Dispute Resolution: Arbitration | Europe

BonelliErede is widely revered as a disputes powerhouse with an impressive track record overseeing local and international litigation cases. The law firm provides a leading bench of notable lawyers acting as counsel and chair in high-profile arbitration proceedings, including ICC, DIAC and UNCITRAL cases. The team is regularly mandated by a portfolio of multinational companies ranging over a number of sectors including energy and finance. It also assists clients with construction, environment and investment litigation proceedings.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is a respected dispute resolution heavyweight commanding a strong reputation across the arbitration and litigation fields. The team's lawyers are active across a wide range of cases, with a particular focus on antitrust litigation, such as unfair competition and cartel matters, as well as related damages claims. The department further assists with international commercial arbitration. Its experience extends to banking litigation and shareholder disputes, as well as insolvency proceedings and appeals, before several levels of the courts.

Legance - Avvocati Associati is a well-regarded firm regularly advising a distinguished roster of international and local clients hailing from the energy, healthcare, financial services and TMT industries. The team is experienced in handling financial, commercial and insolvency disputes. Legance's activity further extends to commercial and multi-jurisdictional arbitration proceedings, as well as challenging the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. The firm's lawyers have recognised abilities in multi-jurisdictional proceedings.

Advant Nctm is a sizeable team instructed on a varied caseload covering banking litigation, commercial disputes and antitrust litigation, with significant activity in contract disputes. Its lawyers assist a number of notable multinational clients, including banks and luxury brands. The firm's disputes team enjoys strong knowledge of a number of industry sectors, including telecoms, consumer goods and transportation. It handles both domestic and international arbitration, with team members acting as both counsel and chair.

Chiomenti is an experienced disputes practice retained by an impressive list of wide portfolio of clients encompassing financial services, food and beverage, TMT and sports. The firm handles a broad range of contentious issues, from directors' liability claims to commercial litigation. It also demonstrates increasingly strong capabilities in domestic and international commercial arbitration under ICC and CAM rules.

Clifford Chance is an international heavyweight well known for advising on both arbitration and litigation proceedings. The firm's lawyers offer expertise in banking and insolvency litigation, as well as representing companies in shareholder disputes. The group also regularly handles commercial arbitrations administered under the ICC and CAM. The team combines aptitude in these areas with criminal law expertise. Clifford Chance's client roster includes international financial institutions and well-reputed companies from the energy and insurance sectors.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle is a dynamic practice group assisting clients with commercial and state investment arbitration. The team represents sovereign countries on cross-border disputes, including corporate litigation. The firm's lawyers also act on contractual and antitrust litigation arising from the oil and gas and logistics sector.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer offers an accomplished disputes and arbitration department within a reputable international firm. The team offers a specialised practice assisting notable local and multinational clients with their financial disputes. Its lawyers are well versed in handling a broad range of litigation and arbitrations, including class actions, damages claims and liability actions. The team is also well versed in competition infringement mandates. It assists clients from the automotive, financial services and energy sectors with multi-jurisdictional disputes in Europe, the UK and the USA.