International Arbitration One of the world s leading international arbitration firms Global Arbitration Review Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP A New York Limited Liability Partnership One Battery Park Plaza New York, New York 10004-1482 +1 (212) 837-6000 Attorney advertising. Readers are advised that prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. For information regarding the selection process of awards, please visit https://www.hugheshubbard.com/legal-notices-methodologies.
Hughes Hubbard & Reed s hugely talented team is one of the best in the business of international arbitration. The Legal 500 Named Law Firm of the Year for International Arbitration Commercial in the Best Law Firms directory by U.S. News Best Lawyers Won the first Legal 500 U.S. Award for International Arbitration Team of the Year Recognized as one of the top 30 international arbitration firms by Global Arbitration Review s GAR 30
Won Chambers USA Award for Excellence in International Arbitration twice Named as a finalist by Global Arbitration Review s Arbitration Win of the Year for our representation of a Yukos investor Nationally ranked in Benchmark Litigation for International Arbitration
Internationally Recognized We have a team of more than 50 arbitration lawyers with a history and tradition of excellence that has been recognized internationally. Experienced across a broad range of sectors and industries, our lawyers are multilingual and many are qualified to practice in both common law and civil law jurisdictions. We have conducted arbitration proceedings or sat as arbitrators in all parts of the world under all major arbitration rules and procedures. Tailor-Made Solutions Our role in commercial arbitration begins with the business deal. We design dispute resolution provisions tailored to our client and the particular transaction, keeping in mind the flexibility and adaptability of arbitration and its ability to offer parties of different nationalities a neutral forum. Cross-Border Experience We are particularly skilled in the field of investment treaty arbitration under the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), UNCITRAL and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Our team has extensive experience successfully concluding cases both for and against sovereigns in disputes under bilateral investment treaties and similar instruments, including the Energy Charter Treaty. Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Results Worldwide Groundbreaking Wins in Crimean Arbitrations Secured five jurisdiction decisions holding the Russian Federation accountable for its actions in Crimea the first such investment treaty awards in the context of an unlawful annexation. Won Complex Greek Shipping Family Arbitration Won a complex intra-family arbitration on behalf of an heir to a Greek shipping estate. U.S. Versus Canada Treaty Arbitrations Scored two consecutive complete victories for Canada in state-to-state arbitrations brought by the United States regarding softwood lumber. Decisive ICC Victory Involving African Mine Scored a decisive victory for Areva subsidiary CFMM in its dispute with a prominent Belgian group over a failed joint venture to mine uranium. Interviewees laud the firm s depth, describing it as a brilliant team to work with. Chambers USA
Sweeping Victory Involving Collapsed Japanese Transaction Won a sweeping victory for Sojitz Aerospace America Corporation in a complex arbitration brought by Goodrich Corporation over a collapsed transaction for the Japanese air force. A tribunal unanimously dismissed the claims and granted Sojitz s multi-million dollar counterclaim. Win for a Big Four Client in Hong Kong Achieved a victory for Ernst & Young Hong Kong in an International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution ad hoc arbitration when the panel issued an award, confirmed in federal court, rejecting a $500 million audit malpractice claim. Favorable Resolution of ICSID Dispute With Kazakhstan Helped Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı settle its three-year ICSID dispute with Kazakhstan. The case concerned TPAO s 49 per cent stake in a joint venture with Kazakh state company KazMunaiGas. First to Confirm Russia s Expropriation First award by an international tribunal to confirm that the Russian Federation s massive tax claims against Yukos amounted to an expropriation. Rio Arbitration Victory Against Venezuela Obtained a $130 million award on behalf of a U.S. shipbuilding company against the Government of Venezuela in a contract dispute regarding the repair and refurbishment of two frigates.
A History of Excellence More than 90 years in the forefront of arbitration Hughes Hubbard was founded by Charles Evans Hughes, who went on to be the premier litigator of his day, a candidate for President in one of the closest elections in U.S. history, U.S. Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the United States. In 1926, Hughes was appointed as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague and in 1928 served as a U.S. delegate to the Pan American Conference on Conciliation and Arbitration. Today, Hughes Hubbard arbitrators continue to act as leaders in major arbitral institutions. Our practice includes a former U.S. member of the ICSID panel of arbitrators who also served as chairman of the board and of the executive committee of the American Arbitration Association and is currently chair of the Law Committee of the AAA and a vice president of the Court of Arbitration of the LCIA. Our practice also includes a member of the executive committee of the Swedish Arbitration Association, a member of the ICC Task Force on Financial Institutions who is also chair of the Arbitration Committee of CPR and a former president of the Union Internationale des Avocats who has been active in the UIA s arbitration work. Hughes Hubbard Arbitration
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