction industries. Yasmine is also adept in handling enforcement matters.

Yasmine is incredibly bright and super collegiate to work with.

Yasmine is a thoughtful and smart lawyer. She stands out in my mind as an effective advocate.

Aníbal Martin Sabater
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Aníbal Martin Sabater
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Aníbal Martin Sabater's practice has particular strength in Latin American matters, but he is well placed to advise on both commercial and investment treaty arbitrations across wide-ranging jurisdictions.

Aníbal is very thoughtful, deliberate, careful and measured in everything that he does.

Anibal is extremely reliable, and it gives me comfort knowing that everything is under control. The experience he has is highly valuable.

Aníbal is very smart, well prepared and extremely well suited for matters.

Caline Mouawad
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Caline Mouawad
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Caline Mouawad has a growing reputation for her work on both commercial and investor-state matters. She is highlighted for her fluency in French and Arabic, as well as her impressive advocacy skills.

I really liked Caline's pragmatic, client-oriented mindset. She was able to figure out how to put the company's priorities first.

Gretta Walters
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Gretta Walters
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Gretta Walters enjoys a growing profile for her international arbitration practice, with clients benefiting from her impressive level of experience in commercial and treaty claims.

Gretta is a lawyer's lawyer. She is professional and outstandingly smart.

Gretta is dynamic and extremely efficient.

May Khoury
May Khoury
Associates to watch

May Khoury is a counsel at Chaffetz Lindsey's New York office. She is capable in handling both investor-state and commercial disputes.

I was impressed by May Khoury.

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International Arbitration: Arbitrators

James Hosking
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James Hosking
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Band 1
Aníbal Martin Sabater
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Aníbal Martin Sabater
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Band 2
International Arbitration: Counsel

James Hosking
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James Hosking
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Band 1
Aníbal Martin Sabater
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Aníbal Martin Sabater
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Band 3
Caline Mouawad
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Caline Mouawad
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Band 3
Yasmine Lahlou
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Yasmine Lahlou
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Band 4
Gretta Walters
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Gretta Walters
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Band 6
May Khoury
May Khoury
Associates to watch
International Arbitration: Enforcement

Andreas Frischknecht
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Andreas Frischknecht
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Band 1
Yasmine Lahlou
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Yasmine Lahlou
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Band 1