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What the Team is Known For

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has a renowned international arbitration practice with significant experience representing clients in the energy, telecommunications, media and natural resources sectors, as well as handling matters for financial service clients. The firm handles arbitral proceedings under a range of institutional rules, such as those of the LCIA, ICSID and UNCITRAL. It is also adept at representing sovereign states and investors in investment treaty cases arising out of the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe.

Work Highlights

  • Skadden advised a leading gas and electricity supplier on a London-seated LCIA arbitration, which arose out of disputes relating to widely reported disruptions to the supply of LNG.

Strengths

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Skadden have top notch personnel and are regularly involved in some of the largest international arbitrations.

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Skadden is an exceptionally strong team with an outside the box thinking. Everyone was outstanding and I can rely on them 100%.

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Skadden is very experienced and handle very complex, unclear matters. Skadden has a good commercial understanding of their clients' approach.

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Notable Practitioners

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Sophie Lamb
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Sophie Lamb KC is a skilled arbitration practitioner with impressive experience acting for big-ticket oil and gas companies in disputes such as those brought against sovereign states. She is recognised for her expert handling of both commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.

Sophie is an excellent advocate and team leader. She gives the client very strong and clear advice.

Sophie is ever brilliant and at the top of her game.

Sophie is so talented. She delivers arguments in a very effective manner.

Sophie is all-round sharp, decisive and organised. She led the team to work at peak form.

Sophie is very commercial. She has very good strategy and always provides creative answers.

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Kate Jackson-McGill
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Kate Jackson-McGill
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Kate Jackson-McGill KC is head of Skadden’s European international litigation and arbitration group. She acts in significant disputes in the oil and gas, telecoms and engineering sectors. She is highly adept at proceedings held under LCIA, ICC and ICSID rules, and often deals with complex questions of foreign law.

Kate demonstrated great skill at bringing the dispute to a close. She is a great lawyer.

Kate threw herself into the detail with enormous enthusiasm. She is extremely good.

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Daniel Gal
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Daniel Gal
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Daniel Gal KC is particularly noted for his work in the telecoms sector, handling high-value arbitrations under LCIA rules. He also has notable experience handling BIT disputes.

Daniel is very good on team management. He has excellent analytical skills and is hugely incisive.

Daniel is incredibly quick-witted and can offer outside-of-the-box solutions. He is always reliable and quick to respond. He is an amazingly skilled lawyer with great business acumen.

Daniel is very good. He has a down-to-earth attitude and rolls up his sleeves.

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Maximilian Szymanski
Maximilian Szymanski
Associates to watch

Maximilian Szymanski is an associate in Skadden's International Litigation and Arbitration team. He has experience representing a range of clients under LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, AAA and ICSID rules.

Max is hard-working and exceptionally bright.

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Sophie Lamb KC
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Daniel Gal KC
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Maximilian Szymanski
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