International Arbitration

At Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP, our international arbitration team includes lawyers with significant experience representing private parties, sovereign governments, and state-owned enterprises in international commercial and investment arbitrations around the globe. Together with lawyers in Crowell’s Washington, D.C., New York, and Brussels offices, we provide practical, cost-effective counsel.  We conduct arbitrations in a variety of languages, across a range of industries, and under all major arbitral regimes. Our team of assertive advocates conduct the majority of their own advocacy. We are also experienced in drafting sophisticated dispute resolution and arbitration clauses for complex contracts relating to a broad range of industries.

Experience in all major arbitration venues

Our London team has handled commercial arbitrations under all major arbitral regimes and in the most-preferred seats for arbitration, including London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, and Geneva. More specifically, Crowell lawyers have represented clients in:

• The London Court of Arbitration (LCIA)
• The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
• The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
• The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
• The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration
• The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
• The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
• The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• The American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR)
• The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
• Ad hoc arbitration under UNCITRAL and other rules

Industry-focused thought leaders

We have helped clients resolve their disputes involving an extraordinary array of industries — including construction, energy, oil and gas, mining and natural resources, defence, government contracts, telecommunications, banking and financial services, and hospitality — and in dozens of countries. Our lawyers also sit as arbitrators, teach international arbitration, speak at conferences worldwide, publish on a range of international arbitration topics and have been recognised by our peers as among the leading practitioners in the world.

We understand that dispute-resolution costs must be weighed against the potential benefits of pursuing arbitration. We routinely undertake early stage case evaluations to help clients identify the amounts in dispute, understand the complexity of their matters, explore their options with a focus on commercial, practical solutions, and determine the course of action most likely to achieve their unique goals.