Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

The arbitration practice at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is highly commended for its state representation work, representing a number of impressive clients, including the Kazakh Ministry of Investments, Libya, and Saudi Arabia. Setting aside and enforcing arbitral awards across a range of jurisdictions is another strength of the practice. The firm notably conducted the largest annulment hearing in the history of ICSID arbitration. Based in New York, George Kahale leads the team, acting on leading mandates of the team, including for high-stakes arbitrations for key State clients. Operating out of Washington DC, Claudia Frutos-Peterson has extensive experience across investor-State and international commercial arbitrations, with experience across Latin America, Europe, and the United States. Also in DC, Justin Jacinto has experience acting on arbitrations across the oil & gas, mining, and banking and finance sectors, while in New York, Simon Batifort has ICSID experience and Hermann Ferré has particular construction expertise.