International Arbitration: Commercial Arbitration
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 4
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0207 242 1212About
Provided by Dentons
Dentons is recognised as having one of the leading international arbitration practices in the UK, having been ranked amongst the top 20 firms by Global Arbitration Review.
Dentons' international arbitration team is highly experienced in energy disputes and has capabilities across all sectors. Their expertise extends to international commercial arbitration and investor state arbitration and combines experience of arbitrations under the leading arbitration rules, including the ICC, LCIA, ICSID, UNCITRAL and DIFC-LCIA rules.
Dentons' unparalleled global network has made us the world's largest law firm and enables our UK arbitration team to provide clients with specialist advice by combining local knowledge and expertise in jurisdictions around the world.
In addition, our resourcing model across five UK hubs (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Milton Keynes) ensures that we have the scale, expertise and cost flexibility to provide a bespoke service tailored to the nature of the dispute and is designed to deliver optimal efficiency.
We have acted for clients at every level, from host governments to joint venture partners, regulators and multilateral agencies. We will therefore see your dispute not just from your perspective, but also from the perspective of the other parties and stakeholders, giving us an essential insight into how best to manage the case in your interests and to achieve the desired outcome.
Chambers Review
Dentons has a respected international arbitration team with strong credentials in commercial disputes. It fields considerable expertise in the energy sector with an impressive roster of oil and gas majors among its client base. The team regularly acts in ICC, LCIA, DIFC and ad hoc arbitration and is particularly active in Middle Eastern and Africa-related disputes. The firm is particularly adept at handling arbitration relating to debt recovery under loan agreements.
Work Highlights
- Dentons continued to advise the Indian government in an UNCITRAL arbitration against Reliance Industries in a dispute concerning an upstream oil and gas project in India.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dentons built arguments in a powerful and convincing way. They are a fantastic team and were knowledgeable of the subject at hand. Their responses were always timely."
"They easily understand key issues and present highly valued and constructive advice. The team is very experienced and knowledgeable. They know the business and are very professional."
"Dentons is thorough and professional, they are excellent lawyers."
"Dentons is incredible strong. They are very impressive and are slick operators."
"Dentons built arguments in a powerful and convincing way. They are a fantastic team and were knowledgeable of the subject at hand. Their responses were always timely."
"They easily understand key issues and present highly valued and constructive advice. The team is very experienced and knowledgeable. They know the business and are very professional."
"Dentons is thorough and professional, they are excellent lawyers."
"Dentons is incredible strong. They are very impressive and are slick operators."
Notable Practitioners
James Langley has a strong arbitration practice and fields considerable expertise in the Middle East. His experience includes representing sovereign states in complex BIT claims, as well as handling ICC, LCIA and ad hoc proceedings.
"James is very quick in grasping the commercial and legal key issues and builds powerful legal arguments."
"James is an excellent technical lawyer with strong commercial acumen."
"James has an impressive and practical approach."