BakerHostetler boasts one of the 'premier international arbitration practices in the world in both investor-state and commercial arbitration', with an impressive bench of leading arbitrators. The team recently successfully represented True Blue Development Limited in a $50 million ICSID dispute against Grenada, displaying the international prowess of the practice. Sashe Dimitroff acts as the global leader of international arbitration and litigation, operating out of Houston. Dimitroff has a focus on commercial matters linked to energy disputes, as well as fraud and internal investigations. In Orange County, Marco Molina heads the international arbitration practice, acting on leading matters spanning the energy, construction, entertainment, and shipping sectors. Washington DC-based Analía González and Kenneth Reisenfeld lead the Latin America arbitration and investor-state arbitration teams respectively, while in New York, Gonzalo Zeballos is an expert in complex cross-jurisdictional arbitrations. Also key to the practice are Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky in New York, frequently representing sovereign governments in treaty arbitrations, and Paul Levine in Washington DC, regularly handling major treaty and investment issues.
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  • ‘BakerHostetler has one of the premier international arbitration practices in the world in both investor-state and commercial arbitrations. The practice is led by internationally recognized counsel with many wins in challenging cases and supporting lawyers and staff that are skilled and coordinated.'

  • ‘Sashe Dimitroff, who leads the team, is highly experience international arbitration counsel with experience throughout Europe and Africa and a particular knowledge of energy cases.'

  • 'Analia Gonzalez, head of the Latin American team, is recognized as one of the most influential women in Latin America. She had been highly successful as lead counsel in both investor-state and commercial arbitrations and she is an ICC arbitrator who chairs tribunals.'

  • ‘Marco Molina and Analia Gonzalez both have exceptional client management skills and a deep understanding of international arbitration, including complex construction arbitration.’

  • ‘The attorneys at BH have engaged in substantive discussions to clarify issues that were very complex. In particular Ken Reisenfeld and Marco Molina have stood out in their understanding of complex matters. ’

  • ‘Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky in particular embodies the broad experience, incisive intelligence and creativity needed to find creative and innovative paths to achieve positive results for clients in arbitral matters.'

  • ‘Sashe Dimitroff is a standout lawyer. He is fluent and skillful advocate with a deep knowledge and understanding of the oil and gas industry. He builds up an excellent relationship with clients.’

  • ‘Gonzalo Zeballos and Oren Warshavsky are the stand out individuals for me. Brilliant minds and strategists, whilst commercial in their approach. Top team.'

Kernmandanten

  • Republic of Guatemala
  • Towra SA-SPF
  • Resolute Forest Products, Inc.
  • Empresa Siderurgica Del Mutun
  • True Blue Development, Limited
  • ITG Brands LLC., Commonwealth Brands Inc., Liggett Group LLC, Japan Tobacco U.S.A. Inc., and others
  • China Telecom Global and China Telecom (Americas) Corp.
  • Hydra-Pro Dutch Harbor, Inc.
  • Pyrotek, Inc.
  • Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC, successor to Siemens Industry, Inc.

Highlight-Mandate

Represented Towra SA-SPF, a Luxembourg investor that has brought an ICSID arbitration against Slovenia for breaches of the Energy Charter Treaty.
Secured a victory in an international arbitration for client Blackhawk Network against its manufacturing vendor idX Corporation.
Represented the Republic of Guatemala in all phases of confirmation proceedings of three arbitration awards initiated by Sigma Constructores, S.A. against Guatemala currently pending in the United States District Court of the District of Columbia and before the D.C. Circuit.

Anwält*innen

Praxisleitung

Sashe Dimitroff; Marco Molina; Gonzalo Zeballos; Analia Gonzalez; Ken Reisenfeld

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky; Paul Levine; Oren Warshavsky; Jimmy Fokas