A ‘specialist disputes practice that is great for heavy-duty disputes’, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP’s London practice is known for handling high-value arbitrations in the mining, energy, telecoms, construction, infrastructure, and oil and gas sectors. International commercial and investment treaty arbitration specialist Stephen Jagusch KC is global chair of the firm’s international arbitration practice, while Anthony Sinclair is an expert in international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. Epaminontas Triantafilou, whose wide-ranging experience includes roles as both arbitrator and counsel, has ‘the ability to explain complicated issues in a simple and concise manner’. Nick Marsh's practice frequently involves Eastern European and Middle Eastern parties involved in LCIA Arbitrations and related court proceedings, while Alex Gerbi's caseload encompasses commercial and investor-state arbitrations. The group further comprises co-chair of the firm’s energy disputes practice Ted Greeno, commercial dispute resolution and international arbitration practitioner Gregory Pantlin, and construction dispute specialists James Bremen, Mark Grasso and Elizabeth Wilson. Other names to note are Adam McWilliams and Marina Boterashvili, along with Hafsa Zayyan, Manthi Wickrama-sooriya, Jagdish Menezes and Peter Hillerstrom. International arbitration expert Melis Acuner joined from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in September 2023.
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‘A specialist disputes practice that is great for heavy-duty disputes. The partners are immensely experienced and easy to work with.’
‘Very proactive, professional, productive and quick to react. A team of lawyers driven by excellence. Deep bench of partners and associates. Extremely hard-working and dedicated. Superb case management skills and personable. What else can a client entangled in a complex arbitration matter wish for?’
‘Anthony Sinclair and Epaminontas Triantafilou are highly recommended. Down to earth, non-nonsense approach, cool-headed (which instills confidence in the client in the most challenging situations), excellent leadership skills, and strategic thinking - this is what sets them apart from the rest of the field.’
‘Epaminontas Triantafilou - excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complicated issues in a simple and concise manner. Very knowledgable in his area of expertise. Highly recommended.’
‘Richard East is stunningly clever - he’s unbelievably commercially astute, and brilliant at both generating and winning big cases. He’s also an absolute delight to work with. Clients feel they are on a winning team. Truly outstanding - one of a kind.’
- ‘Justin Michaelson is terrific - super-smart, a great tactician, and on top of both the micro and macro aspects of cases. He’s the lawyer clients want for the most complex and largest pieces of litigation. He’s also fantastic to work with and is an enormously supportive team leader.’
‘Dominic Roughton - very easy to work with and a formidable intellect. Takes real care with his work and is alive to clients’ needs.’
‘Senior Associate Hafsa Zayyan is definitely partner material. Simply put, she is better than some of the partners in other law firms. By a mile. Clear (and very quick) thinker and very good communicator, excellent drafting skills and fast-developing advocate skills - she is the full package.’
Kernmandanten
- DP World-Djibouti
- DP World-PDSA
- Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
Highlight-Mandate
- Representing companies from the DP World group (DP) in several LCIA international arbitrations against the Republic of Djibouti (and associated state-controlled entities), resulting in damages of $650m-plus for DP.
- Representing DP World in an arbitration against Port de Djibouti, in relation to breaches of a joint venture agreement between the companies.
- Representing two private equity firms in an arbitration concerning the sale of a $750m business.
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.
Anthony Sinclair
Führende Associates
Führende Associates sind regelmäßig an zentralen Mandaten des Teams beteiligt und erhalten positives Feedback von Wettbewerbern oder Mandanten.
Peter Hillerstrom
Manthi Wickrama-sooriya
Hafsa Zayyan
Praxisleitung
Stephen Jagusch KC; Anthony Sinclair; Epaminontas Triantafilou
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Ted Greeno; Nick Marsh; Alex Gerbi; Gregory Pantlin; James Bremen; Mark Grasso; Elizabeth Wilson; Adam McWilliams; Marina Boterashvili; Hafsa Zayyan; Manthi Wickrama-sooriya; Jagdish Menezes; Peter Hillerstrom; Melis Acuner; Julianne Hughes-Jennett; Richard East; Justin Michaelson; Dominic Roughton