Public International Law
Global Guide 2024 : Global Market Leaders
Band 4
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White & Case has an outstanding group with an excellent track record in high-stakes commercial and investor-state arbitrations. The firm provides a global network of offices, with extensive resources in key arbitral centres including Paris, London, New York and Washington, DC. The law firm offers:
• Long-standing experience of disputes under all major institutional rules.
• Expertise in the construction and energy sectors.
• Representation of both sovereign states and market-leading corporations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"White & Case is a formidable firm; it has a deep bench with talent."
"The firm has a very good investor-state practice."
"White & Case is a formidable firm; it has a deep bench with talent."
"The firm has a very good investor-state practice."
Notable Practitioners
Abby Cohen Smutny is a leading practitioner in the international arbitration field. As the global head of White & Case's international arbitration practice, Smutny enjoys a remarkable reputation for her work, leading significantly high-value commercial and investor-state arbitrations.
Based Washington, DC, Carolyn Lamm benefits from solid experience handling big-ticket arbitral proceedings. She regularly represents sovereign states and international corporations in technical arbitrations such as energy, construction projects and infrastructure.
As the head of White & Case's public international law group, Andrea Menaker enjoys an excellent reputation in the PIL and international arbitration market. She maintains an impressive arbitration practice, handling investment treaty arbitrations and representing sovereign states in arbitrations across the oil and gas sector.
Leading White & Case's Paris arbitration group, Michael Polkinghorne is qualified in France and Australia and focuses his practice on commercial arbitrations. He is particularly noted for his work advising some of the world's largest energy corporations in cutting-edge arbitration proceedings.
"Michael is outstanding."
New York-based Paul Friedland maintains a stellar reputation in the arbitration space for his mastery of complex commercial and BIT arbitrations. In addition to possessing significant experience representing sovereign states and international corporations, Friedland also serves as an arbitrator in international arbitral institutions and ad hoc tribunals.