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WilmerHale offers one of the world's premier international arbitration and dispute resolution practices.

Our international arbitration group has been involved in more than 650 proceedings in recent years. We have successfully represented clients in a number of the largest institutional arbitrations and several of the most significant ad hoc arbitrations to arise in the past decade. We have extensive experience with arbitrations administered by all of the major international arbitration institutions (including the ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, SIAC, HKIAC, SCC, VIAC and others), as well as more specialised forms of institutional arbitration and ad hoc arbitrations, including arbitration of public international law issues. We pride ourselves on consistently achieving our clients' objectives through efficient staffing and the use of in-house know-how and precedents. 

Centred in the London office, our multinational team consists of more than 70 lawyers in Europe and the United States, all of whom practice principally in the international arbitration field and many of whom specialise in particular areas (such as oil and gas, insurance, joint venture and M&A). Our international arbitration group includes both common and civil law practitioners, and prides itself on working together as an integrated team. In addition to representing clients as counsel, many of our lawyers regularly sit as arbitrators.

To learn more, visit us at www.wilmerhale.com/litigation/international_arbitration/

Chambers Review

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International Arbitration: Commercial Arbitration - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

WilmerHale has an outstanding international arbitration practice with an enviable track record of handling complex institutional and ad hoc arbitrations. The team has significant experience in the oil and gas, telecoms, financial and technology sectors. Its members appear before tribunals seated across a number of arbitration hubs, including London, Stockholm, Singapore and Paris, often in connection with multimillion- and multibillion-dollar disputes. It also has expertise acting for states and corporations in arbitrations concerning investment treaties, including BITs. The firm's practitioners are experienced in acting under the auspices of institutions such as the ICC and LCIA.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Gary Born
Gary Born
Star Individuals
Chair of the firm's international arbitration group, Gary Born is a market-leading arbitration practitioner at the forefront of complex and high-value commercial and investment treaty disputes. He maintains a truly international presence, acting as counsel and arbitrator in disputes across the Middle East, the USA and South America, among other jurisdictions. He is well versed in a range of proceedings, including those under ICC, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules.

Gary presents an awesome breadth of knowledge coupled with being careful and thoughtful.

He has got a lot of depth of experience but he is also very good at developing a strategy that really works legally; he is very adept.

He very instinctively comes up with solutions.

He is a giant in the field.

Steven Finizio
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Steven Finizio
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Band 2
Steven Finizio has a comprehensive arbitration practice. He is particularly active representing investors in the energy and telecoms markets, and his practice includes disputes held under ICC, SCC and UNCITRAL rules.

Steven is extremely responsive.

He has the ability to see ten steps ahead and provide great legal and strategic advice.

Franz Schwarz
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Franz Schwarz
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Band 3
Franz Schwarz is vice chair of the firm's international arbitration group. He has notable credentials in the pharmaceutical and banking sectors, and regularly acts in arbitrations governed by ICSID and ICC rules.

Franz was exceptionally sharp throughout the project.

Franz is an excellent advocate.

He is very bright and switched on in terms of the arbitration; he inspires great confidence.

Charlie Caher
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Charlie Caher
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Charlie Caher's practice sees him advising clients in the engineering and energy sectors, among others. He is adept at handling ICC and LCIA arbitrations, with notable experience in construction-related disputes.

Charlie is extremely intelligent and creative, which he combines well with a keen commercial acumen.

He is a wonderful analytical thinker, and is very precise in assessing what the best points are.

Charlie is an exceptionally smart, technical lawyer.

Charlie has an outstanding grasp of both the legal and commercial dimensions of disputes, providing clear, confident guidance that keeps matters on track.

Jonathan Lim
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Jonathan Lim
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Band 6

Jonathan Lim leads on a variety complex commercial arbitrations. He has a strong focus on the Asian market and is comfortable representing clients in both institutional and ad hoc arbitrations.

He is technically very competent, especially in the arbitration sphere, as well as being client- and user-friendly.

Jonathan is able to take ideas and comments from many and smooth them into a crisp, coherent and compelling analysis.

He is on top of everything and is very capable of handling complex issues.

Jonathan is very knowledgeable and thorough.

Jonathan is very dedicated and focused on the case.

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International Arbitration

Gary Born
Gary Born
Star Individuals
Steven Finizio
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Steven Finizio
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Band 2
Franz Schwarz
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Franz Schwarz
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Band 3
Charlie Caher
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Charlie Caher
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Band 5
Jonathan Lim
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Jonathan Lim
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Band 6
International Arbitration: Arbitrators

Gary Born
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Gary Born
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