Alexander Uff is a partner in the International Arbitration practice.

He provides advice and representation to corporations, States and State-owned entities in complex international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations and has conducted arbitrations under the ICSID, ICC, LCIA, CRCICA and CAS Rules, as well as ad hoc arbitrations including under the UNCITRAL Rules. 

Alex’s experience includes joint ventures, investor-State disputes, disputes in the energy, telecommunications, mining, insurance, pharmaceutical, agribusiness, and defense sectors, infrastructure and technical disputes and delay claims, as well as sports arbitration.

• Alverley Investments Limited and Germen Properties Ltd, Claimants in an ICSID arbitration against Romania (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/30). The dispute relates to a multi-billion euro commercial and residential real estate project in northern Bucharest. The claims are brought under the Cyprus-Romania bilateral investment treaty.
• Two international contractors, Respondents in an ICC arbitration in London initiated by a Middle Eastern State-owned company. The dispute concerns the development of a world-class medical facility in the Middle East. The law of the Claimant’s State applies. Over $3.7 billion is at stake.
• A French-German consortium in an ICC arbitration in Stockholm against a Finnish utility company. The dispute arose from an agreement for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Finland. Finnish law governed. Over €6.1 billion was at stake.
• The Arab Republic of Egypt, Respondent in two investment treaty arbitrations brought under the Egypt-U.S. and Egypt-Germany bilateral investment treaties and the Egypt-Poland bilateral investment treaty respectively, relating to a long term gas supply contract.
• The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) in a dispute with East Mediterranean Gas S.A.E. (EMG), arising out of a long term gas supply contract.
• Two African subsidiaries of an international mining and exploration company, Respondent in an ICC arbitration in London initiated by a South African contractor. The dispute related to a mine expansion project in Sub-Saharan Africa. English law applied.
• A major European retail group, Claimant in an ICC arbitration against its Brazilian joint venture partner in a dispute concerning a shareholders’ agreement relating to Brazil’s largest retailer.
• TNK-BP in a dispute with BP regarding TNK-BP’s lost participation in an Arctic exploration project. The amount at stake in the dispute was estimated between $5 and 10 billion.
• A European chemicals company against European subsidiaries of a U.S. chemicals company, in several ICC arbitrations arising out of a joint venture agreement, relating to the use of intellectual property.
• A Middle Eastern development company in an ICC arbitration initiated by a Middle Eastern contractor, concerning a major urban development project.
• A multinational agribusiness company in a dispute with a joint venture partner, relating to delays in the construction of a process plant in Ukraine.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
• Member, International Council of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
• Member, International Arbitration Institute (IAI)
• Member, Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage (ASA)
• Member, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
• Member, Gray’s Inn

Other

• Alex joined Shearman & Sterling’s International Arbitration Group in Paris in 2007 after practicing in the Paris and New York offices of two major international law firms. He relocated to Shearman & Sterling’s London office in 2013.