Arnold & Porter boasts a growing commercial arbitration practice, commended for life sciences arbitration and tech-related disputes. Disputes linked to Asia are a particular strength of the practice. San Francisco based Maria Chedid acts as chair of the practice, having acted on a number of ICC arbitrations involving the technology and energy industries. Chedid also plays a leading role in the ICDR’s global working group on technology and life science arbitration, bringing this expertise to the practice. The practice consists of a number of bilingual lawyers, allowing arbitrations to be handled in Spanish, Korean, and Mandarin Chinese, to list a few. Based in Washington DC, Paolo Di Rosa represents sovereign states in a number of multi-billion dollar claims, while Sally Pei focuses on transnational disputes and foreign sovereign immunity. Operating out of New York, Mélida Hodgson is a skilled investor-state arbitrator, and is particularly skilled in Latin America.
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Auszeichnungen

Mandantenzufriedenheit

Kernmandanten

  • Airbus
  • Bulgaria
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Verisign, Inc.
  • Samsung Electronics, Samsung Heavy Industries
  • POSCO Energy
  • Czech Republic
  • Korea (South Korea)
  • Panama

Highlight-Mandate

  • Represented Sweden in the first-ever investor-State arbitration against the State, initiated by the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei under the China-Sweden BIT.
  • Acted for Honeywell International Inc., in a matter concerning breach of contract claims arising out of three risk and revenue sharing agreements executed between Kawasaki Heavy Industries (“KHI”) and Allied Signal (Honeywell’s predecessor in interest).
  • Successfully represented Peru in an ICSID arbitration filed by Worth Capital Holdings 27 LLC under the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.

Anwält*innen

Hall of fame

Die Anwält*innen an der Spitze ihres Berufsstands, die aufgrund ihres langjährigen Engagements in marktführender Arbeit von Wettbewerbern und Mandanten gleichermaßen geschätzt und anerkannt werden.

Führende Partner*innen

Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.

Maria Chedid
Mélida Hodgson

Praxisleitung

Maria Chedid

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Paolo Di Rosa; Mélida Hodgson; Sally Pei; Kenneth Chernof; James Herschlein; Marcus Asner