Clifford Chance LLP

Home to ‘one of the strongest arbitration teams in London’, Clifford Chance LLP represents major corporations and financial institutions, as well as energy and construction clients, in both bet-the-company commercial arbitrations and politically charged cases. Its expertise also includes significant sports sector cases. A ’true expert in international arbitration’, Marie Berard‘s track record includes acting as counsel in over 50 international commercial arbitration proceedings, her caseload spanning the energy, construction, financial, and oil and gas sectors. Rob Lambert’s experience encompasses arbitration cases under the ICC, LCIA, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules. Alex Panayides heads the firm’s global dispute resolution practice for the construction and oil and gas and sectors, and Jessica Gladstone is ‘an impressive lawyer and advocate’. The second line of experienced practitioners comprises international commercial arbitration specialist Sachin Trikha, Christina Cathey Schuetz, who acts in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, and international law and commercial arbitration practitioner Anna Kirkpatrick. Melissa Hollenders-Brown focuses on the energy, commodities and construction sectors. Sam Brown, who focuses on international commercial arbitration disputes in the energy, construction, engineering and technology sectors, was made partner in May 2024 and in June, Audley Sheppard KC, former international arbitration group co-head joined Twenty Essex.