Our International Arbitration group represents multinational corporations, financial institutions, investors and sovereigns in the most substantial arbitrations around the world. Our lawyers act as counsel and arbitrators in international arbitrations under all of the major international arbitration rules and before all major arbitral institutions, including International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), American Arbitration Association (AAA), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). We also handle subsequent litigation that may arise in federal or state courts in the United States in enforcing arbitral awards.
We’ve successfully handled arbitrations in an array of industries— electricity, natural gas, transportation and mining concessions, joint venture agreements, satellite and other insurance coverage, construction concessions and energy distribution, among others. In one example, we secured an award of more than $456 million on behalf of Bayer CropScience in a complex dispute involving genetic engineering technology—a record-setting arbitration award involving patents. In another example, Milbank successfully represented the Government of Mongolia in an investment arbitration against Chinese state-owned entities following Mongolia's revocation of their license to mine the 250 million ton iron ore deposit at Tumurtei. We secured a dismissal of all claims under the Mongolia China BIT on jurisdictional grounds.
Our work earns recognition—a leading industry journal described one of our representations as “one of the most eye-catching wins of the year”—and our attorneys are recognized by Chambers, Benchmark Litigation and other major directories.
