Practice Areas

International Arbitration

Global law firm Paul Hastings has a premier practice in international arbitration. Through premium lawyering that prioritizes clients, we navigate complexities to forge solutions and deliver results. With a strong heritage in the field, Paul Hastings is leading the future of international arbitration.

A Premier Global Practice

Paul Hastings has over 400 global disputes lawyers across 23 offices around the world, with dozens of lawyers with deep experience in arbitration. With a practice established decades ago, our lawyers have advised on hundreds of commercial and investment arbitrations and enforcement and related litigation, mediation, complex negotiations and crisis management. Our practice and partners are featured in preeminent legal directories such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Global Arbitration Review. As Global Arbitration Review has highlighted, our clients have entrusted us with a portfolio of arbitration cases exceeding US$50 billion, amongst the top firms in the world.

Premium Lawyering

Paul Hastings delivers solutions and results. Through dynamic strategies, we have successfully resolved billions of dollars in international arbitrations through toughly-fought wins and tailored solutions for clients. Our team is multijurisdictional and multilingual, with common law and civil law backgrounds. Our partners have been true pioneers in international arbitration, including complex cases of first impression under a range of international treaties and legal regimes that have been featured in the global press and recognized with awards by major publications such as American Lawyer, Financial Times Innovative Lawyers, Global Arbitration, Law360, and Latin Lawyer.

Prioritizing Clients

Paul Hastings prioritizes clients. We have a profound understanding of our clients’ sector, business and objectives. We tailor dispute strategies to deliver effective, economical, and enforceable resolutions to the most complicated, challenging, and critical disputes. Our lawyers also have developed world-class best practices and matter management systems to assist our clients and guide their matters to resolution.

Proven Solutions

Paul Hastings delivers results. Our team has proven experiencing delivering solutions for clients. We carry a dispute from beginning to end, including enforcement and recovery for clients. We develop integrated strategies through crisis management and complex negotiations. Our international arbitration partners have successfully resolved disputes exceeding billion-dollar values through a combination of arbitration and negotiations. These efforts have not only facilitated payments but also ensured project continuity, safeguarding long-term profitability.

Profound Experience

We have advised clients on matters related to dozens of jurisdictions worldwide. Our lawyers have represented clients in commercial and investment arbitrations under the rules of all major arbitral institutions as well as regional and national institutions, including the ICC, ICSID, AAA/ICDR, LCIA, PCA, UNCITRAL, HKIAC, SIAC, CEPANI, CIETAC, JAMS, and UNCITRAL and myriad other institutions. We also have advised on a range of mediations under diverse rules. In addition, our lawyers regularly serve as arbitrators in cases administered by major arbitral institutions.

Spanning Sectors

Paul Hastings navigates complexity through profound interdisciplinary and industry expertise that spans sectors, such as:

aviation
energy
financial services
infrastructure and projects
insurance
intellectual property
life sciences and pharmaceuticals
mining and metals
manufacturing and industrials
national security
oil & gas
private equity
real estate
sovereigns
technology, media and telecommunications
transportation

Spanning Regions

Paul Hastings has extensive experience that spans global regions. We have advised on matters related to dozens and dozens of jurisdictions, with hearings in seats of arbitration worldwide, such as London, New York, Paris, Singapore, and Washington, as well as Bogota, Buenos Aires, Geneva, Hong Kong, Lima, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, Shanghai and The Hague, among others. Across regions, our lawyers have profound experience on landmark cases, including:

Americas: A range of commercial and investment arbitration experience across virtually every jurisdiction in North America and Latin America over decades, from the first case involving Latin America before the World Bank over a quarter of a century ago to inaugural cases under investment treaties to path-breaking commercial disputes.
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA): A range of commercial and investment arbitration experience across Europe and the broader EMEA region over decades, from the first case at the World Bank to reach the merits under the Energy Charter Treaty to the first mass claim in investment arbitration, and many others.
Asia: A range of commercial and investment arbitration experience across Asia, such as investment disputes across Southeast Asia to path-breaking life sciences arbitrations involving claims of billions of dollars.

Interdisciplinary Experience, Enforcement and Litigation

Paul Hastings draws on interdisciplinary experience across interconnected practice areas to deliver results for clients. We have wide-ranging experience in all aspects of enforcement and litigation related to arbitration, including bringing and defending motions to compel arbitration, obtaining and opposing interim and protective measures, seeking and opposing the recognition of arbitral awards, and bringing and opposing motions involving the taking of evidence in aid of arbitrations and foreign litigation.

Investment Structuring and Risk Management

Paul Hastings assists clients in managing risk through investment structuring to maximize protections for their cross-border investments. We also negotiate, draft, advise, and teach courses on the drafting and interpretation of arbitration and forum-selection agreements in circumstances ranging from simple two-party deals to complex commercial transactions involving multiple parties, jurisdictions, and applicable local law. In every case, our objective is to achieve the unique goals of our client in a cost-effective manner. We have developed effective methods and strategies for the prevention and early resolution of complex international commercial disputes based on actual case studies and experience.

Industry Recognition

Our international arbitration practice and partners consistently have been featured across preeminent professional guides, including those set out below.