Investment Treaty Dispute Arbitrator

Sovereign Disputes vs Commercial Disputes: Why the Arbitrator’s Experience Matters

Two companies disputing a supply contract and an investor disputing a license revocation with a national government may both end up in arbitration, but the resemblance largely ends there. A commercial dispute is bounded by the four corners of a contract and the commercial law the parties chose to govern it. A sovereign dispute adds

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Why Sovereign States and Global Infrastructure Turn to Independent Arbitrators

Cross-border disputes rarely announce themselves gently. A concession renegotiated by a change in government, a pipeline delayed by permitting disputes, a transmission project caught between two regulatory regimes each can escalate from a contractual disagreement into a matter of national consequence within months. What separates a dispute that is resolved efficiently from one that drags

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Accepting Appointment as Sole Arbitrator in Partnership and Investment Treaty Disputes

A well-drafted arbitration clause is only the first step. The moment a dispute crystallizes, the choice of arbitrator and how carefully that arbitrator screens the appointment shapes everything that follows: procedural timetable, the tribunal’s grip on the merits, and ultimately the enforceability of the award. Two categories of dispute make this screening especially demanding: those

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Five Signs Your Cross-border Dispute Needs an Investment Treaty & Sovereign Dispute Arbitrator

Not every dispute with a foreign government belongs in ordinary commercial arbitration. Many investors only discover this once a regulatory decision has already reshaped their project, by which point the more useful question is no longer “was our contract breached?” but “does international law give us a separate route to relief?” Recognizing that shift early,

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Why Foreign Investors Choose Arbitration for Disputes in India

When a multinational signs a contract with an Indian counterparty, the governing law clause rarely makes headlines. Yet it is often the single most consequential page in the entire agreement. For two decades, foreign investors have watched India’s courts wrestle with case backlogs running into the tens of millions, and the lesson has been absorbed

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