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International Dispute Resolution

Overview

We resolve commercial and governmental disputes anywhere in the world.

Organizations with cross-border interests turn to the International Dispute Resolution (IDR) practice at Crowell for end-to-end advice on the full range of business and governmental disputes worldwide. From commercial and investor state arbitration to litigation and beyond, our team has the legal skills and firsthand knowledge of international markets, local business and legal customs, venues, cultures, and languages necessary to resolve complex and high-stakes disputes across the globe.

Crowell’s team has been consistently recognized by publications such as Global Arbitration Review, Chambers, and Latinvex as a leader in international disputes.

A truly international practice

Crowell & Moring’s IDR group has a global footprint, offering unparalleled skills and subject-matter expertise to clients with cross-border interests.

We offer:

  • Offices in Washington, D.C., New York, London, Doha, and Brussels
  • Matters in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North Africa
  • Fluency in languages including Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Hebrew, Chinese, Russian, Turkish, and Arabic
  • Disputes under international and bilateral trade agreements and treaties, including arbitrations before:
    • The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
    • The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
    • The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
    • The London Court of Arbitration (LCIA)
    • The American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR)
    • The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
    • The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
    • Ad hoc arbitration under UNCITRAL and other rules

Tackling every stage of commercial and geopolitical disputes across sectors

Partnering with other Crowell & Moring practice groups and with C&M International — our affiliate international policy and regulatory affairs consulting firm — the IDR group advises clients in sectors including infrastructure, construction, aviation, technology, finance, and energy regarding:

  • Pre-dispute counseling on investment decisions and dispute-resolution clauses
  • Pre-arbitration support on potential geopolitical approaches
  • Representation in international arbitrations
  • Litigation to enforce arbitral awards
  • Consulting to shape trade policy in the U.S. and abroad
  • Interfacing with sovereigns around the globe

Collaboration

The disputes we resolve for our clients require the coordination of skills and experience across practice areas including international trade, energy, environment and natural resources, financial services, infrastructure, and more. We also draw on the expertise of our affiliate C&M International to help clients shape the legal, regulatory, and commercial landscape in key international markets. We customize each legal team for every matter because collaboration leads to success for our clients.

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Event | 11.20.24

The Case for Diverse Attorneys: Improving Retention & Fostering Professional Development

During New York Arbitration Week, ArbitralWomen and Crowell & Moring will host a substantive discussion and reception entitled “The Case for Diverse Attorneys: Improving Retention and Fostering Professional Development.

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Representative Matters

  • Secured $500 million award of damages and interest and subsequent settlement of $260 million for client Damietta International Ports Company (DIPCO) in its claim alleging wrongful termination of an agreement to construct and operate a container terminal at the port of Damietta, Egypt. This arbitration was conducted under the ICC Rules of Arbitration, in both Arabic and English, and took place in Cairo.
  • Representing a major international airline in the English High Court (Technology and Construction Court) in a dispute against an aircraft manufacturer over alleged manufacturing defects in the client’s aircraft fleet. Our client seeks over $1.5 billion in damages for loss of use of 23 aircraft grounded by its regulator.
  • Providing ongoing representation of the vice chairman and managing director of KGL Investment (KGLI), a high-profile Russian national and mother of a young child, in a UNCITRAL investment treaty claim against the government of Kuwait under the Kuwait-Russia bilateral investment treaty related to the destruction of her investment in KGLI and her arbitrary prosecution and imprisonment.
  • Secured a win on behalf of a global automotive parts manufacturer before London’s Technology and Construction Court after more than three years of intense litigation. Our client brought the suit against a manufacturer of seals after the manufacturer’s parts failed and led to millions of dollars of warranty obligations owed by our client to its customers.
  • Representing a Qatari construction and engineering company in an ICC arbitration against a Japanese engineering company in a case concerning the construction of a helium plant.
  • Serving as lead arbitration counsel for the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission (APMC) in an arbitration regarding the U.S. government’s revocation of the permit for the planned expansion of the Keystone Pipeline System, an ongoing matter worth at least $1.3 billion CAD.
  • Delivered significant victory for client Broadsheet LLC against the government of Pakistan in an international commercial arbitration on a breach of contract matter that included a win on the merits, a subsequent win when the English High Court dismissed Pakistan’s application to challenge aspects of the decision, and a victory securing an award that satisfied damages and costs plus interest accrued on those sums.
  • Secured significant compensatory damages judgments on behalf of victims of terrorism, including in matters related to the 1983 and 1984 bombings of the American Embassy in Beirut; the attack on Nice, France, in 2016; the 1998 bombings of the United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and attacks supported by Sudan. The total recovery for victims of terrorism is in the billions of dollars and continues to grow.

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Event | 11.20.24

The Case for Diverse Attorneys: Improving Retention & Fostering Professional Development

During New York Arbitration Week, ArbitralWomen and Crowell & Moring will host a substantive discussion and reception entitled “The Case for Diverse Attorneys: Improving Retention and Fostering Professional Development.

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Event | 11.20.24

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Event | 11.18.24

The Eighteenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference: A Debate & Discussion

Speaking Engagement | 11.18.24

The Eighteenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference: A Debate & Discussion

Publication | 11.08.24

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Event | 11.20.24

The Case for Diverse Attorneys: Improving Retention & Fostering Professional Development

During New York Arbitration Week, ArbitralWomen and Crowell & Moring will host a substantive discussion and reception entitled “The Case for Diverse Attorneys: Improving Retention and Fostering Professional Development.

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