DLA Piper LLP (US)’s international arbitration practice impresses with its ability to ‘greatly capitalize on its international presence’, as evidenced by a recent case list that has seen the team act alongside lawyers in Canada, Colombia and Mexico. The group additionally stands out for its extensive experience in Latin American markets, with a focus on infrastructure, energy and natural resources disputes. Global department co-chair Kate Brown de Vejar splits her practice between New York and Mexico City, where she represents corporations, sovereign states and state-owned enterprises in commercial and investor-state disputes. Also in New York, Kiera Gans is building a strong reputation for investment treaty arbitration.
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  • ‘The team is very responsive and flexible. The team is also very broad; it can bring in any expertise you need at short notice. Lawyers are smart, think out-of-the-box and present solutions that I have not seen others do.’

  • ‘James Berger is our main contact. We are big fans of his work. He is always in control in difficult situations. He is a very good strategic advisor and also a very good litigator.’

  • ‘It seems like an excellent team working cooperatively and carefully to clarify the truth.’

  • ‘Exceptional knowledge of the subject, attention to detail and very realistic vision with regards to the timeline and the budget.’

  • ‘James Berger and his team delivered an incredible performance and — dare I say it — under the budget! Great team work, available seven days a week with a non-nonsense approach.’

  • ‘This is a team which was able to greatly capitalize on its international presence with people with different skills, languages and perspectives. I found it refreshing to have a lot of diversity with many team members being women.’

  • ‘I worked with several members of the team and I found the culture very collaborative. Lawyers could leverage their insights from other matters elsewhere in the world to make compelling arguments in the matter I was involved with.’

  • ‘I enjoyed working with Kiera Gans and associate Elena Rizzo. Both were very accessible, good communicators and helped manage a very trying matter with uncertain facts. They worked closely with us on various elements of the case and were true partners in helping the client shape the appropriate narrative.’

Kernmandanten

  • Goldgroup Resources
  • Government of the Republic of Lithuania
  • Gebre LLC
  • Cube Infrastructure Managers
  • Olin Holdings
  • Rusoro Mining
  • De Well Container Shipping
  • Acorda Therapeutics
  • Moussy Salem
  • Third Eye Capital

Highlight-Mandate

  • Successfully represented Rusoro Mining in efforts to enforce an arbitration award against Venezuela arising out of the expropriation of Rusoro’s gold mining assets.
  • Successfully represented the Republic of Lithuania in an investment treaty case brought by a Russian fund concerning the nationalization of Bankas Snoras.
  • Represented GoldGroup Resources in submitting a claim to arbitration, under the sunset clauses of the USMCA and NAFTA Chapter 11, against Mexico.

Anwält*innen

Führende Partner*innen

Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.

Kate Brown de Vejar

Partner*innen der nächsten Generation

Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.

Praxisleitung

Kate Brown de Vejar

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Kiera Gans; James Berger; Charlene Sun; Elena Rizzo