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What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance has a robust commercial arbitration practice representing blue-chip clients from the financial services sector and the extractive industries. Its strong bench handles a range of institutional arbitrations, including those under the rules of the LCIA, ICC and LMAA, seated across jurisdictions such as Geneva, London, Paris and Dubai. The firm also has a strong investor-state arbitration practice, advising on ICSID and UNCITRAL disputes. It is highly regarded for its counsel and advocacy work, and is particularly adept in handling breach of contract claims.

Work Highlights

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  • Clifford Chance represented a prominent oil and gas company in connection with 13 separate claims made by the EPC Contractor, arising in connection with the reconstruction and modernisation of an oil refinery in Azerbaijan. 

Strengths

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Clifford Chance have technical robustness and give effective advice. They are timely and reliable.

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The Clifford Chance team have excellent availability and great cooperation. They are easy to communicate with.

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Clifford Chance provide very effective and foresighted advice. They are tactical and strategic.

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Clifford Chance delivers top level service and knowledge.

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Notable Practitioners

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Marie Berard
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Marie Berard offers substantial expertise in commercial disputes. She has an impressive track record acting for clients across the financial services and telecoms sectors in LCIA arbitrations.

Marie really brings a depth of knowledge in tribunals and strategy to the client. She has an excellent rep and it is well deserved.

Marie really has a good business sense: pragmatic, good with clients and her team. She's a team player but also a very good advocate.

She is a really savvy, experienced strategist.

Marie Berard is a massively experienced arbitration lawyer and an excellent team leader. She is brilliant to work with.

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Robert Lambert
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Robert Lambert fields long-standing expertise in international arbitration and is recognised for his notable strength in oil and gas disputes. He is experienced in acting under LCIA, LMAA and UNCITRAL rules.

Robert Lambert is really first-rate.

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Alex Panayides
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Alex Panayides handles complex mandates in the arbitration space, with a particular focus on oil and gas disputes. He is well versed in acting under LCIA and LMAA rules, and has sat in arbitrations seated in London and Dubai, among other venues.

He is very talented.

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Jessica Gladstone
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Jessica Gladstone regularly acts in both commercial and investor-state arbitrations. She regularly represents energy and infrastructure companies, as well as sovereign states, in disputes.

Jessica Gladstone is a very strong lawyer.

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Christina Schuetz
Associates to watch

Christina Schuetz is a Senior Associate in Clifford Chance's London arbitration team. She is noted for her experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under a variety of rules including ICC, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL and ICSID.

Christina is great; she is very smart and switched on.

Christina is very knowledgeable and has some very good experience with respect to Eastern Europe.

She is very knowledgeable.

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Marie Berard
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Robert Lambert
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Alex Panayides
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Jessica Gladstone
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Christina Schuetz
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