The growing pace of globalization in recent decades has led to an intensifying focus on international law, covering a whole range of different cross-border disputes. Our Public International Law team is one of the leading groups working in this area, with dedicated lawyers based in Europe and also working from our offices across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
If you are looking for legal support as a sovereign state, a state entity, an international body or a multinational corporation, we have the experience to advise you on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. As a top ten global law firm (Law360), international communication, collaboration and dialogue is how we operate on a day-to-day basis - it’s also the approach you need for an international legal dispute.
Above all, our lawyers know how the bodies and institutions of international law function, and what they will want to see and hear from you. We have advised on numerous state-to-state cases before the International Court of Justice, as well as international tribunals, either in ad hoc proceedings or those administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration. We can also assist you in relation to bilateral investment treaties and associated investment structuring.
Meanwhile, in terms of non-contentious issues, our lawyers can advise your entity or organization on complex issues such as state responsibility, sovereign immunity, sanctions, land and maritime boundary delimitation, treaty obligations and territorial sovereignty. We will always endeavor to get any public international law dispute settled quickly and amicably for you, with your best strategic interests in mind.