International Arbitration

Business Combinations | Construction Arbitration | Energy Arbitration | Financial and Insurance | General Commercial Arbitration | Interim and Conservatory Measures | Investment Arbitration

As highlighted in The American Lawyer's 2005 arbitration survey, Shearman & Sterling is advising clients in a large number of the most prestigious and high-stake arbitrations.  Our International Arbitration Group is universally recognized as one the world's finest.

Created in 1987 by Emmanuel Gaillard, the team now comprises 70 specialized lawyers with a wide variety of professional and cultural backgrounds, operating from our offices in Beijing, Frankfurt, London, New York, Paris, Singapore, and Washington, DC.  The group includes lawyers able to conduct arbitrations in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic.

Shearman & Sterling's International Arbitration Group has represented companies, states and state-owned entities in over 250 arbitration proceedings, primarily in investment, energy, construction, mergers & acquisitions, and general commercial disputes.  These proceedings were held under 62 governing laws, in 35 venues, and subject to all major international arbitration rules.

We offer clients assistance, representation, and advice at all stages of the arbitration process. This includes pre-contentious negotiations, the conduct of arbitral proceedings, advocacy at trial, and the challenge and enforcement of arbitral awards.  We also appear before national courts to prosecute or defend applications for interim measures in support of arbitration, such as injunctions, attachments, and orders preserving evidence.