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Arnold & Porter has attained a strong reputation for its representation of sovereign states in high-value international arbitration proceedings. The team is also engaged in significant commercial disputes, drawing from a strong group of multilingual practitioners with wide-ranging industry experience. The firm is particularly well regarded for its handling of South and Central America-related disputes, alongside a thriving West Coast practice servicing clients in East Asia.

Covington & Burling's particular areas of strength include international energy, infrastructure and pharmaceutical matters. The team acts for a wide range of clients across the globe, including multinational corporations and states, and is regularly engaged in major commercial arbitrations and on claimant-side investment treaty work, alongside additional expertise in areas including state-to-state disputes and arbitration-related litigation. It calls upon a strong group of advocates whose arbitration expertise is bolstered by frequent appointments as arbitrator.

Freshfields is a leading destination for international disputes, with clients benefiting from a highly active bench of experienced arbitration counsel with a successful track record of representing both corporate entities and sovereign states in complex cross-border disputes. The team is noted for its expert handling of Latin American and European disputes, with impressive strengths in proceedings concerning mining, telecommunications, oil and gas and construction issues. It boasts an impressive number of multilingual and dual-qualified attorneys able to practice in both common and civil law jurisdictions.

Hogan Lovells offers substantial experience in representing clients across the globe in both investment treaty and commercial arbitration hearings, with strengths in areas including energy, finance, automotive and telecommunications disputes. The team demonstrates strengths in proceedings conducted under the major institutional rules and in ad hoc hearings and leverages its wide network of dispute resolution practitioners to provide an integrated service to clients, with particular strengths in matters across Latin America and the Middle East.

King & Spalding's premier arbitration practice demonstrates outstanding credentials in high-stakes investment treaty and commercial arbitral matters. It offers an extensive nationwide platform bolstered by broad global capabilities, with considerable strengths in Latin American, East Asian and European matters. The firm's signature expertise in energy industry disputes is complemented by notable experience in other areas, such as construction and pharmaceuticals.

Reed Smith's distinguished dispute resolution team has deep experience in commercial arbitrations arising from Latin America, with notable capabilities in financial services disputes. It is also regularly engaged on arbitrations in the firm's core sectors of international trade, entertainment, energy and life sciences. The team offers wider strength in related litigation work, including litigation to compel arbitration, parallel proceedings and enforcement matters, and fields strong multilingual capabilities across the practice.