Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP boasts an expert international arbitration team, with expertise split between commercial and investor-state disputes. A raft of clients including governments, investors, and commercial entities rely on the expertise of the practice, that is skilled at appearing before all major arbitration bodies. The firm stands out for its expertise in construction and infrastructure disputes, particularly linked to the energy sector, having notably recently acted for a leading energy company in an ICSID arbitration related to a major refinery expansion in Columbia. Based in Houston, Richard Deutsch leads the practice, along with Washington DC-based Michael Jaffe, and Derek Soller in New York. Derrick Carson joined the practice from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP from September 2024. In New York, Robert Sills and June Yeum are key names, while Stephan Becker is key in the DC office.