Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

‘One of the strongest teams in defending state interests’, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is highly regarded for its track record in investment disputes, where it predominantly acts for sovereign states and state-owned companies. The team also continues to add to its corporate roster and it has recently represented private and state-owned companies in both contract and treaty-based claims. New York-based firm chairman, George Kahale, leads the practice and continues to represent the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the biggest ICSID annulment case in history, stemming from ConocoPhillips’ original $30bn demand for damages. Managing partner of the Washington DC office, Claudia Frutos-Peterson, is also a high-profile arbitration specialist- she is currently acting together with Fernando Tupa, who splits his time between New York and Buenos Aires, and the London office to defend the Argentine Republic in two investment arbitrations relating to pension reforms. The group additionally includes up-and-coming specialist Simon Batifort, who works between New York, Brussels and Paris; Elisa Botero, whose practice is divided between New York and Bogotá; Washington DC-based Borzu Sabahi, who ’excels in analyzing complex legal issues’; and New York-based associate Andrew Larkin.