About
Provided by Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes
We are an international firm with a singular focus: managing international disputes in a result-oriented and integrated manner. Our team is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading international arbitration practices, with an unparalleled track record of landmark victories, including the then largest commercial arbitration award ever rendered, the largest investment arbitration award in history, as well as the dismissal of numerous multibillion-dollar claims against our clients.
With 13 partners, 2 counsel and over 40 associates, all dedicated to the management of international disputes, based in five major business centres (Paris, London, New York, Cairo, Abu Dhabi), our team combines the resources of a first-tier global firm with the focus and flexibility of a specialized practice. Our practices cover the entire spectrum of disputes management. We represent companies, States and State-owned entities in investment treaty and commercial arbitrations under all major arbitration rules in respect of disputes governed by a wide range of applicable laws and are able to conduct arbitral proceeding in over 20 languages.
We also advise our clients on liability and risk management through dispute-minded contract drafting and optimization of our clients’ corporate structure. Where appropriate, we help our clients achieve favourable negotiated settlements and, where necessary, we devise their collection strategies and represent them in setting aside and enforcement proceedings.
